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_refugee_  ·  3919 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: When May I Shoot a Student? - NYTimes.com

On a side note, wishing a bastard had been shot is not the same as "that bastard should have been shot" or "it would be great if people could carry guns so that guy would have been shot." I think it is possible to wish someone had gotten shot while believing that it may not be a great idea to allow guns on school campuses. Of course, that doesn't seem to be the case here, but you also seem to be presenting your wish that he had gotten shot as, in a way, a justification for the legalization of firearms on campuses.

Legalizing guns on campuses will not bring any more justice to cruel & inhumane situations or the people who bring them about. It may make it easier for people to defend themselves (or not), but justice is not served through vigilantism.