An October 15 report by Daniel W. Webster, director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research, and nine coauthors has resulted in several bold headlines but little critical analysis.
Students for Concealed Carry
Affirmative Action Bake Sale at UT-Austin Sparks Heated Debate
On Wednesday afternoon, the UT chapter of YCT drew criticism and counter-protesters in response to the group’s “affirmative action bake sale.”
Students for Concealed Carry Welcomes New Southwest Regional Director
Students for Concealed Carry (SCC) wishes the best to outgoing Southwest regional director Antonia Okafor, who is moving on to the next stage of her career, and congratulates Brian Bensimon…..
Campus Carry Doesn’t Make Police Encounters More Dangerous for Young Men of Color
Following years of controversial police shootings across the country, opponents of campus carry have taken to claiming that campus carry will make police encounters more…..
The Houston Chronicle Needs to Stop Carrying Anti-Campus Carry Activists’ Water
The same newspaper responsible for uncritically parroting the since- discredited claim that campus carry would cost two Texas university systems upward of $50 million dollars over six years…..
SCC Statement on the Accidental Discharge at Tarleton State University
A Tarleton State student and license to carry (LTC) holder accidentally discharged a handgun in a university residence hall on the evening of Wednesday, September 14.
Comedy Central’s Coverage of Campus Carry is Funny but Factually Flawed
A segment of the September 14, 2016, episode of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show with Trevor Noah lampoons Texas’ campus carry law with coverage of the much-publicized #CocksNotGlocks protest.
Students for Concealed Carry Embraces UT Student Dildos
Students for Concealed Carry fully endorses the burgeoning movement of Texas college students who wish to openly carry oversized dildos on campus.
An Exercise for Professors Afraid of Campus Carry
Here is a fun exercise for Texas professors nervous about the state’s new campus carry law: You can estimate the number of times you’ll be shot by LTC-holding students in the coming year, by…..
Response to Shooting at UCLA Gun Free Zone : Students for Concealed Carry
If this premeditated shooting at UCLA calls any policies or laws into question, it is the policies and laws denying law-abiding professors the means to defend themselves
UT-Austin Thinks University Employees Are Above All Other State Employees
Beginning August 1 2016, employees of the state’s flagship university intend to play by their own rules, regardless of what lawmakers, the attorney general, or anyone else thinks.
Students for Concealed Carry’s Statement on the Murder at UT-Austin
The recent murder of a female undergraduate on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin serves as a tragic reminder that college campuses, though typically safe, do play host to every…..
SCC’s Challenge to Anti-Campus Carry Conspiracy Theorists Goes Unanswered
After four weeks, Students for Concealed Carry’s offer to donate $5,000 to any gun-control organization that could prove any of the common conspiracy theories about SCC’s founding and/or…..
The University of Texas System Should Take a Lesson from Texas Tech
The board of regents of the University of Texas System would do well to heed the actions of Texas Tech University, which—on the advice of legal counsel—overruled a proposed policy that would…..
SCC Condemns Texas Tech & UNT Policies Prohibiting Concealed Carry at Events
Over the past several months, Students for Concealed Carry (SCC) has repeatedly criticized policies proposed by the University of North Texas and Texas Tech University that would prohibit…..
Anti-Campus Carry Activists Have Nothing to Fear but Fear Itself
Anti-campus carry activists at the University of Texas at Austin have created a self-fulfilling prophecy—they’ve spent so much time and energy claiming that campus carry is going to cause real…..
Does Campus Carry Lead to an Increase in Sexual Assaults?
Here are the bullet points on the debate over whether campus carry leads to an increased rate of on-campus sexual assault…..
SCC’s Preliminary Response to the University of Houston’s Draft Campus Carry Policy
The University of Houston’s draft campus carry policy is a major improvement over the policy proposed by the University of Texas; however, the UH policy is too aggressive in attempting to…..
SCC’s Preliminary Response to Campus Carry Policies Approved by UT-Austin President
Over the past two months, Students for Concealed Carry has repeatedly explained how two of the proposals of UT-Austin’s campus carry working group violate the intent of Texas’s new campus carry…..
SCC’s Response to Planned Anti-Campus Carry March by Members of Modern Language Asso.
In this video, members of the Modern Language Association chant, “No guns, no cops, no violence!” during the MLA’s January 8 anti-campus carry rally in Austin.
Senate Committee Testimony of Students for Concealed Carry
On Tuesday, January 26, 2016, Antonia Okafor testified before the Texas Senate Committee on State Affairs, regarding the ongoing process of implementing Texas’s impending campus carry law…..
SCC’s Response to Planned Anti-Campus Carry March by Members of Modern Language Asso.
Members of the Modern Language Association, concerned that Texas will soon allow the licensed concealed carry of handguns in university buildings, have decided to examine the new law, study…..
SCC Calls on Texas Governor to Include Campus Carry in Any 2016 Special Session
Although the committees and working groups tasked with developing campus carry policies at Texas universities have thus far eschewed such obvious non-starters as banning licensed concealed…..
UT-Austin’s Proposed Campus Carry Rules and “Israeli” Carry
We at SCC have made our opposition to UT-Austin’s proposed empty-chamber requirement loud and clear.
Further Analysis of UT-Austin’s Campus Carry Recommendations
This past Friday, Students for Concealed Carry released a lengthy statement (https://is.gd/TA7hPR) explaining why two of the rules proposed by the campus carry policy working group at the…..
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of UT-Austin’s Campus Carry Recommendations
The final report of the campus carry policy working group at the University of Texas at Austin will go down in history as simultaneously featuring some of the finest research on the subject…..
SCC Statement on the Recommendations of the Campus Carry Working Group at UT-Austin
Although the campus carry working group’s recommendations regarding WHERE licensed concealed carry should be allowed on the UT-Austin campus are generally in keeping with the intent of Texas…..
Mock Mass Shooting on UT Campus, Texas
While we appreciate free speech and we believe the Second Amendment protects the First; all Texas gun owners must look at what might be gained or lost with this action…
Before Saying Another Word About Campus Carry, Opponents Need to Read Texas’ Gun Laws
In an op-ed published in the Sunday, November 22 edition of the Houston Chronicle, UT-Austin senior Mac McCann argues, “Because of reciprocity agreements with 39 states, CHL holders from…..
Gun Free UT’s Claims About CHL Holders & Mass Shootings Don’t Stand Up To Scrutiny
Gun Free UT’s statistics—which are never offered with any type of context—are at best misleading and at worst untrue.