Texas - the stereotypical red state

Texas is stereotyped as one of the most right-wing states in America, and now they are just reinforcing that stereotype by allowing universities' students and faculty to pack heat on campus. Too bad you might not be able to blow Amy Chua's brains out (she may be one of the worst parents in the world but that's no reason to shoot anyone and besides, she lives thousands of miles away in Connecticut) but having guns on campus may well make college life a lot safer. Of course guns may be a precursor to violence but there is also the Second Amendment (the constitutional guarantee of the right to keep and bear arms) to consider. I'm not a big fan of guns, but I'm on the fence because if everyone else on campus is packing heat, then I'd better do so just in case something really nasty goes down.