Shooting at Baptist Bible College, Springfield, MO
A gun-free Christian college shooting incident happened at Baptist Bible College on Thursday evening. Police say a woman began firing at her estranged husband just outside a dormitory. How dare this women bring a firearm into a gun-free campus where all the students are unarmed! Maybe Baptist Bible College should post a huge ‘No Guns Allowed’ sign so it won’t happen next time!
We’re not saying that if BBC allowed law-abiding students to carry firearms, that this event wouldn’t have happened; but if the women choose to go ballistic on the campus students, it certainly would have helped to have someone carrying a gun. At least Evangel University, another Christian college in town, allows their security personnel to carry firearms. Doing this one simple step makes EU a safer campus in our book than BBC, Central Bible College (CBC), Drury University, or any other Christian campus in town. Though Evangel might get an ‘F’ according to the Brady campaign, they get a solid ‘B’ in our book! (would have been an ‘A’, but students can’t carry yet)
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Baptist Bible College Student Handbook 2009-2010 Excerpts
“Baptist Bible College has a zero-tolerance policy regarding the use or possession of firearms or other explosive devices on campus.
Single students may not possess or store weapons on the College property. Weapons include but are not limited to firearms, compressed gas weapons, knives with a blade of more than four inches, impact weapons or other martial arts type weapons, crossbows and all archery equipment, slingshots and/or any object used in a threatening manner.
Individuals with legal, Missouri-issued, conceal and carry permits must have authorization by the Dean of Students to have a concealed weapon on campus. This prerogative will only be extended to those who live in the BBC apartments and permission will only be granted to store the weapon in your apartment or to carry it back and forth to your vehicle. Each case will be based upon individual application. Weapons will not be permitted at any time in the academic facilities, offices, fieldhouse, cafeteria, or single students’ residence halls.” – Page 14 (bold added)
Central Bible College Student Handbook 2010-2012
“Guns, BB guns, pellet guns, dart guns, paintball guns, airsoft guns, large knives, swords, spears, bows, arrows, crossbows and martial arts weapons may not be kept or taken into campus resident areas at any time.” – page 63
