Some in Canada recognize problems with gun free zones

John Martin, of the University College of the Fraser Valley, is a criminologist. I know the difficulty in speaking out on these issues in the US, but all I can say is that he must be a very brave soul in Canada. You have to admire a guy who can write a piece like this.

What if a student, faculty or staff member was armed that fatal morning? Perhaps he (or she) could have intervened and kept the fatalities to a minimum.

For many, this is a preposterous and ridiculous notion unworthy of contemplation.

That would be a mistake.

What were the odds a couple decades ago that Vancouver would ban smoking in all buildings, but you could still go into a nice, warm, taxpayer-subsidized room to legally shoot heroin and cocaine? . . . ,