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February 29, 2008

The search at Ferrum College

For Monday: No life was lost when a gunman appeared on Ferrum College's campus, and for that everyone is grateful. The response and ensuing lock down afford the college an opportunity to dissect a real, rather than simulated, tragedy to determine the effectiveness of procedures.

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# 1

[February 29, 2008 1:39 PM]

Ed S.

What's a "gunman"?

# 2

[March 2, 2008 2:38 PM]

DaveH

Isn’t Ferrum a non-governmental, church related, private instruction?

Is it reasonable to assume from this incident, that there will be a 300+ officer turnout every time someone thinks that they saw a gun in a privately owned unarmed victim zone (mall, store, church, etc)?

On the other hand, is Ferrum going to reimburse all these jurisdictions for the cost incurred in enforcing this non-governmental edict on private (separation of church and state) property?

# 3

[March 2, 2008 3:20 PM]

Philip Van Cleave : →http://www.vcdl.org

What is a "gunman?" A derogatory term used to villainize guns.

There is nothing like it for any other weapon. Ever heard of a "knifeman," "macheteman," "carman" (for a drunk driver), "brickman," "axeman," "crowbarman," etc.?

# 4

[March 3, 2008 9:26 AM]

Ed S.

I just found it disappointing that the editorial board claims to not be against guns, but used the term "gunman" in this case; an obvious derogatory term used in cases of murder. In this case, to my knowledge the guy was never found, nothing happened, and nobody knows whether he was up to no good, or just a regular guy.

If the Times is going to label everyone with a gun a "gunman", why didn't they report that the campus sent out 300 gunmen looking for the man?

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