Not. Soldiers. Students.
Some are both; I was, can we get a waver for them?
Yeah, that's sort of where I was headed with the "50 people running around" comment. If everyone was mature and responsible at my age and wouldn't try to be a hero, I would be a little more comfortable with it. But let me tell you guys first hand, the people I know on campus that have SDA's are the last people I want having a gun in a high stress situation. There are older people on campus sure, but mostly they are early twenty somethings with an ego... the size of mine that would all love to be heroes. And they are just the ones I know of. But I digress, there are tons of hypothetical scenarios, some having it beneficial, some having it not beneficial to carry on campus. Who is to say which is more likely to happen?
Like I said originally, no system is perfect. But I would rather not see a classmate mistakenly get shot by a PO or another vigilante because he was trying to be a hero.
Cant say I disagree with your logic. The responsibility that comes with carrying a firearm is great, Im just not ready to claim that all these young students are unworthy.
As for your last sentence, who could argue against that? However, the flip side of that coin is a dependance on others for your own safety. That isnt a price I am willing to pay.