Yes. They are to blame for banning guns in their campus and leaving students defenseless against that mad man.
Uhhhh . . . ok? The last place I would want to be is in a hormonally charged closed society with a bunch of binge-drinking gun-toting college kids. Besides, unlike a lot of schools, VA Tech has its own police force (as in real police, not rent-a-cops). Anyway, most schools that I am aware of are gun-free zones, including your service academies. And since students choose to attend these institutions, then the issue of gun possession isn’t a big concern on their list.
If these "binge-drinking [...] college kids" were licensed to carry by the State of Virginia, I don't see why it should be illegal for them to carry in the campus. In fact, pro-gun forces just last year tried to get the Virginia legislature to address the problem. The bill to allow permit holders to carry on state-supported college campuses died, due in no small part to rabid opposition from Virginia Tech itself. VT spokesman Larry Hincker put it this way after it became obvious that the bill would not pass: "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." Yea Larry, real safe, isn't it.
The irony continues to mount when one recalls that not long ago, two students at nearby Appalachian School of Law managed to stop a gunman at that institution. Fortunately, they were able to run off-campus to retrieve their guns from their vehicles.
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