Well I wasn't actually OC'ing but this is OC related so I thought I would post it.
We were discussing public vs. private goods in my macroeconomics class at DelTech today, specifically why the private market doesn't do a good job of purchasing public goods. Things like street lamps were given as examples, then came the example of the police. The professor said that if we didn't have police then we would have more private-sector purchasing of security "goods" but it wouldn't have the same community-wide benefits. For example Dupont would hire more gaurds and arm them, you might see neighbourhoods getting security gaurds for patrols, etc.
Then the professor mentioned the AZ shooting and asked if anybody had heard about the man who was still in the store at the time and came running out. I replied that I had and told the story to the class of how the man was carrying and was going to shoot the murderer but held his fire due because the BG wasn't a threat at that moment. The professor said that without the police we, as individuals, might start exercising our 2nd ammendment rights and "doing it like they do in Arizona, arming ourselves, just strapping it out on your hip" (motioning placing a "gun" into a holster just below the belt, like where a cowboy holster would ride). Well I was going to make a mention of OC in DE, but somebody else beat me to it! A student quickly mentioned that you can already do that here because open carry was legal in DE, and a second student backed him up on the claim before I could even open my mouth!
The professor (jokingly, I think) said that if he was still in the restaurant business he might ask for guns to be checked at the door, but would give waitresses tazers incase the patrons insulted his food . Student #1 seemed to disagree with this policy, but quickly put a word in that the professor could enforce his property rights to demand firearms be checked at the door if so desired.
This student and the professor are both vets and swapped a few military examples for economic activity discussed in the class, like women being banned from certain roles or getting certain priviliges in the military like showers every couple of days while the guys had to stay in the field and use baby wipes. All in all it's the most interesting class I've had in 3 years of higher ed! I'll talk to the student next class and see if he's heard of the group or carries.
We were discussing public vs. private goods in my macroeconomics class at DelTech today, specifically why the private market doesn't do a good job of purchasing public goods. Things like street lamps were given as examples, then came the example of the police. The professor said that if we didn't have police then we would have more private-sector purchasing of security "goods" but it wouldn't have the same community-wide benefits. For example Dupont would hire more gaurds and arm them, you might see neighbourhoods getting security gaurds for patrols, etc.
Then the professor mentioned the AZ shooting and asked if anybody had heard about the man who was still in the store at the time and came running out. I replied that I had and told the story to the class of how the man was carrying and was going to shoot the murderer but held his fire due because the BG wasn't a threat at that moment. The professor said that without the police we, as individuals, might start exercising our 2nd ammendment rights and "doing it like they do in Arizona, arming ourselves, just strapping it out on your hip" (motioning placing a "gun" into a holster just below the belt, like where a cowboy holster would ride). Well I was going to make a mention of OC in DE, but somebody else beat me to it! A student quickly mentioned that you can already do that here because open carry was legal in DE, and a second student backed him up on the claim before I could even open my mouth!
The professor (jokingly, I think) said that if he was still in the restaurant business he might ask for guns to be checked at the door, but would give waitresses tazers incase the patrons insulted his food . Student #1 seemed to disagree with this policy, but quickly put a word in that the professor could enforce his property rights to demand firearms be checked at the door if so desired.
This student and the professor are both vets and swapped a few military examples for economic activity discussed in the class, like women being banned from certain roles or getting certain priviliges in the military like showers every couple of days while the guys had to stay in the field and use baby wipes. All in all it's the most interesting class I've had in 3 years of higher ed! I'll talk to the student next class and see if he's heard of the group or carries.
"Be Prepared"