U of M Threat
By Mitch Berg
Three major U of M buildings closing early today due to a threat of a shooting – or so they say:
The university says Thursday that it’s closing the Carlson School of Management, Hanson Hall and the Hubert H. Humphrey Center.
All classes and activities beginning at or after 3:45 p.m. Thursday are canceled. The buildings will close at 4:30 p.m.
University Police Chief Greg Hestness says officials are erring on side of caution. Police are investigating the threat.
Clearly this is in error. The U of M is a gun-free zone. It’s state law!
Clearly, no illegal shooting can happen.
April 30th, 2009 at 10:17 pm
“Clearly this is in error. The U of M is a gun-free zone. It’s state law!
Clearly, no illegal shooting can happen. ”
You are correct. So, I don’t see a problem.
As I have always said: “Let’s just make crime illegal, and that will stop
all crime.”
Yep.
May 1st, 2009 at 7:54 am
OB,
Hah!
May 1st, 2009 at 4:02 pm
If they do find out who made the threat that shut down those buildings, it will be interesting to see if that individual actually has a gun or guns, and if they were legally owned, and if they were legally owned, if the owner had a permit to carry. Some of the recent mass killings have been by crazy, desperate people who legally had firearms. You can legislate against all kinds of things, good or bad, but unfortunately crazy isn’t one of them.
May 1st, 2009 at 4:48 pm
“The U of M is a gun-free zone. It’s state law!”
Actually Mitch I don’t think it is state law. Just U policy for students and U employees. If one falsl under one of those categories of potential helpless victims, and you are discovered with a firearm, they could/would expel a student or terminate a employee. I don’t believe they have any LEGAL recourse against a citizen carrying legally.