I made the paper

One of my many letters to the editor of our local, liberal, paper actually got printed. They recently reported about a shooting on our local University Campus by a 19 year old. This struk me are ironic. We have laws against just this type of thing. The campus is a 'gun free zone' - or criminal protection zone. And 19 year olds cannot legally purchase guns here. So, what's up? Here is the text of the letter:

Surprise! Criminals ignore gun laws I am writing in regard to the shooting at the University of Akron involving a 19-year-old suspect (''Man shot on campus,'' Sept. 27). This must be a mistake. Guns are banned on the University of Akron campus. Handgun purchases by 19-year-olds are illegal in Ohio. So, since we know sensible gun control should eliminate this type of incident, your report is clearly wrong. Or, more likely, laws like this are simply ignored by the criminal element, and hence have zero impact on crime while limiting the rights of law-abiding citizens to defend themselves. I wonder which is the case here?

Just my little bit to point out the idiocy of our gun laws. Not that it will matter --- but what the heck - why not.