Guns on campus, Yes? No?

So I'm reading this article about a Bill they want passed to allow guns on campus. Now everyone needs to take it easy. When we hear those two words, guns and campus together, everyone gets all in a frenzy. Now there is absolutely no freakin way the Texas government would allow just any old Joe or Jane going to college to carry a gun. Now come on, I hope there is more faith in our government then that.
I can completely understand people who oppose this bill. They see what happen at Columbine and most recently Virgina Tech and well, they shake their heads without even a thought. I also know that the opposing side will say ,"What are we paying campus police for"? As we all saw with VT there were police in and around but there just isn't enough police to cover such a massive campus. Also no doubt that a lack of training played a huge part in this catastrophic event as well.
As a person for this Bill I'm not saying make handguns a basic requirement just like your textbook. No I'm not saying that at all. Just like any law there will need to be set standards and guidelines. I would go so far as to maybe give physiological evaluations to the possible candidates. There are many well trained, and very well qualified personal on campuses today able to carry weapons. We have thousands of police officers and military, veterans or current, on campuses as students every day. Most more then qualified to carry handguns onto school grounds to help prevent another massacre. Now see that's the big word, "prevent'. Don't you think if someone decides to go onto a Texas campus to cause harm to the student body and faculty, that the first thing that would come to mind would be the fact that there are possibly hundreds if not thousands of guns on the premises. Not to mention that these will be well trained students with the knowledge and know how on how to react to a situation like this. I spent years in the army as a military police officer learning special skills and tactics on how to react to different situations. And I know if something like VT went on in my school, I would wish I had a weapon so I would be able to assist and save lives.
So before everyone lights up their torches, grabs a pitch fork and starts marching on the state capital, just sit back and really think about it. Like I said, we have well trained military and police officers currently attending public schools. Lets utilize them in order to keep the school safe from a bloody, tragic killing spree.

Analyze a Classmates Post

After reading this post, Are Sobriety Checkpoints the only way? it got me thinking. Sure checkpoints aren't the only way but they sure are a really good deterrent. Having been a police officer in the military we use these on a regular bases and have seen local police departments use them as well.
My classmate brings up all these stats on how checkpoints are finding other things more often then drunks. So? Is that not another good thing to get off the streets? I have seen these be a very effective tool in catching drugs and even warrants.
If you go to a bar with some friends and you know that there is a great possibility that you could hit a checkpoint wouldn't that make you think twice about getting into that car even if you had one? I know it would me. I mean if the checkpoint was doing what it was suppose to do and prevent and catch drunk drivers, would you really be arresting a lot of them? So maybe that is why there are so very few drunks being caught at these things. It is preventing people from driving on the roads while intoxicated. I'm just saying don't be so quick to judge sobriety checkpoints just because it has that sobriety word before it. They serve a much greater purpose.
So I say if the city or state wants to do these Sobriety Checkpoints bring them on. We have police driving around every second of every day, might as well bring the crime to them.

Border Security, What should we do??

People have long debated what we should do with the borders of the United States, to my surprise many just do not care. The United States government has disgusted me with how they have handled this crisis. They pretty much just have ignored it for years. The border between the U.S and Mexico can easily be classified as a war zone. With all the drugs, weapons, and even women being brought back and forth to be sold is bound to cause fights between seller and buyer. Not to mention the drug cartels committing atrocities just over the border. And of course the countless number of illegal immigrants crossing into the United States every single day.
Our problem here is two countries closing their eyes while things like this happen. Why would Mexico stop it, all the money that's being sent back to their country from workers in the U.S. In 2006 there were 29 confirmed border incursions by Mexican government officials. In 2008 soldiers from the Mexican military crossed over into Arizona and held a border patrol agent at gun point. YES IN ARIZONA!! Can you say act of WAR! States are so afraid to do anything because they are afraid that their high Mexican populated cities would rise against the government and cause havoc. Who cares? Call in the national guard and take care of the problem. I really truly believe that Mexican-Americans don't want illegal Mexicans here.
Something must be done.
We need to open our eyes and see the problem for what it is and not worry about who may or may not vote for me. Last time I checked illegal immigrants can't vote. Let's put an end to the madness. Until the federal government can find out what the hell they are going to do lets send the worlds finest military down to our borders, build a wall and lets crush this war.