RE: Come and Take It!
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Guns are loud, and blood is messy. Neither is appropriate in the library. Let's avoid that outcome. Besides, I don't like the idea of inflicting lethal force except in response to a clear and present danger of harm to myself or my patrons.
Fun fact: I have had patrons present concealed carry permits as ID. If some idiot did try something violent, they are likely to be in for a surprise. Out here in the middle of nowhere, not only are there a lot of permit holders, not everyone bothers with asking permission to carry.
More and more states have dropped license requirements over the past 30 years. Violent crime rate shave trended down over that same timeframe. I'm not saying there's a causal relationship, but those who think guns cause crime have some serious statistical challenges once we strip away media hype and yellow journalism.