Guns on Campus: Surveying a rugged post-<i>Heller</i>/ McDonald landscape
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https://doi.org/10.22439/asca.v45i1-2.4902Abstract
In June 2008, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees an individual the right to keep and bear arms. Two years later, this decision was also made applicable to state and local governments. Today, seven U.S. states have provisions allowing the carrying of concealed weapons on their public senior high school campuses. This article, introduced by a brief comment on the Second Amendment’s legal and academic history, traces several recent developments of legal change. It discusses relevant arguments and attitudes towards guns on campus, and explores issues of future concern for public colleges and universities within the realm of firearms and campus safety.Downloads
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2013-11-24
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Lervik, L. M. (2013). Guns on Campus: Surveying a rugged post-<i>Heller</i>/ McDonald landscape. American Studies in Scandinavia, 45(1-2), 77–108. https://doi.org/10.22439/asca.v45i1-2.4902
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