Shootout in Delaware Parking Lot: "Police in Smyrna are searching for five suspects after an armed robbery ended with a shootout in the parking lot of the Fairways Inn Saturday morning. Delaware State Police say the male victim was walking to his car carrying the night's proceeds from the business when a male suspect fired a shot at him. Police say the victim dropped the money while pulling his own gun and ran for cover behind several parked cars in the lot. They said the victim began shooting back at the male suspect. It was then, police say, that five other male suspects, all with hoods covering their heads, also began shooting at the victim. As this was occurring the first suspect picked up the money that the victim had dropped. All five suspects then fled on foot and were last seen running northbound on Rt. 13. No one was injured in the gunfire"


Colleges should not be 'defense-free' zones: "The issue of concealed carry on campus centers on the conflict between those who believe that firearms have no place in academic areas and those who believe that individuals who have the ability to defend themselves everywhere else should have the same ability on university campuses. The University of Virginia, like most public universities, maintains an open campus, meaning members of the public can come and go as they please. However, current university policy states that no person other than a law enforcement officer may possess or store a firearm or other weapon on campus. At first glance, this may appear to be a sensible policy, unless one examines its enforceability. On an open campus, there are no security checkpoints controlling who enters and exits — and no means of preventing weapons from entering the campus. Therefore, under such a policy, the only people who would be prevented from possessing weapons are those with no intention of committing crimes in the first place."