I would like to see it legal for CCW holders to leave their weapons locked in their cars while on school grounds.
Deputizing CCW holders is not going to happen. There are too many legal issues. The county that deputized them would be financially and legally responsible for the CCW holders actions.
I've heard this argument also, for CCW holders to leave weapons locked in their cars. However, ultimately that won't address anything, in my opinion. The two women that spoke in the video presented great arguments, a firearm locked in their vehicle would have served absolutely no purpose. I'm a college student, and the infamous blue "help" buttons may be okay in concept, for example if there was a bystander, but as far as self defense goes they are entirely useless. For many women on campus the concern is in fact being alone late at night. If someone grabs you, obviously he or she or whoever is a victim is unable to reach the blue buttons to call for help. I'm not trying to entirely derail to "help" buttons, and they can be useful if you notice a suspicious person and are able to reach the button and dial for help, but as a whole I think they're pretty useless. Does anyone else have thoughts on this?
I do understand some of the concerns of allowing students to CCW on college campus, but I also think the approach we have taken thus far is not working, we might as well try something different.
In agreement on the matter of The "Blue Buttons", truly a waste of tax payer and student dollars. Also in agreement that a firearm in a locked vehicle is virtually useless. How to proceed with a concise resolution is the real question here. There isn't a single solution for self preparedness for the potential victim. Self defense, Stun-guns, Pepper spray, ect, are only useful in certain situations. A sidearm in a vehicle as well. Education and alerts to the masses as to specific threats as they arise are helpful, but do noting to prevent an attack in progress.
At UM we have had a serial rapist roaming around for the past three weeks. Sketch pictures posted, stepped up security, citizens watch groups etc, still the perp has evaded capture while managing more than 6 attacks in a four day period, of which half of the victims were raped. To this regard their has been much discussion regarding the right to conceal carry while on campus. With many students claiming to have begun arming themselves, irregardless of Campus/State/Federal policy(s). This is a sad fact of the times we live in, where inevitably, potential victims will go behind bars for taking steps to protect themselves.