Steve M, commenting on an editorial by Glenn Reynolds that begins with an anecdote about a student who, on Monday, felt unsafe on campus without her gun:
May I say something harsh here? If there's a maniac on the loose in central Virginia and that makes you afraid for your safety in Tennessee, then I'm not exactly sure I want someone with your temperament carrying a gun at my school.I would go further than Steve: I would say that as a general matter, anyone who doesn't feel safe without a gun is exactly the sort of person who shouldn't have one1.
1Exceptions, obviously, for people who have a reasonable fear of physical harm from some identifiable source--women with stalker exes, e.g.
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