I'm not going to bother looking at their web site, but I wonder if they have an answer for someone who points out that VA Tech notwithstanding, the places with the highest incidence of gun violence also happen to be the places with the most restrictive gun control laws.

During the press conference, I heard what may possibly be the stupidest question ever (surrounded by many other stupid questions, but never mind that): Young-sounding guy, possibly student newspaper writer, asks: (sorry, not necessarily exact words) "Was there any evidence that the victims fought back against the shooter? I mean, I think if I was somewhere and somebody started shooting, I'd try to tackle him."

Lee T.

U.S. Navy (ret.) / Hillsboro, Oregon

The history of the race, and each individual's experience, are thick with evidence that a truth is not hard to kill and that a lie told well is immortal.-- Mark Twain

May all the students killed today sit at the right hand of God.

What happened today is a huge tragedy, one that will resonate for years in our country. We can now guarantee that the left to foam at the mouth against anyone that legally owns a gun. Legal gun owners are about to become the devil in our society.

The liberal MSM has become an enemy of the USA.

OOOOhhhh if there were no guns, there would be no gun crimes.. feels soo good. So logical isn't it..  <sarc>

Israel and Switzerland have some very impressive gun laws, You MUST have an automatic sub-machine gun in your home if you live in Israel. 70 % of street crime is stopped by the citizens, no waiting time for 911 responders to arrive.

When are the gun banners going to face facts?

In countries where guns are illegal, crime still happens (often times increases)

People intent on killing will find a means to their end.

When I lived in Fiji (the general population cannot own guns) people were murdered by machete, dosed in kerosene and ignited, and poisoning. Murders still happened.

From what I've read stabbings in the U.K. are a big problem...and BTW, people still get shot even though guns are banned...wonder how that happens...crime has skyrocketed since their gun bans took effect. Criminals have a blank check because they are more than certain that their victims are unarmed.

An armed citizenry deters crime and is better able to control, diffuse, or elimate criminal actions in private residences as well as in public places, than any law enforcement agency in the world. There have been polls of criminals that have indicated that most criminals will leave an intended victim alone if they suspect they may be armed.

Peace through superior firepower. Being unarmed means being the perfect and preferred victim.

"I'd rather be bald than to pretend that I'm not!" --Mean Gene Dr. Love on comb-overs.

Wait. What? Is this new information??? Laws prevent crimes? Holy crap! Are they telling me that they could simply pass a law and all crime would end? Jeez, this is great news!

If only we had some kind of waiting period to prevent impulsive criminals from acting out their rage. Oh wait. We do. Well maybe we should have declared the entire campus a 'Gun Free Zone' then this would have nev... oh ya. We did that already. Maybe we should prevent the citizens of this country and more specifically student at Virginia Tech from being able to defend themselves by removing their legal right to bear arm! Oh. Fudge. We did that too.

Rather that accept the fact that some people in our society are just generally screwed up and would kill people with a salad shooter if given the chance, these media fear mongers and activist wackos immediately start the blame game. What a crock.

Spring of 2005, a Virginia Tech student was disciplined by the school for bringing a handgun into class, depsite the fact the student had a concealed handgun permit.

In June of that same year, Virginia Tech's Governing Board approved a violence prevention policy banning students and employees from carrying guns and prohibiting visitors from bringing them into campus facilities. The policy required gun-toters to check their firearms with campus security.  As if deranged moonbats or terrorists will check their weapons upon entering. It is ironic that a center for "higher education" with a multitude of professors and others with advanced degrees never considered that maybe, just maybe, the only people that would fail to follow these rules and regulations would be criminals. 

In response to this gun-ban policy, Republican Delegate Todd Gilbert introduced a bill that would give the right to students and employees with proper permits to carry weapons on campus.  Not surprisingly in our feel-good PC bizzaro world, the bill died in the first stage of subcomittee. 

Virginia Tech spokesman Larry Hincker was thrilled to hear the bill was defeated; "I'm sure the university community is appreciative of the General Assembly's actions because this will help parents, students, faculty and visitors feel safe on our campus."  Well, as long as everyone feels safe.....

I wonder if any lives would have been saved at Virginia Tech if one of the students involved had been allowed to defend himself by legally carrying a firearm?  We will never know.  The leftists tell us we must rely on the government for our well-being.  I recall that on 911, the only group that succeeded in preventing the terrorists from carrying out their mission was not the government - It was the passengers on Flight 93. 

What a sad & tragic day for America!    And to make matters worse we'll have all the gun control nuts coming out of the woodwork, including her lowness, Rosie, the rogue, O'Dimwit.   That's if she's able to get off her upside down  swing.     There have been about 5 murders in my county  over the last year or so.  One victim was killed with a gun.  The rest were all killed in other ways.  When will they ever learn?