W. Scott Lewis Handles Himself Well

W. Scott Lewis, a board member and spokesman for Students for Concealed Carry on Campus is being interviewed by Newsweek on his organization an the tragedy at NIU. I have to say, I'm impressed, and glad to see not all college students are blithering idiots. No, I'm not going to link to the aforementioned idiots, you know where they are.

One of the Virginia Tech victims has come out and said he opposes this idea because of college students being young, drinking heavily … it could open the door to even more violence.

This is not a debate about keeping guns out of the hands of college students. What we’re proposing would not change who is able to obtain a concealed-handgun license. It would not change who is able to buy a firearm. College students over the age of 18 can already buy firearms in most states. College students over the age of 21 can already obtain concealed handgun licenses in some states. Basically, under our proposal the same trained, licensed individuals who are not getting drunk and shooting people off of college campuses are the same trained and licensed individuals who are not going to be getting drunk and shooting people on college campuses.

Damn good point right there (emphasis mine).

Here's another good one:

So this might also be about getting that age lowered?

We’re not seeking to get the age lowered … If you look at the Virginia Tech massacre, 19 of the 32 victims were over the age of 21. So we’re not trying to change existing concealed-carry laws in any aspect—except removing college campuses from the list of places off limits to concealed-handgun license holders

I did not know that (emphasis mine again). To say I'm impressed would be an understatement.

Thanks to Loneranger for the pointer.

Keep an eye on this guy, he's good.