Concealed Carry and College

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Jason
 
at the college i attend..they banned the proposal for ccw students to carry...simply because they feel that with more armed students...even though they pass background checks and are law abiding citizens..that the campus will be too dangerous...therefore on class days i do not bring my firearm..

i do wish that one day my college will accept ccw :D
 
It gets even more complicated (or less, actually) when the university is on a federal installation. I attended graduate school at a medical school affiliated with a Veterans Admin. hospital. Not only were firearms not permitted by the school (state) the feds also "outlawed" firearms when you entered the grounds. That included concealed carry, open carry, and even transport of firearms. In essence, no guns ever.
 
As long as someone is old enough and has a concealed weapon permit, they should be allowed to carry on campus.
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I'm sure the outcome would have been quite different had just a handful of students been armed that day
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First of all, I believe that students should be able to carry concealed, But.....

Lets be a little realistic here, there should be some significant training requirements, and not just the standard CCW training. We are not the norm for college students. I work in a college town, and wouldn't trust 3/4 of the students with a rubber band gun.

Being able to wear a handgun, and being able to effectively use a handgun are completely different. Although I believe it's should be every law abiding citizens right to carry, I don't believe that everyone should carry.

I do believe that students and teachers armed and trained would deter a significant amount of these school shooting. I'll even go one better, a well armed and trained society in general will go a long way in reducing violent crime. (Just an opinion)

My problem is not with a student carrying, but with the knowledge that most would not seek adequate training, and fewer still will continue to keep proficient. I know this argument could be made in general regarding most firearm carriers, even police officers.

Regarding the post that firearms should be allowed to be stored on campus in the students vehicles, I strongly disagree. It would not take long before most of these guns were stolen and used by criminals. Easier than robbing a pawn shop. I would rather have the students carry on thier person.
 
I work in a college town, and wouldn't trust 3/4 of the students with a rubber band gun.
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From my experience, its the other 1/4 that would end up carrying... The push for concealed carry on campus isnt to "arm" the campus, just to let people who carry in their daily lives carry on campus... Of all the people I know with CHPs, i'd trust any of them around me with a firearm...
So worrying about all the people who would be irresponsible is sorta a moot point.
Not to mention the only people who would legally be able to carry anyway are seniors, old juniors, and older people returning to college..
 
From my experience, its the other 1/4 that would end up carrying... The push for concealed carry on campus isnt to "arm" the campus, just to let people who carry in their daily lives carry on campus... Of all the people I know with CHPs, i'd trust any of them around me with a firearm...
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That's the point that most miss. Some student are in their 30s and work and are very responsible. The antis like to conjure up the drunk fraternity boys with guns but that would not be the reality. Campus's are not safer becuase they are "gun-free".
 
There is a student carry lobbyist sort of group at my college, but we still dont have a CCW on campus policy yet. When I turn 21 I'm getting involved.
 
Back in the day, when I went to College they had Pioneer Days and we were allowed to wear western gunbelts with guns to school. Those days are gone forever. In High School we were allowed to bring guns to school and work on them in Shop Classes.
 
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