"the university is traditionally a place where disagreements are settled through civil debate or the established avenues of conflict resolution."
The ignorance of this statement has always astounded me. Defending your life is so far beyond a disagreement. Like most things, you can never depend on people with zero experience to come up with logical responses to issues. It's the same as people who've never used marijuana in their lives, telling others why it is so bad. You just can't have an appropriate outlook on firearms unless you've owned one.