If I were to die from a gunshot wound, that wouldn't be so bad. Now "living" after a headshot, that's a different story.

Thanks for starting the rumor, Rich.

Very few liberals at my university fortunately.

Me dino trained shooter. I carry a semiautomatic pocket pistol with a round in the chamber and a safety that's on for thumbed up.
Many will buy a semiauto pistol without a safety. I never have and I never will. Unlike a revolver, they touch off too easy.
In an emergency that thankfully has never happened--so far--all I have to do is draw with my finger outside the trigger guard, thumb down the safety as I begin to align my sights on target, insert trigger finger, aim and shoot. The pistol is semiautomatically rechambered with a round to fire another shot unless you forgot to to insert a loaded clip.
Never forgetting to insert a loaded clip is strongly advised. Ha! Ha! Me dino make a funny.
I practice doing that technique at the range.
I strongly advise against trying to be a speed demon doing that. Calm and steady is really very fast.

Thanks for sharing the Swiss conscription story.

I have a Swiss K-31 rifle that has the name of the original recipient of it stamped underneath the butt plate and is easily viewed when it is removed. Membership in the Swiss reserves is compulsory for men until about age 50 or so. They are issued a rifle and all of their gear after attending basic training and have to attend some kind of monthly drill/exercises much like our national guard. The only difference is there is not a 'choice', all are conscripted. They also have one of the better-equipped armies in the world for a non-superpower and some of their elite troops are very well-known (the Swiss Guard at the Vatican). My collection started as WW2 rifles, but became somewhat more specialized into weapons the Swiss Guard has used.

I really don't think it's a bad idea. It counters the hilarious liberal viewpoint that a wanna-be mass murderer would give pause before carrying a gun into a 'gun free zone' or might be deterred by a gun control charge.

Then that's a proper response. Others may not have your issues. For example, I doubt Seal Team Six fumbled for a magazine when OBL poked his head out of the door.

Prof. Jbrenner...
Security response time about 2 minutes, eh?
That should be enough time to complete the seizures from the gunshot wound to your head.....or, perhaps you will be 3/4 of the way through the exsanguination (aka bleed out) from a knife wound to your femoral artery. You need to understand that you have two choices when you are faced with a violent confrontation: armed defendeer....or......unarmed victim. I carry a firearm because a member of an "internal security force" (is that the same as police) is too heavy for me to carry.
Prospero ano y felicidad!

I seem to remember rumors travel fast on campus. Start a rumor that crazy Professor Jbrenner has a gun and isn't afraid to use it. Should keep trouble at least two minutes away.

Of course they are. They may be liberal, but not all of them are stupid.

You basically fire DNA-coated Au nanoparticles at 1000 psi pressure to "terraform" the plant or animal tissue. Yes, it does remind me of the Genesis project from The Wrath of Khan.

Decellularizing--sounds Star Trekky and very disruptive.

I'm 70 and yeah, that up and down, and the gravel hurts, and waist/belt holsters drag my pants down--but creepers and suspenders were invented for a reason.

Could you post that again? In English?

The only gun I have is a biolistic (or gene) gun, the same model shown at Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_gun
It is great for decellularizing down into the dermis. Anyone interested in a little genetic modification? The gene gun is how you do it. I am not doing anything as complicated as the following, but this is how to treat a really bad burn victim:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXO_A...

Quite a few more than one I can absorb, I am sure.

I don't have any problem with concealed carry on campus, but I do think it is a reasonable measure to require certifiable training just like you would have for a driver's license.

So ... needless paperwork due to needless paperwork?
Makes sense to me.

I don't change my own oil any more (I'm old enough that laying on my back on gravel isn't funny any more) but I DO get to the range from time to time.

One more than he can comfortably absorb, I suspect.

Something to keep in mind is the increased response time if there are multiple shooters in different areas of the campus? It could quickly turn in to hours if there were more than one. Just saying.

That's what a safety is for. Open carry or concealed carry with a holster is what makes me comfortable and those with ill intent wary to start anything. I can't trust others with my safety or the safety of my family home or out.

I do understand where you're coming from though.

I don't expect you to be scared, just not blind to the exposure and not overly reliant on someone else 2 minutes away. If you choose to be unarmed yourself, that's your life choice--but is everyone else comfortable with that restriction for themselves.

Personally, I'd be surreptitiously armed, and have been my entire adult life--but I even change my own oil too.

The "special deputies" status is a requirement of Florida law for an exemption from the typical "no firearms" policies at schools and universities.