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Mr. Lazzarini,
 
I support and appreciate your First Amendment right to explain  your 
perspective.  I'm just not as thrilled with your vehemence for the  Second 
Amendment.  
Thank you for your argument about penises.  Are you  suggesting that we arm 
all potential victims on campus with one so that they  may defend themselves 
with it when an offending penis assaults  them?
 
I find it interesting that you make community-based arguments  for guns as 
deterrents, and then ask why campuses are different.  Well, why  are schools 
different, then?  Don't you want some well-armed school  children to be able 
to 
defend themselves, too?  Gun crime on college  campuses is less than 
one-tenth 
that of the general population.  Have  you considered that is because of our 
almost universal weapons bans on  campuses?  
 
You assume most gun owners are trained and skilled.  What  training did Mr. 
Cho receive that made him so safe with his Glock?  I find  that when 
politically charged arguments are made, zealous advocates tend to  attack 
people rather 
than their ideas.  You did that quite a bit in your  email, addressing 
questions of my expertise and background.  I'll take the  high road and 
respect your 
opinion and its source.  I assure you I'm  qualified to hold an opinion.  All 
of us are.  But, I don't have your  qualifications and experience to hold a 
gun.  Neither do most of the  students on the campuses I serve. 
 
Regards,

Brett A. Sokolow, JD
Special  Counsel to the President, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Special Counsel  for Student Conduct Issues, Warren Wilson College
Special Advisor to the Dean  of Campus Life, Univ. of the Incarnate Word
Special Counsel to the  Dean of Students, Hendrix College

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