College Professor Explains Why He Carries On Campus

By Tom Knighton

There’s a lot of opposition to campus carry, particularly among those who teach on college campuses. For some reason, they persist in believing that anyone who carries a firearm has the potential to suddenly snap at a bad grade and start spraying bullets around the classroom. This despite numerous studies showing those who have permits being among the most law-abiding people in the country. Yes, more than police officers, lawyers, judges…and even college professors.

However, it’s easy to miss the outliers. They’re outliers, after all. They’re easy to miss.

Over at The Federalist, there’s an interesting piece written by such an outlier, a college professor. He writes about why he carries on campus.

I am an ethics professor, and I carry a concealed handgun in the classroom. In the event of a mass shooting, I am the first line of defense between my students and an attacker. I refuse to let myself and my students be victims.

I’m sure many of my fellow professors would disagree with my actions. In fact, many would probably brand me as a traitor to academia for admitting such a thing. For them, it is inconceivable that a member of the intelligentsia — an ethics professor, …Read the Rest

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