Gun control a pressing issue in college setting

As the headline to Craig Cohen’s letter (“Gun control pressing issue on college campuses,” April 27) states, gun control is indeed a pressing issue on college campuses, but not in the sense he makes it out to be. At the vast majority of colleges, guns are already banned! \nCohen also seems to have the idea that the Second Amendment does not apply to college students. He writes, “How can a college student purchasing a gun not be suspicious?” Well would you care to explain what is so suspicious about a college student purchasing a gun? This 23-year-old Asian purchased a gun four days before the April 16 shootings. I also tried to purchase a large quantity of magazines for said firearm, but unfortunately, they were sold out. Now why would I need a gun and a ton of magazines? To commit a crime? Self-defense? No. Simply for fun and games.\n See, I compete in U.S. Practical Shooting Association matches every couple of weeks and bought it much as one would buy a new tennis racquet. As much as anti-gun people hate to admit it, there is absolutely a valid sporting aspect of gun ownership that is often overlooked. Search for USPSA on YouTube to see people having “the most fun you can have with your clothes on.”\nThe state of Utah gets it when it comes to guns. They have great statewide preemption of firearm laws, meaning that universities cannot ban students from carrying them. They don’t have any problems with students running around and pointing them at each other. In the words of Utah state representative Curt Oda, “We don’t know what would have happened in Virginia if a student or a professor had had a concealed weapon. But we know exactly what happens when no one does – 32 dead.” In the wake of the Virginia Tech tragedy, the governor of Texas has expressed his desire in also allowing concealed weapons on campus.\nIt’s time for a change: stop treating concealed-weapon permit holders like second-class citizens and allow us to exercise our constitutional rights. \nIf I were your AI, I wouldn’t hesitate to defend your life as well as mine in the event of another Virginia Tech if I had the means. Unfortunately, thanks to Indiana University, I don’t.