create a more dangerous, unpredictable environment. and i want to ask you again, senator wentworth. after the virginia tech shootings, they had a state-appointed panel look into this notion should they have more security on campus, should they allow for handguns? and one of the recommendations is they should ban guns from campus grounds and buildings. and they lived through what you re arguing, which is they were defenseless. they don t believe it made the situation any safer. what do you think of that? i think that s an ill-advised recommendation. i can t imagine they would think that would make it safer. how are you safe if you re sitting in the classroom unarmed and some mentally deranged person comes in and starts shooting people? i want somebody who is licensed and who has been through a ten-hour course, who is qualified on a firing range, who has had to pass a criminal background check and had his fingerprints taken and pays a fee of $130. in addition, in texas, you have