https://www.democraticunderground.com/1172198754
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/28/us/university-of-texas-campus-concealed-guns.html?_r=0
College officials in other states with campus carry, like Colorado and Idaho, say there has been little noticeable impact. In Texas, only people older than 21 can carry concealed handguns, and university leaders estimate only a few hundred will do so in Austin. Mr. Marsh said most people would never even notice, which, he added, is “the whole point of concealed carry.”...
...Already, she said, the law has interfered with teaching. During her first class after the law took effect, she said, her English literature students discussed the rules and she explained how she could not legally prohibit guns in class, or even ask who had them.
“Three of them started crying,” she said. “We did not talk about Jane Austen that day.”...
"But f_i," you may very well say, "don't you realize just how dangerous this will be?"
Yes. Yes, I do:
http://www.dps.texas.gov/rsd/chl/reports/convrates.htm
(tl,dr version- 108 Texas CCW license holder were convicted of felonies in 2015)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1172&pid=198548
Out of a population of 940,877-that's *1* conviction for every 8711 permitees
http://www.dps.texas.gov/rsd/chl/reports/ActLicAndInstr/ActiveLicandInstr2015.pdf
Active License/Certified Instructor Counts
As of December 31, 2015
Active License Holders:
937,419
Certified Instructors:
3,458
These numbers reflect the number of licensed individuals and certified instructors
Given the stated estimates by university leaders -and known conviction rates-
it would seem that UT will most likely go about 16 years before the first CC licensee
enrolled there commits
any felony, much less one involving illegal use of
a firearm...
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