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The officers want to trade in their revolvers for semiautomatic "pistols, the same weapon used by most other law-enforcement agencies. The officers will take their appeal to the South Orange County Community College District board of trustees Monday. The $19,000 proposal to upgrade the weapons failed to get enough votes to pass the board last month, with some trustees questioning why the officers need to carry guns at all. "Carrying guns make the campuses more dangerous," Trustee David Lang said, who abstained from the August vote. "What if an officer was overpowered and the weapons got into the wrong hands?" Trustee President John Williams, a retired Orange County marshal, dis- . agrees. He argues that guns keep communities and campuses safe. "Just because you enter a college campus, it doesn't mean you enter a safe environment," Williams said. The district's officers have been armed since 1973, when officials de cided to increase security on the thensparsely populated Saddleback campus. The officers, who have sought the upgrade for three years, say semiautomatics would better protect the 33,000 students who attend the colleges. No shot has been fired on either campus in the past decade. Offl Thel "Emc Esse Hum; Does Crue to the Russell Hoi ookstore 11 Sept. 21-23,10an n Sept. 28-29, lOan he ins and outs of Family ?s. Bet they've been together for a million years. p:// members.tripod.com/ -blwagener/ i campus nt pistols Saddleback College officers recall drawing their revolvers three times in the past few years: once when a man brought a shotgun to campus, another time when students pointed BB guns at officers and one night when officers confronted a person hunting rabbits. Other Orange County community college officials say they see no need to arm their officers. For example, public-safety officers at Fullerton College don't carry any weapons?guns, pepper spray or batons. "A semiautomatic weapon doesn't scare, doesn't warn, but is meant to kill," said Dean of Student Services Richard Ramirez, who oversees the safety department. "College boards have to evaluate whether they need that much power." Statewide, other community college districts also have been slow to arm their officers. Fewer than half the state's 107 community colleges have peace officers who carry guns, and only a few of those carry revolvers. Conversely, all California State and University of California campuses have police officers who carry semiautomatic pistols. "Regardless if they work at a uni '?. ___ __n -re versuy or community college, omcers need the tools to do their job," said Pete Sysak, president of the California College and University Police Chiefs Association. The student governments at both south county colleges endorse the carrying of semiautomatics by officers. Saddleback College student Sonya Reagan, who was accompanied to her car by an officer after a late-night class this week, agrees. "Officers should look intimidating," said Reagan, whose father is an officer at the state prison in Chino. "And if WEAPONS page6 ^atin translation of >llit Mores nec Sinit Feros" is "Learning anizes Character and IVof Permit It tn Rp L" i-5pm ^ 18 i5pm