Several States Considering New Campus Carry Laws
“All peaceable adult Americans have the same rights”
Excellent news. This is one of the few freedoms on campus that the left loves to ignore or oppose.
The College Fix reports:
States consider expanding campus carry laws, reigniting college gun debate
Several states are considering legislation that would allow guns on college campuses, reigniting debate over safety and Second Amendment rights in higher education.
Lawmakers in New Hampshire, Florida, Utah, and Louisiana introduced bills this year to expand where firearms are allowed at public universities. Similar proposals have popped up in Wyoming and South Dakota. Some have passed, others are still being debated, while still others have stalled or been withdrawn.
Supporters say allowing legally carried firearms on campus could improve personal safety, but critics argue that more weapons could increase risks in academic settings.
Second Amendment Foundation attorney William Sack told The College Fix that public universities should not be treated differently from other public spaces when it comes to constitutional rights.
“The philosophical foundation for the Second Amendment is the right to self-defense, and our right to protect ourselves and others from criminal violence is no different at a university than it is at a gas station, supermarket, or coffee shop,” Sack, the director of legal operations, said in a recent email.
Sack further explained that the foundation’s position does not change depending on who is carrying firearms.
“All peaceable adult Americans have the same rights,” he said. “This applies equally to students, professors, administrators, or campus workers.”
When asked whether campus carry policies affect how safe people feel, Sack said perceptions vary widely.
“People that are afraid of guns may feel more at ease under a policy that bans them on campus,” he told The Fix. “But people familiar and capable with firearms often feel safer when they have the tools necessary to defend themselves.”
The College Fix also reached out to Everytown for Gun Safety twice for comment on the state bills and overall issue of carrying guns on college campuses, but did not receive a response.
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“Supporters say allowing legally carried firearms on campus could improve personal safety, but critics argue that more weapons could increase risks in academic settings.”
In the first school shooting of the modern era, the shooter was taken out by police after an extended period during which he was actively pinned down by the return fire of students, staff, and townspeople. It was over eight years before the next school shooter dared to rear his head.
From 1966 to 1990, when the Gun Free Schools Act was passed, there had been seven mass school shootings logged. Since 1990, the rate of these incidents had nearly tripled, and is still accelerating. Any given year now has about a 75% chance of including a mass school shooting.
Now there’s some effective legislation!
I have seen the past. And it works.
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