Debate on Firearms on Campus Continues On
Corey Morris
Issue date: 10/28/09 Section: News
Guns. Some say they kill people, others say they don't. To add to this endless debate, some pose the question: should guns be permitted on college campuses? Students for Concealed Carry on Campus (SCCC) are advocates of this important debate. While the SCCC currently has no active involvement on Longwood's campus, other Virginia universities may be advancing a step further in allocating licenses for students and staff members to bear arms on the typical college scene.
The SCCC is a national grassroots non-profit organization composed of more than 40,000 members of the college community, including students, staff, professors, parents and concerned citizens. They all support the idea that concealed handgun licensees have a constitutional right to the same degree of protection offered off of college campuses.
While they agree campuses have their fare share of violent crimes, they note the number of gun related crimes is extremely low. However, for some, low is not close enough to zero. To completely eradicate any statistic of gun related crimes, the SCCC aims to eliminate so called "gun free zones," and allow permit carriers the opportunity to justly defend themselves and their campus community.
Nine Virginia colleges and universities have an established SCCC chapter on campus grounds. These include Virginia Tech (VT), James Madison University (JMU), Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), The College of William and Mary (W&M), Liberty University and Shenandoah University, just to name a few. All of the chapters support similar legislation regarding carrying firearms on campus. Their main goal is to educate the campus community that carrying concealed weapons is not a dangerous idea and should be supported.
In order to fully understand the SCCC, the idea of jurisdiction needs to be taken into account. Should the university have any jurisdiction over weather or not students are allowed to carry concealed firearms? SCCC leader at VCU John Allen says no.
The SCCC is a national grassroots non-profit organization composed of more than 40,000 members of the college community, including students, staff, professors, parents and concerned citizens. They all support the idea that concealed handgun licensees have a constitutional right to the same degree of protection offered off of college campuses.
While they agree campuses have their fare share of violent crimes, they note the number of gun related crimes is extremely low. However, for some, low is not close enough to zero. To completely eradicate any statistic of gun related crimes, the SCCC aims to eliminate so called "gun free zones," and allow permit carriers the opportunity to justly defend themselves and their campus community.
Nine Virginia colleges and universities have an established SCCC chapter on campus grounds. These include Virginia Tech (VT), James Madison University (JMU), Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), The College of William and Mary (W&M), Liberty University and Shenandoah University, just to name a few. All of the chapters support similar legislation regarding carrying firearms on campus. Their main goal is to educate the campus community that carrying concealed weapons is not a dangerous idea and should be supported.
In order to fully understand the SCCC, the idea of jurisdiction needs to be taken into account. Should the university have any jurisdiction over weather or not students are allowed to carry concealed firearms? SCCC leader at VCU John Allen says no.
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