As a female, a bisexual, a 19-year-old, and a college student, the issue of restricting gun permits is extremely important and relevant to me. There were some gay teenagers attacked last summer in my city just for walking down the street, and of course we’ve all heard about the campus shootings in “gun-free zones.” Those shootings made me decide to obtain a concealed carry permit, purchase a handgun, and learn how to use it. I don’t really fancy being a sitting duck in the middle of lecture. I was pleased to learn that my college allows carry of legal handguns, but then I looked up New York’s concealed carry laws…
And NOBODY under the age of 21 is even ALLOWED TO OWN a handgun. I thought I became a legal adult when I turned 18? On what basis are they saying, “Well yes, 18-year-olds can be drafted and have to pay taxes and are responsible enough to vote, etc.” but then say that the second amendment doesn’t apply? This is a violation of my rights as a woman–to feel safe walking the streets alone at night–and my rights as a human being. How perversely unjust is it that any person, no matter what age, can walk into one of my classrooms with a gun, where all of the students are trapped, and just start picking people off one by one, but I am not legally allowed to own a gun that would enable me to save my life and the lives of others? I can’t adequately express my rage in text.
I feel like I’ve grown much more patient with political stupidity of late, but it’s things like this that make me &*%$ing hate liberals.
