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Shootings Prompt More To Apply For Concealed Carry Permits
Updated: Feb 14, 2008 10:49 PM
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by Heather Skold
h.skold@krdo.com
EL PASO COUNTY - A gunman opens fire.
It's a headline that plays again. And again. And again.
Thursday, it replayed on the campus of Northern Illinois University in Dekalb, Illinois.
When that headline came to Colorado Springs during the New Life shootings, it prompted more residents of El Paso County to apply for their concealed weapons permit -- by in large because of the actions of New Life security guard Jeanne Assam, a concealed weapons carrier who shot gunman Matthew Murray.
Unlike church grounds where concealed guns are legal, loaded weapons are not allowed on school campuses across the nation. There are a few exceptions: the state of Utah, where on-campus guns are allowed, a community college in Virginia, and Colorado State University. At CSU, anywhere on campus is fair game, except for in the residence halls.
In El Paso County, in comparison with the population as a whole, the numbers of those carrying a concealed weapon are small: 8,334, or just over 1% of those living in El Paso County. 7,088 of those carriers are men; 1,246 are women.
On a weekday night at the Whistling Pines Gun Club, a class learns the ins and outs of safely carrying a gun. The three-hour class is a requirement to apply for a CCW permit, and is certified by the National Rifle Association.
Two of the nine students are specifically here for their safety after seeing the events unfold at New Life. Introductions reveal a lot:
"I'm one of the trauma surgeons that took care of the New Life girls. That really opened my eyes, my wife and I, both," said Roger Nagy.
Another woman chimes in, who's here for the same reason.
"If everyone knew that law-abiding citizens were carrying guns, they would think twice about using it," she says.
The class instructor, Bob Holmes, isn't surprised.
"It was like all of a sudden, we'd see more people coming in," said Holmes.
It has to do with how close crime comes, according to El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa, a proponent of concealed carriers.
"When crime starts to interfere with their life, then the quality of life goes down. It's a reality: police cannot be everywhere all the time," says Maketa.

[knightRider]

good post !! gooooooo conservitave News !!!

[Windwalker]

Very good post.

[Seabeescotty]

Oh, I like it! It should be mandatory for law abiding citizens to go get a CCW!!!