Those same arguments have been used by those that oppose citizens exercising their natural rights documented in the Second Amendment for ages and they have proven time and again to be unwarranted.As a college student and a firearms owner, I can see both sides' point of view in this debate. While I certainly think there are plenty of citizens out there who would responsibly conduct themselves while lawfully carrying a firearm on a college campus, there are also a lot of individuals who could cause problems (not to mention harm to others) by failing to conduct themselves in a responsible manner while carrying at school.
I'm all for this legislation and I have already written my reps to ask their support for it, although I would like to see an important addition: mandatory qualification (or at least a safety class) in order to carry on a campus. If you're serious about personal defense and a responsible gun owner, neither should be a problem. All it takes is one ignorant Bubba flashing a handgun around and behaving stupidly for an accidental discharge to occur, which makes our hardfought efforts to portray ourselves as a responsible group for nought.
Those that are free to exercise their rights everywhere else should not be forced to surrender those rights simply. Ecause they step foot across some imaginary boundary.
I am 100% in favor of protecting those rights regardless of where an individual may find one's self and will be drafting hand written letters this weekend.