A major controversy among both the pro and anti gun advocates is the use of firearms for personal defense. In reality, having a firearm on your person at the time of a defense situation may be the difference between life or death. One major part of this controversy is the concealed carrying of firearms on college campuses. Being a college student, this is a topic that I have put quite a bit of thought into. A story related to this topic that made major headlines is the story of Amanda Collins. Collins was a student at University of Nevada. She had noticed a man following her back to her car one night one night and began to get worried. Being a Concealed Carry Permit holder, she usually had her Glock 19 in her purse, but being on her college campus, she did not have it with her tonight. The man ended up following her to a dark parking lot and raping her, and the unanimous conception was that if she would have had her weapon on her that night, she would have been able to prevent the rape. Many colleges have responded to this situation, including my own, by putting in “blue light stations”, which are direct call boxes to the local police departments. Seems like a great idea, push a button- get a cop. In reality, however, Collins would not have been any better off with a blue light station, because most likely by the time she was aware her follower was a threat and pressed the button on the blue light station, it would have been to late.