College Students Perceptions Toward Carrying Concealed Weapons on College Campuses

Verrecchia, P.J.; Hendrix, Nicole

doi:10.1080/10511253.2017.1344260

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“…One particular concern of educational stakeholders is how these laws would affect student feelings of safety and security, and research suggest most students, faculty, and administrators are against allowing concealed weapons Cavanaugh, Bouffard, Wells, & Nobles, 2012;Patten, Thomas, & Wada, 2013;Verrecchia & Hendrix, 2018). For example, Price et al (2014) found in their survey of college presidents that 95% of respondents were against anyone having access to concealed weapons on campus due to feelings that campuses were already safer than other environments.…”

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Social Status and the Effects of Legal Concealed Firearms on College Campuses

Soboroff

Lovekamp

Jenkot

2018

Journal of Criminal Justice Education

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Research consistently shows that students and faculty are generally against expanding access to firearms on campus, and many stakeholders worry about the effects of campus carry laws on student violence, civility, and feelings of safety. We contribute to this literature by investigating how potential changes to campus carry policies affect students' reported commitment to campus activities. Theories explaining fear of crime and social commitment led to hypotheses that predict members of socially disadvantaged groups-specifically women and minority students-would report less favorable attitudes toward gun possession on campus, greater feelings of vulnerability to victimization, and less commitment to the college environment when students or staff may possess guns. Hypotheses received support, and add to the growing literature documenting potential issues that legislators, administrators, and faculty might consider when debating the enactment of campus carry policies.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Social Status and the Effects of Legal Concealed Firearms on College Campuses

Soboroff

Lovekamp

Jenkot

2018

Journal of Criminal Justice Education

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“…In contrast, a more recent study that examined the opinions of 419 students at a university in the Midwest determined that 57% of respondents felt that professors should be allowed to carry registered handguns to the university (Lewis et al, 2016). Similarly, Verrecchia and Hendrix (2017), in their study of the opinions of undergraduates on two Eastern campuses, found that almost half of the respondents believed qualified faculty and students should be allowed to carry concealed weapons on campus. Like Bennett et al (2012), Verrecchia and Hendrix (2017) found that gun ownership and political affiliation affected support for carrying.…”

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“…Similarly, Verrecchia and Hendrix (2017), in their study of the opinions of undergraduates on two Eastern campuses, found that almost half of the respondents believed qualified faculty and students should be allowed to carry concealed weapons on campus. Like Bennett et al (2012), Verrecchia and Hendrix (2017) found that gun ownership and political affiliation affected support for carrying. Specifically, White men who held conservative political views and who owned a gun were more likely to be in favor of student or faculty member carrying a concealed firearm on campus.…”

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ARTICLE: Undergraduate Student Knowledge and Opinion About Campus Carrying and Other Firearms Laws

Bonner¹,

Stacey

Davidson

2018

Journal of Criminal Justice and Law

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House Bill 937, passed in North Carolina in 2013, modified the provisions associated with concealed carry permissions on college campuses so that concealed carry permit holders could lawfully possess firearms on campus if they were kept in a locked compartment in their vehicles. The present study sought to explore the knowledge and perceptions of firearm law among a sample of undergraduate college students at one public university in North Carolina in the semester following the change in carrying provisions. The findings showed that students were not knowledgeable about gun laws and tended to be relatively supportive of gun rights, although differences existed among students who owned a firearm. This study expands our understanding of the relationship between gun ownership and perceptions of firearm laws, as well as the link between these two areas and knowledge of gun laws, among college students.

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“…In examining the factors that predict the perceived impacts of concealed guns on campus, researchers have found that the same factors that predict support for campus carry (e.g., McMahon-Howard et al 2020) also predict the perceived negative impacts of guns on campus, indicating that similar demographic characteristics, campus safety concerns, and gun socialization measures each shape how campus members believe guns on campus will have advantages or disadvantages. For instance, this line of research indicates that males (Patten et al 2013a(Patten et al , 2013bThompson et al 2013aThompson et al , 2013bHendrix 2017a, 2017b), those with conservative political ideologies (Patten et al 2013a(Patten et al , 2013bThompson et al 2013aThompson et al , 2013bVerrecchia and Hendrix 2017b), and those who were less trusting of others Hendrix 2017a, 2017b) perceived less disadvantages of campus carry and would feel safer if guns were allowed on campus. On the other hand, Watt et al (2018) found that students who were members of marginalized groups (racial/ethnic, sexual, and religious minorities) reported that a new law that was passed to allow guns on campus increased their feelings of vulnerability to violence targeting marginalized groups.…”

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Examining the Extent and Predictors of the Negative Impacts of a Campus Carry Law Among Faculty and Students

Scherer

McMahon-Howard

McCafferty

2021

Sociological Inquiry

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In response to high-profile instances of gun violence on college campuses, several states passed legislation allowing certain individuals to carry concealed guns at public universities. Despite claims from opponents that these laws will negatively affect the learning environment, there is little empirical research that has examined how the presence of guns on campus influences the various employment-and educational-related behaviors of campus members. Using a sample of 602 faculty and 4,937 students from a large public university in Georgia, this study estimated the extent and predictors of negative impacts reported in a survey by respondents one year after the passing of a campus carry law. There were 49% of faculty and 35% of student respondents who reported having experienced at least one negative impact of guns on campus. Multivariate analyses indicated that the amount of negative impacts of campus carry was higher for faculty and students who experienced conflicts on campus, perceived campus as unsafe, and feared victimization, but negative impacts were lower for those who had pro-gun attitudes and prior exposure to guns.

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College Students Perceptions Toward Carrying Concealed Weapons on College Campuses

Cited by 19 publications

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Social Status and the Effects of Legal Concealed Firearms on College Campuses

Social Status and the Effects of Legal Concealed Firearms on College Campuses

ARTICLE: Undergraduate Student Knowledge and Opinion About Campus Carrying and Other Firearms Laws

Examining the Extent and Predictors of the Negative Impacts of a Campus Carry Law Among Faculty and Students

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