Dear Editor,

I agree with your editorial on the new Texas Gun Law. As a liberal Republican I am appalled that the legislature would pass and the governor would sign into law a bill allowing a person to carry a concealed handgun on to the University of Texas campus.

Are they out of their minds? The last thing I want is for someone other then a trained peace officer to intervene in a confrontation. In my eyes, that person is more dangerous than the assailant. My tax dollars go to hire and train police.

They are trained to make split second decisions. I want only a trained policemen to confront an armed assailant. The Texas legislature is taking the Second Amendment too far, by putting the right to bear arms above the rights of everyone else.

Little thought has been given that an innocent person could be injured or killed by a well-meaning individual. The students and faculty at the University of Texas have a right to a safe and secure campus, one patrolled by trained peace officers.

Brian F. Rose
De Anza Student