KenpoTex
02-26-2010, 07:03 PM
The Colorado State University Board of Governors voted unanimously Tuesday to place students at both of its campuses in harm’s way with a sweeping weapons ban law-abiding citizens will obey and criminals will ignore.
Larimer County (http://topics.gazette.com/Larimer+County/) Sheriff James Alderden, (http://topics.gazette.com/James+Alderden/) outraged by the ban, told The Gazette’s opinion department he will undermine it in the interest of student safety.
“I have told the CSU police chief I will not support this in any way,” Sheriff Alderden told The Gazette. (http://topics.gazette.com/The+Gazette/) “If anyone with one of my permits gets arrested for concealed carry at CSU, I will refuse to book that person into my jail. Furthermore, I will show up at court and testify on that person’s behalf, and I will do whatever I can to discourage a conviction. I will not be a party to this very poor decision.”
Alderden said ban advocates have been unable to cite a single study or statistic to show that students will be safer as a result of a weapons ban. He’s convinced they will be much less safe as a result of the ban, which will leave most students defenseless. The ban establishes the campuses as “soft targets,” meaning armed criminals will have a reasonable expectation their intended victims aren’t armed.
http://www.gazette.com/opinion/state-94668-gun-ban.html
Good for him! We need more sheriffs like this.
Larimer County (http://topics.gazette.com/Larimer+County/) Sheriff James Alderden, (http://topics.gazette.com/James+Alderden/) outraged by the ban, told The Gazette’s opinion department he will undermine it in the interest of student safety.
“I have told the CSU police chief I will not support this in any way,” Sheriff Alderden told The Gazette. (http://topics.gazette.com/The+Gazette/) “If anyone with one of my permits gets arrested for concealed carry at CSU, I will refuse to book that person into my jail. Furthermore, I will show up at court and testify on that person’s behalf, and I will do whatever I can to discourage a conviction. I will not be a party to this very poor decision.”
Alderden said ban advocates have been unable to cite a single study or statistic to show that students will be safer as a result of a weapons ban. He’s convinced they will be much less safe as a result of the ban, which will leave most students defenseless. The ban establishes the campuses as “soft targets,” meaning armed criminals will have a reasonable expectation their intended victims aren’t armed.
http://www.gazette.com/opinion/state-94668-gun-ban.html
Good for him! We need more sheriffs like this.