Gunfight at the Campus Corral?

BY HANK REICHMAN On July 1, Georgia’s new “campus carry” law went into effect.  The law, similar to legislation recently enacted in other states,most notably Texas, allows weapons permit holders to carry firearms on campus except at a sporting venue or in a student dormitory.  On July 25, a Kennesaw State University student was robbed…

Atlantic Documentary: The Armed Campus

BY MARTIN KICH In 1966, the University of Texas at Austin was the site of America’s first mass shooting on a college campus. Now, 50 years later, students can carry guns on campus. It has created a tense environment, where students and professors alike are not sure who might have a weapon. “Universities are meant to…

Joint Statement Opposing “Campus Carry” Laws

November 12, 2015 The horrific shootings at Umpqua Community College in Oregon and subsequent incidents of gun violence elsewhere have prompted renewed efforts to keep our colleges and universities both safe and open. One measure increasingly proposed is legislation—already approved in eight states—that would allow any licensed gun owner to carry concealed weapons on campus.…

Texas Conference of AAUP Opposes "Campus Carry"

This past weekend the Executive Committee of the Texas Conference of the AAUP issued the following statement: The Executive Committee of the Texas Conference of the American Association of University Professors continues to oppose the ‘campus carry’ laws. College campuses are marketplaces of ideas, and a rigorous academic exchange of ideas is chilled by weapons…

The Insanity of "Campus Carry"

After a gunman opened fire last week at an Oregon community college, killing 9 and wounding 10, President Obama bemoaned the “routinization” of our response.  Oregon, it must be noted, is one of seven states that now have provisions allowing the carrying of concealed weapons on public post-secondary campuses.  Gun rights advocates like the NRA…

The Secret History of the Campus-Carry Movement, and More

The following paragraphs open an investigative article by Adam Weinstein titled “The Secret History of the Campus Carry Movement”: “June 13, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott visited an indoor shooting range in the Austin suburb of Pflugerville. Abbott wasn’t there to chew up targets. Rather, with a wall of long guns as his backdrop, the governor signed…