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PrintEvery week, readers of ColumbiaMissourian.com offer their opinions on the news and the Missourian's coverage of it. Here, we offer you a digest of some of the conversations we found most interesting.
COLUMN: Conceal and carry could defuse campus violence
Comments: 16/Commenters: 10
Local columnist Corey Motley discussed shootings on college campuses and spoke in favor of allowing conceal and carry so that students could defend themselves in a violent situation.
Kristin Collins agreed with Motley by saying that she believed the death toll during campus shootings would be decreased if someone could carry a gun and stand up to the shooter. She did suggest stricter policies on who is allowed to have a gun license and carry on campus, though. Robert Partyka disagreed because he felt that college students would not have enough experience and would not be trained to handle the situation as well as police officers.
J. KARL MILLER: Tasers and breeding laws aren't broken, so no need to try and fix them
Comments: 49/Commenters: 13
In this column, Miller urged people to vote and did not endorse any specific candidates. Instead, he commented on two propositions that will be on the November ballot: Prop. 2 to prohibit the use of Tasers by police and citizens and Prop. B to tighten laws surrounding dog breeding.
Ray Shapiro and Shelley Powers debated the topic of Prop. B back and forth. Powers said that the article does not mention that many breeders and other organizations are behind the proposition, and she said she is for Prop. B because she has read many reports about unorganized kennels that are mistreating dogs. Shapiro said that he would like to see the proposition reworded and does not believe it is protecting the people and organizations that the idea was intended to benefit.
Columbia explores potential ban on advertising trucks
Comments: 11/Commenters: 8
A few City Council members said that the council would discuss Tiger Mobile Advertising's trucks because they might break the sign ordinance. The council referred the situation to the Planning and Zoning Commission.
Robert Stinnett said that the council should focus on other issues because this advertising has been noted as successful, which is a good thing in the struggling economy. Jereny Elson disagreed saying that the advertisements are annoying and not environmentally friendly. Elson also stated that the truck advertisements are different from advertisements on buses because buses also serve another purpose.
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