“We are grateful that Mr. Friedman went on to deliver his lecture to a full audience, who gave him a standing ovation,” reads a statement from Vice President of Public Affairs Michael Chapman.

The two rushed the stage with the pies, and then threw fliers into the crowd which aired their criticisms of Friedman’s views on the free market and climate change.

“Freedom of speech is prized on a university campus,” Chapman said in his statement, “While Brown students are encouraged to express their opinions on any subject and in a variety of forums, the University does not tolerate such assaults against a speaker or disrupting the right of others to hear a speaker’s perspectives.”

Obviously this is beyond the scope of this video ... but even if the students at NIU were armed and ready tp take their safety into their own hands ... what would that have prevented. That gunman was prepared to died (evidenced by him shooting himself).

If others had guns, maybe he would've taken the position that he's gonna just keep shooting until finally someone takes him out (thus causing greater carnage).