http://abruzzo.tv/news/2016/02/25/many-private-colleges-in-texas-decide-to-continue-ban-on/
According to the website below (belonging to a group that lobbies to keep guns off campus) Texas is one of six US states with such campus carry legislation (that is, legislation that makes it impossible for public universities to ban the concealed carry of firearms on campus, although they may limit the areas within the campus where they may be carried, such as dorms, and the people who may carry them). An additional three states have even more drastic campus carry laws, where anyone has the right to carry concealed firearms anywhere on campus and public universities have no power to limit this right...
Barbara Sanders, MSc, FSA, FCIA
Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Statistics and Actuarial Science
Simon Fraser University
From: "David MacAlister" <dmacalis@sfu.ca>
To: "Henry Daniel" <hdaniel@sfu.ca>
Cc: "JD Fleming" <jfleming@sfu.ca>, "academic-discussion" <academic-discussion@sfu.ca>
Sent: Thursday, 25 February, 2016 10:18:51
Subject: Re: The extent of it
The rationale is the same one that the pro-gun lobby in the USA has been advancing for years... They argue that the only thing that can keep us safe from people with guns is if we have guns ourselves and are able to shoot back. This, it is argued, results in deterrence. No one would dare to open fire at a university (or movie theatre) if they thought someone there might shoot back at them. In many US states that allow concealed carry, they often prohibit carrying guns into places like theatres, restaurants, universities, etc. The pro-gun lobby sees this as a weakness in the system that mass killers know about, so these killers take advantage of it. Such killers would never think of opening fire at a public park where anyone could be carrying a gun and shoot back. They will only shoot in those venues where they have a good chance of getting a high body count before authorities have a chance to respond.
David
David MacAlister
Associate Professor | Associate Director: Planning, Policy & ProcedureSchool of CriminologySimon Fraser University8888 University Drive | Burnaby, BC | V5A 1S6tel: 778.782.3019 fax: 778.782.4140 cell: 604.396.7772
From: "Henry Daniel" <hdaniel@sfu.ca>
To: "JD Fleming" <jfleming@sfu.ca>
Cc: "academic-discussion" <academic-discussion@sfu.ca>
Sent: Thursday, 25 February, 2016 9:37:49 AM
Subject: Re: The extent of it
Now this completely baffles me….why would you permit students to carry guns on campus! Am I that out of touch?
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On Feb 25, 2016, at 9:18 AM, JD Fleming <jfleming@sfu.ca> wrote:
Had to share this oneJDF
Houston professors warned not to frustrate students now that new gun laws in effect
Professors at the University of Houston who are concerned about students having guns in the classroom have been instructed to avoid sensitive topics and simply “not go there” if they sense their teaching is upsetting students. The recent passing of Texas’s “campus carry” legislation permits students to carry concealed weapons on campus and stipulates that professors “cannot forbid firearms in class, or even ask who is carrying one.” A spokesperson at the university insisted that the warning to professors occurred during an unofficial faculty forum and was not part of the university’s official messaging. “The University of Houston takes issues surrounding campus safety and guns on campus very seriously and will strive to create policies that comply with the new Campus Carry law, protect the rights of citizens, and address the safety and security of the entire campus,” the spokesperson said.
Salon | Houston Chronicle
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James Dougal Fleming
Associate Professor
Department of English
Simon Fraser University778-782-4713
Burnaby -- British Columbia -- Canada.
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