What the hell happened at Virginia Tech?

Posted by simonov on 16 April 2007

According to Virginia Tech’s Campus and Workplace Violence Prevention Policy,

The university’s employees, students, and volunteers, or any visitor or other third party attending a sporting, entertainment, or educational event, or visiting an academic or administrative office building or residence hall, are further prohibited from carrying, maintaining, or storing a firearm or weapon on any university facility, even if the owner has a valid permit, when it is not required by the individual’s job, or in accordance with the relevant University Student Life Policies.

With strong anti-firearms policies like these in place it remains a mystery how tragedies like today’s horrific shooting can occur. It’s inconceivable, after all, that people with such disregard for human life would exhibit equal disregard for the sanctity of duly enacted laws, regulations and university policies.

Someone needs to look into this.

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