Gun Laws Failed Students

James Taranto reports on a failed attempt to allow guns on campus at Virginia Tech last year, which may have made a difference:

Virginia law prohibits guns on campus. Early last year there
was an effort in the state Legislature to change that law, but it died in
committee. As the Roanoke Times reported at the
time:
Virginia Tech spokesman Larry Hincker was happy to hear the bill was
defeated. "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."

There are reasons one may be wary of arming academia.
College students spend a lot of time drinking and carousing, and so perhaps
they're better off without firearms. Academic disputes can get vicious; we
wouldn't want them to get bloody. But it does not seem a stretch to think that
if Cho Seung-hui had encountered someone else with a gun, fewer people would lie
dead at Virginia Tech.

It goes to prove the point that when guns are outlawed only outlaws will have guns.