The Right To Bear Arms

I just read an article on http://www.msn.com/ concerning concealed weapons being allowed at the University of Utah. Should they or shouldn't they in light of the 33 murders at Virginia Tech?

We have the right to bear arms from our Constitution which states in the *2nd Amendment Right to Bear Arms, "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." But some people carry it too far. It doesn't mean pick up a weapon and kill your neighbor because you are upset with your girlfriend or friend or because your wife or husband has cheated on you and you feel you have no other choice. A right to bear arms gives us the right to protect ourselves and unfortunately in this day and age we need to do that not just from attacks of war but from unknown predators even in our daily lives of shopping in the mall, going to school, and sadly enough in some areas of this great country that I truly love with all my heart, sitting in your own back yard.

Should the University of Utah have the right to carry concealed weapons on campus and in the dorms? Why not? If they take the courses that are mandated by the state and pass them and pass the background checks then why not be allowed to carry a concealed weapon to protect yourself? These horrible shootings are not being done against people who are known to have guns in their possession they are going after the innocent, the unprotected because they are cowards themselves. Chances are they would think twice before going after some one who might be carrying a gun. Who might be able to protect themselves. Who might be able to hold them at bay till the police get there. Why don't our children deserve the right to feel safe? I can't tell you the fear that ran through my mind the day a stranger got into my children's school and they had to do a lock down because they couldn't find him. My children were still in the school where was the sense in that? Or the numerous days the school got a call about a bomb in school and the children had to leave the school until things were checked out. We, the people of this great nation, need to stand up and say, "Enough is Enough" we want our streets back, we want out schools back, we want neighborhoods back, and we want our lives back. We no longer want to feel we have to live in fear of something horrible happening. The right to bear arms isn't the right to kill, it's the right to protect and stop the killing. I am not an advocate of guns by no means. I am a believer in living life to it's fullest and you can't do that if you are afraid to go outside and sit in your own back yard and enjoy the day because some drug addict or gang banger is going to intrude on your day and there are many neighborhoods in this country who have that problem. People live in fear. It's time to stop living in fear and take back what's ours, what our forefathers gave us, Freedom! The right to bear arms and protect yourself and your family and hopefully never have to use it a day in your life. To enjoy life to it's fullest and know there is no one who can come into your school, workplace, playground, or home and take it from you. People have a right to live without fear and if that means we need to start thinking about the right to bear arms then so be it. Stop hiding behind closed doors and peaking out through the closed blinds, stop being afraid to get involved, stop looking the other way because of fear and start standing up to the bullies of this nation and taking back what is rightfully ours. Even without a gun you have the power of the people, get involved.

*The U.S. Constitution Online, http://www.usconstitution.net/const.html#Am2