Far-Fetched Suit to Block Concealed Carry On Texas Campuses Gets Tossed Out

Forbes ^ | July 17, 2017 | George Leef

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It is a measure of how entitled many college professors think themselves that a group of professors at the University of Texas at Austin (UT) felt so annoyed that the state legislature ignored their protests and feelings that they filed a lawsuit against a law. The law in question allows people who have permits to carry concealed handguns on campus and inside most buildings on state university buildings.

That law (“Campus Carry Law”) was signed by Governor Abbott in June, 2015 and took effect August 16, 2016. Before the law had taken effect, three UT professors (Jennifer Glass, Lisa Moore, and Mia Carter) filed suit to block it. Their key argument against the law was that it infringes upon their First Amendment rights.

How could a law that allows people with concealed carry permits to keep their firearms when they’re on public campuses infringe upon anyone’s right of free speech?

The professors argued that the law could “chill” discussion of controversial topics in class because faculty members and students might fear that someone with a weapon would shoot a student or professor who disagreed with him. Such fear would cause faculty members to avoid discussing potentially dangerous topics. This argument plays upon the stereotype of gun owners as volatile people who can’t control their emotions. Bring up a touchy subject and you might cause a shooting spree, so don’t discuss any topics that might send a gun-toting student into a rage.

Would a court overturn a lawfully enacted statute merely because a group of professors claim that it makes them so worried that they fear to speak freely?

So far, the answer is a firm “no.” The First and Second Amendments do not conflict.

[dirtboy]

The professors argued that the law could “chill” discussion of controversial topics in class because faculty members and students might fear that someone with a weapon would shoot a student or professor who disagreed with him. Such fear would cause faculty members to avoid discussing potentially dangerous topics.

A college professor with a 'U' bike lock has been proven to be more dangerous and more chilling to free speech than the average concealed-carry citizen. This lawsuit represented liberal projection, pure and simple - they wish to chill discussion they disagree with, by violence if necessary.

[Blood of Tyrants]

A liberal professor’s irrational fears do not trump the Constitution.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Yep. Look at the inner city in black ghettos. Violence is rampant because they cannot simply disagree and walk away.