From InsideVandy.com. Erik Soderstrom has a nice letter that dovetails with my Hustler editorial from last semester on the subject. Here’s Soderstrom:
The recent gunpoint robbery of another Vanderbilt student highlights the failed logic of “gun-free” zones. The current campus-wide firearms ban doesn’t keep students safe. Instead, it needlessly puts us at greater risk of violent crime.
Even though the most recent crime occurred just beyond the boundaries of the “Vanderbubble,” campus policies still have an impact. Students are not particularly difficult to pick out from the rest of Nashville’s citizens. Since students are not allowed to carry weapons on campus, it is not unreasonable to assume students within walking distance of campus are also unarmed.
