cpaspr,
I'll try to counter that one.
"While you have a valid point that guns and alcohol do not mix, about as well as alcohol and driving, I am not aware of any universities that currently sell alcohol on premises, except maybe during certain sporting events. Even at such an event, only those of legal drinking age are allowed to purchase alcohol.
The concern of underage individuals using an illegal, since they are under the legal carry age of 21, weapon to commit a crime, inherently illegal, while under the influence of alcohol, once again illegal for those under 21, is definitely a just concern, but the fact that this person has already broken three laws should show that another law, the prohibition of weapons on campus, would serve little to no purpose in controlling a determined individual from perpetrating a violent act on campus.
If your concern truly lies in the fact that an licensed concealled weapon carrier was to end up legally drunk, off campus, and use his legally concealed weapon in an unjustified violent act, the only response to this is that a bar is a mix of many people of varying age, gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, etc. Any of these individuals may perform such an act, wether a 55 year old man or a 21 year old woman. I understand your concern about the fact that many near campus bars are filled with young men desperately seeking the attention of the young women present, and hormones are raging at almost critical levels, but if one of these individuals had the maturity and responsibility to seek out and obtain a concealled carry permit, it would stand to reason that this individual would realize his/her responsibility to not drink when armed, or not carry when drinking.
I hope that this clarifies my logic for believing that the fact that colleges are known for the party atmosphere would be of little relevance in the argument of wether students should/should not be allowed to defend themselves in a classroom setting should the need to ever arise."