Survey: Texas University students uncomfortable with ‘campus carry’

[jpak]

http://www.americanindependent.com/172519/survey-university-students-uncomfortable-with-campus-carry

More students were uncomfortable about having concealed weapons on college campuses than were comfortable with the idea, according to a new survey led by a Sam Houston State University professor. The results mesh with public statements against ‘campus carry’ by university leaders, teachers and students, including a letter signed by two Texas A&M faculty that has sparked an ethics investigation.

The Texas Legislature has several campus-carry bills for its consideration, the foremost being Senate Bill 354 by state Sen. Jeff Wentworth (R-San Antonio) and House Bill 750 by state Rep. Joe Driver (R-Garland).

According to survey results posted on the SHSU website, The average SHSU student had a 39 percent comfort level (out of 100 points) with the idea of concealed weapons on campus, and an average comfort level of 49 percent about concealed weapons in the community.

“It also appears from a comparison of opinions related to guns on campus versus opinions about concealed handguns in the wider community that these students perceived the university as a unique setting, in that they were notably less comfortable with the idea of allowing concealed handguns in that setting than in the community at large,” according to the study.

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The GOP/NRA assault on higher education is not appreciated by those that will have to live with this POS law.

yup

[hlthe2b]

1. They apparently have no rights, however...

:shrug:

[GreenStormCloud]

7. As a matter of fact, they do not have the right to a gun-free public campus. N/T

[hlthe2b]

9. In the future this may well be revisited...

When the public begins to realize how many of THEIR rights have been usurped--rights not to be fearful of gun accidents or RAMBO-interventions that may well put them at risk. Gun worship rights are not absolute any more than any other right. YOur rights can be curtailed where they infringe upon the civil rights of others. That includes the right to life, liberty and happiness.

And, yes.. students and faculty have a right to not be intimidated by those who may well be armed-- nor harmed by those who may be far less responsible than most CCW owners assert themselves to be.

[GreenStormCloud]

12. The general public is largely pro-gun.

That's how all the pro-gun legislation has gotten passed.

[WatsonT]

15. Source please

pointing out where increases in CHL holders carrying weapons have actually led to any of those things.

[lawodevolution]

2. Show me the non-biased group that took this "survey"

Else it's just more junk argument and more fail.

The amount of ignorance on this issue by university students shows the level of intellectual dishonesty anti gun groups are willing to use on this issue

[jpak]

3. The truth is bitter sometimes

yup

[lawodevolution]

5. As expected, lies and deception

[WatsonT]

14. Do you believe it is inappropriate to ask for source information?

Citing your sources.
It's a good thing.

yup
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[spin]

4. Obiously plenty of people are uncomfortable with legal concealed carry ...

but either they are a minority or they don't vote.

[hack89]

6. I wonder what their attitude towards openly gay people is?

good thing civil rights don't depend on popularity polls.

[Ken_Fish]

8. Good thing feelings dont matter or gays, blacks, jews, and pretty much

anyone or anything not always popular in public feeling would be screwed.

This same stupidity once claimed you could get AIDS from mosquitoes. Thats all the anti crowd has left. baseless crows to emotion.

[rl6214]

10. More of the GOP/NRA shtick

I don't care about your comfort, I care about my own.

Deal with it.

[DonP]

11. Anybody have a spare copy of the 1962 Texas A&M student survey on integration?

Or maybe the 1978 survey on Gay Rights?

I can't find my copies.

I'm just curious to know more about the kind of student body some people think we should turn to to for constitutional decisions based on how "comfortable" they are about it.

[WatsonT]

13. I agree. If any basic human right makes some people uncomfortable then it should be banned

like some people aren't so comfortable with giving women educations. So that's gone.

Others really don't appreciate the free dissemination of various religious and political views they disagree with, so that's gone.

Prosecutors, cops, and a great many victims' families don't care for the restrictions on search and seizure and inhumane treatment, so those are gone.

That leaves us with the right to . . . . well the right to ban anything that makes us uncomfortable (oddly enough being made uncomfortable by the loss of rights doesn't count).