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Firearms on College Campuses: Research Evidence and Policy Implications

Publication Date: 2016
File: Firearms_on_College_Campuses.pdf
Abstract:
Restrictions on legal gun owners carrying firearms in public places have been removed or greatly weakened in most states over the past three decades. Eight states now have laws that, generally, allow individuals who can legally carry guns elsewhere to bring guns onto college campuses. In 24 states, colleges and universities have the authority to allow or forbid civilians from having firearms on… (read more)
Tag(s):
campus carry, campus violence, laws and regulations
Author(s):
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health