Views on Campus Carry: Exploring College Security Officials and Students’ Perception Toward Gun Co

The Importance of College Security Officials’ Views

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This source is an exploratory study that presents some of the views of college security officials regarding campus carry of firearms. The authors’ thesis statement is that college security officials do not support open carry of firearms due to the difficulty in maintaining security with them in place. The source is useful in the gun control debate as it brings into perspective a unique addition to the existing literature, which has largely failed to address the perceptions of university security officials in regard to carrying firearms into institutions of higher learning, yet it is the interest of those who will be affected directly by the legislation that needs to be prioritized. The source’s quality is further demonstrated in it having been published in a peer-reviewed journal, which means the ideas and methodology received considerable scrutiny to ascertain the strengths of the arguments it contains.

While most of the literature attribute resistance to strict gun control to politics, racial antagonism, and deep cultural views, Merino’s article gives an interesting view of how Evangelical Protestants’ stand on the gun issue affects the efforts to have stringent measures in place. The study has a comprehensive literature review and an exhaustive analysis of the findings. The source is very important as it brings in religion, especially the rarely talked about Evangelical Protestants, onto the table.

Rostron and Brian’s work provides critical reasons against allowing guns in academic institutions as a way of dealing with mass shootings. The authors build a case arguing about increased risks of violence in schools that can emanate from the presence of guns and crown it all by bringing in the debate about allowing academic institutions to set their own rules. This source is essential as it gives a dedicated rebuttal to the voices that support introduction of guns in educational institutions from many angles.

Barnes discusses the legal issues surrounding the allowing of guns in educational institutions in relation to academic freedom, which is granted in the 1st Amendment. Barnes’ thesis is that allowing firearms in educational institutions violets the right to academic freedom and should not be tolerated. The source is useful in understanding the legal framework under which guns should either be allowed to be carried into educational institutions or whether they should be prohibited. However, the limitation of the source is that the arguments are not conclusive as they are dependent on a ruling of the Supreme Court, which is yet to be done.

Religious Influence on Gun Control Debate

Dahl’s article is an exploratory study on the views of community college stuff regarding carrying concealed guns into colleges. The study also sought to find out whether college instructors felt safe within the college premises. The findings show a lack of support for firearms in colleges as these institutions are considered safe enough for studies. This source is useful as it brings in the parameter of the instructors’ safety in colleges when guns are prohibited. The instructors’ views give readers an idea of how the law would impact the delivery of quality education in colleges.

By dividing students into three groups depending on whether they would own guns and the reasons for doing so, this source analyzes the impact of allowing guns in learning institutions on the quality of academics. The thesis statement for this source is that allowing guns in colleges will not only lead to the firearms being used for protection, but also leisure; this world results in more cases abuse and death. The article gives insights into why students feel the need to be armed in school, as well as perceptions of those who would not bother to be armed. This article is useful as it is balanced and impartial, as far as the gun debate is concerned.

This study sought to examine whether students would be in favor of having guns in schools in states where stringent gun control measures are implemented. The study not only provides the overall view of the students, but also a breakdown based on sex, political party affiliation, and existing ownership licenses. The thesis of the source is that students would not support guns in school. This source is essential to the body of knowledge as it focuses on states with strict gun control measures.

This source focuses on the beliefs surrounding the buying of guns, carrying them to institutions of higher learning, and the factors that contribute to gun violence. The study answered critical questions that can be included in policy formulation, such as the causes of gun violence in academic institutions from the perspectives of the students. It also captures the views of the students on the people who should be allowed to carry guns to school in line with providing more security and prevent mass shootings in colleges and other academic institutions. The source is very useful as it tends to examine the causal factors for gun violence from the perspectives of the students. However, the key limitation for the study is that it lacks internal validity to attribute the causes given by the students to the prevalence of gun violence.