Dealer whose company sold weapons to Cho to speak at Virginia Tech
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Eric Thompson, the owner of TGSCOM Inc., says he believes he has, “A special responsibility to do all he can to try to prevent further loss of life.”
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WSLS News Staff
Published: April 24, 2008
The man whose company sold guns to both Seung Hui Cho and the Northern Illinois University shooter will speak Thursday night at Virginia Tech.
Eric Thompson, the owner of TGSCOM Inc., says he believes he has, “A special responsibility to do all he can to try to prevent further loss of life.”
In response to Thompson’s visit, University Spokesman, Larry Hincker released this statement:
“Free speech is a hallmark of university life. Still, I find it terribly offensive to learn that the gun-seller of the weapons used in the Virginia Tech campus murders would set foot on this campus. Additionally, the organizers appear to be incredibly insensitive to the families of the victims who lost loved ones and to the injured students still recovering from this horrendous tragedy.”
The campus group, Students for Concealed Carry on Campus at Virginia Tech is sponsoring Thompson’s speech. The group says seating is limited. Doors will open at 6:45 p.m., in Whittemore 300.
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Posted by ( The Truth ) on April 24, 2008 at 8:47 am
Larry Hincker does not believe in free speech. He is just a liberal who would do away with the Constitution if he could. By his very words he has proved himself to be intolerant. He finds it terribly offensive that a gun dealer who legally sold guns comes on campus? It was the State not checking on Cho and the response of Va Tech itself that cost lives. If the other students were not denied their rights many more would be alive today. But thanks to people like Hincker VA tech is still a defenseless zone.
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