Posted on 11/17/2016 9:48:03 AM PST by Academiadotorg
In a recent study published by Johns Hopkins University, entitled "Firearms on College Campuses: Research Evidence and Policy Implications," ten authors push back against the campus carry movement, whereby state legislatures have given college students the right to carry firearms on college campuses in light of mass shootings. Although the researchers gave a detailed background on the progression of the campus carry movement, complete with brief summaries of court cases on campus carry, the authors' anti-gun narratives are apparent throughout the study.
The authors make twenty-four references to gun rights advocate and author John Lott and focus on an attempt to debunk many of his pro-campus carry claims. In doing so, the authors cited anti-gun rights advocacy group Everytown for Gun Safety, which is backed by gun control activist and former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg: "Everytown for Gun Safety analyzed data on mass shootings...for the period 2009-2015 and found that the majority (57%) of the incidents involved a shooter’s current or former intimate partner or family member. Seventy-one percent of the incidents occurred in a private dwelling and only 13% occurred in a public location that could qualify as a gun free or gun restricting zone."
Also, when an NBC News article attempted to summarize the study, it alleged that the gun lobby had restricted neutral gun violence research stating, "although it's worth noting that the gun-rights advocates have helped block federal research into gun violence for years."
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Michael Bloomberg is (was?) the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Johns Hopkins.
LOCK AND LOAD!
The rarity of an armed civilian stopping a mass shooting does not mean that campus carry should not be allowed. An example of the efficacy of campus carry would be an armed co-ed using a gun to protect herself from a date trying to rape her.
Ehhhhhh, Hopkins, you scrooooowed it up!
Maryland “Freak State” PING!
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