Why Campus Carry

1. Why should a trained, licensed, carefully screened adult (age 21 or above) be allowed to carry a concealed handgun at a movie theater
on Friday, at a shopping mall on Saturday, and in a church on Sunday but be prohibited from doing so in a college classroom on
Monday?
2. Why should that same license holder be allowed to carry a concealed handgun at a municipal library but not a college library, at a health
club but not a campus recreation center, and at a restaurant but not a university dining hall?
3. Does licensed concealed carry inhibit free expression in Texas churches or prevent heated debates in the Texas Capitoltwo places
where concealed carry is currently allowed?
4. Given that college campuses are open environments with uncontrolled points of entry (no metal detectors or bag checks) and that a
person could just as easily walk into a classroom carrying a backpack full of guns as carrying a backpack full of books, why should a
professor be more concerned about issuing a bad grade to someone who might secretly be a trained, tested, carefully vetted license
holder carrying a gun LEGALLY than to someone who might secretly be an untrained, untested, unvetted criminal carrying a gun
ILLEGALLY?
5. Given that the new law changes WHERE concealed handgun license (CHL)/License to Carry (LTC) holders can carry guns and not
WHO can carry a gun, why do opponents keep talking about the relative immaturity of college students?
6. Given that 90% of suicides occur in the victim's home, that most students over the age of 21 live off-campus, that the new law allows
universities to regulate the storage of firearms in on-campus housing, that CHL/LTC holders are already allowed to keep handguns in
locked vehicles parked on campus, and that UT-Austin's campus carry policy working group concluded (p.15, Final Report), "We found
no evidence that campus carry has caused an increase in suicide rates on campuses in other states," what is the factual basis for
claiming that campus carry will lead to an increase in student suicides?
7. Given that the legalization of campus carry will not change the laws at fraternity houses, off-campus parties, tailgating events, or bars
the places where students (particularly those old enough to obtain a CHL/LTC) are most likely to drinkwhy do opponents spend so
much time talking about the dangers of mixing guns and alcohol?
8. How could three to ten SECONDS of exchanged gunfire (the average length of a gunfight, according to most experts) possibly result in
greater loss of life than a three- to ten-MINUTE uncontested, execution-style massacre?
9. If most shootouts are over in three to ten seconds, what are the odds of police encountering an ongoing shootout and being unable to
distinguish the good guys from the bad guys?
10. Given that CHL/LTC holders are taught to move away from danger and will be required to keep their guns concealed unless facing an
IMMEDIATE threat, how significant is the risk of police mistaking a good guy for a bad guy?
11. Given that Texas CHL/LTC holders are convicted of violent crimes at approx. 1/5 the rate of the general population and that a Texan is
significantly more likely to be struck by lightning than to be murdered or negligently killed by a CHL/LTC holder, why should anyone
assume that these vetted, licensed adults who aren't causing trouble elsewhere in Texas will cause trouble on college campuses?
12. Given that more than 150 U.S. college campuses currently allow licensed concealed carry and have done so for an average of more than
five years, without a single resulting assault, suicide attempt, or accidental death, why should anyone expect different results in Texas?
13. What is the benefit of a state law or school policy that stacks the odds in favor of any criminal or psychopath willing to ignore state law
and school policy?

View the links and more at WhyCampusCarry.com/the-facts.html.

Learn about Students for Concealed Carry at ConcealedCampus.org and facebook.com/ConcealedCampus.
Read the final report of UT-Austin's campus carry policy working group at campuscarry.utexas.edu.