GRNC
Grass Roots North Carolina / Forum For Firearms Education
Post Office Box 10684, Raleigh, NC 27605
(828) 478-4121 (Phone) (828) 478-3739 (Fax) www.grnc.org
Contact: F. Paul Valone, President, Grass Roots North Carolina
Telephone: (704) 907-9206
E-mail: pres@grnc.org
Release date: April 17, 2007
GRNC Calls For Student Self-Protection Law
On behalf of its thousands of members and supporters, Grass Roots North Carolina expresses its profound sorrow and condolences to the victims and families of the recent tragedy at Virginia Tech.
Virginia Endangers Students
Ironically, in 2006 the Virginia General Assembly defeated legislation which could have prevented Cho Seung-Hui from murdering 32 students. HB 1572 would have enabled lawful Virginians with concealed handgun permits to protect themselves and others on college campuses within the state.
Said Virginia Tech spokesman Larry Hincker in 2006: “I’m sure the university community is appreciative of the General Assembly’s actions because this will help parents, students, faculty and visitors feel safe on our campus.” (1)
Whether or not Virginia Tech administrators responded adequately in failing to lock down the campus following the first round of killings, school shootings over recent decades have demonstrated one indisputable reality: Police have neither the ability nor the responsibility to protect individuals from violent offenders.
Concealed Handgun Laws Deter Multiple Victim Homicides
Not coincidentally, the majority of multiple victim public killings occur in campuses and other locations where lawful citizens are prevented from keeping firearms for self-protection. Researcher John R. Lott, doing a sophisticated multiple regression analysis of such homicides, concluded: “The results…support the hypothesis that concealed handgun or shall issue laws reduce the number of multiple victim public shootings. Attackers are deterred and the number of people injured or killed per attack is also reduced…” (2)
North Carolina Must Act Now
GRNC calls upon members of the North Carolina General Assembly to act promptly to pass legislation similar to HB 1572, enabling faculty members, students and other concealed handgun permit-holders, who have proven themselves sane, sober and law-abiding, to protect themselves and others on college campuses throughout the state.
1. “Gun bill gets shot down by panel: HB 1572, which would have allowed handguns on college campuses, died in subcommittee,” Greg Esposito, The Roanoke Times, January 31, 2006, available at: http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/wb/xp-50658
“Multiple Victim Public Shootings, Bombings, and Right-to-Carry Concealed Handgun Laws: Contrasting Private and Public Law Enforcement,” February 27, 1999. John R. Lott, Jr. and William M. Landes, The Law School The University Of Chicago.
Grass Roots North Carolina / Forum For Firearms Education
Post Office Box 10684, Raleigh, NC 27605
(828) 478-4121 (Phone) (828) 478-3739 (Fax) www.grnc.org
Contact: F. Paul Valone, President, Grass Roots North Carolina
Telephone: (704) 907-9206
E-mail: pres@grnc.org
Release date: April 17, 2007
GRNC Calls For Student Self-Protection Law
On behalf of its thousands of members and supporters, Grass Roots North Carolina expresses its profound sorrow and condolences to the victims and families of the recent tragedy at Virginia Tech.
Virginia Endangers Students
Ironically, in 2006 the Virginia General Assembly defeated legislation which could have prevented Cho Seung-Hui from murdering 32 students. HB 1572 would have enabled lawful Virginians with concealed handgun permits to protect themselves and others on college campuses within the state.
Said Virginia Tech spokesman Larry Hincker in 2006: “I’m sure the university community is appreciative of the General Assembly’s actions because this will help parents, students, faculty and visitors feel safe on our campus.” (1)
Whether or not Virginia Tech administrators responded adequately in failing to lock down the campus following the first round of killings, school shootings over recent decades have demonstrated one indisputable reality: Police have neither the ability nor the responsibility to protect individuals from violent offenders.
Concealed Handgun Laws Deter Multiple Victim Homicides
Not coincidentally, the majority of multiple victim public killings occur in campuses and other locations where lawful citizens are prevented from keeping firearms for self-protection. Researcher John R. Lott, doing a sophisticated multiple regression analysis of such homicides, concluded: “The results…support the hypothesis that concealed handgun or shall issue laws reduce the number of multiple victim public shootings. Attackers are deterred and the number of people injured or killed per attack is also reduced…” (2)
North Carolina Must Act Now
GRNC calls upon members of the North Carolina General Assembly to act promptly to pass legislation similar to HB 1572, enabling faculty members, students and other concealed handgun permit-holders, who have proven themselves sane, sober and law-abiding, to protect themselves and others on college campuses throughout the state.
1. “Gun bill gets shot down by panel: HB 1572, which would have allowed handguns on college campuses, died in subcommittee,” Greg Esposito, The Roanoke Times, January 31, 2006, available at: http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/wb/xp-50658
“Multiple Victim Public Shootings, Bombings, and Right-to-Carry Concealed Handgun Laws: Contrasting Private and Public Law Enforcement,” February 27, 1999. John R. Lott, Jr. and William M. Landes, The Law School The University Of Chicago.
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