Monday, March 02, 2009



Connecticut puritanism lives: Must not mention guns on campus

We read:
"For CCSU student John Wahlberg, a class presentation on campus violence turned into a confrontation with the campus police due to a complaint by the professor. On October 3, 2008, Wahlberg and two other classmates prepared to give an oral presentation for a Communication 140 class that was required to discuss a "relevant issue in the media". Wahlberg and his group chose to discuss school violence due to recent events such as the Virginia Tech shootings that occurred in 2007.

Shortly after his professor, Paula Anderson, filed a complaint with the CCSU Police against her student. During the presentation Wahlberg made the point that if students were permitted to conceal carry guns on campus, the violence could have been stopped earlier in many of these cases. He also touched on the controversial idea of free gun zones on college campuses.

That night at work, Wahlberg received a message stating that the campus police "requested his presence". Upon entering the police station, the officers began to list off firearms that were registered under his name, and questioned him about where he kept them. They told Wahlberg that they had received a complaint from his professor that his presentation was making students feel "scared and uncomfortable".

"If you can't talk about the Second Amendment, what happened to the First Amendment?" asked Sara Adler, president of the Riflery and Marksmanship club on campus. "After all, a university campus is a place for the free and open exchange of ideas."

Source

Sara Adler has a lot to learn.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Apparently, Ms. Adler doesn't understand that the laws of the US, (and the laws of reason) stop at the campus doors. To stifle free speech and thought is after all, the main goal of the Socialists, Marxists, and Communists who control these campuses. Of course, if anyone were to try and stifle their propaganda, all hell would break loose. And yet, the people tolerate it.

Anonymous said...

QUOTABLE QUOTES
“The increase in gun sales is the only genuine economic stimulus that can be credited to Obama" – Jim Geraghty

Anonymous said...

Wow, he only talked about firearms and she was scared. Unable to counter his rational and logical argument, she uses campus security to shut down his right to free speech.

And I bet she believes that 'gun free zones' really keep guns away. I hope that works for her the next time some nut goes on a shooting spree. In fact she should stand up and proudly announce that guns aren't allowed and she follows the rule.

Anonymous said...

The only free and open debate now allowed on campus is if the subject is supporting liberal ideals. Nothing else is permitted. Public education needs to go...

Anonymous said...

Public education went a long time ago. Today, it's public indoctrination!

Anonymous said...

And still, the people sleep.

Anonymous said...

“The increase in gun sales is the only genuine economic stimulus that can be credited to Obama"

Clearly a lot of people understand the significance and meaning of a malicious Marxist coming to power in the U.S. - the president and his hard-core followers are putting themselves in a state of war against the country, and the people of the U.S. better be prepared...