July/August Campus Safety Opinion Poll Results
Should legally obtained weapons be allowed on college campuses? Should the legal drinking age be lowered? Should the legal driving age be raised? Find out what your peers think.
Here’s What You Said:
- “None of the school shootings in this country would have been as severe had armed staff been present.”
- “I think that it is important to understand that driving is a privilege and not a right. I believe raising the age could diminish some of the sense of entitlement so many young kids have regarding driving.”
- “Most CCW holders receive rudimentary training to shoot a weapon, allowing someone to carry a weapon on campus is a disaster waiting to happen.”
- “Allowing staff to carry concealed weapons on campus is insane. Most would have them taken away from them and used against them.”
- “Weapons on campus is a funny issue. Normally I would just answer no, but with all of the gun problems lately, campus security should be the deciding factor.”
- “If carrying concealed weapons by anyone other than police is allowed on campuses, this would create a new set of liabilities for colleges and schools.”
- “Texting and driving, drinking and driving, drinking and carrying a gun- all bad ideas. All result in tragic consequences. Common sense has to be revived before the “me now” generation gets too out of touch with reality.”
- “I have mixed feelings about the driving age. I have had dealings with 16-year-old kids who are very mature for their age and very responsible. I have also seen what happens to those who do not take the responsibility of driving seriously. I could support a change to make mandatory 2 years of experience behind the wheel, but leave some discretion in the hands of the Secretary of State or whoever manages the Drivers Bureau for your state.”
- “It would be a serious mistake to allow guns on campus, especially on campuses where the administration does not allow its officers to carry guns.”
- “Only trained law enforcement should have weapons on a college campus.”
- “Forbidding self defense by law-abiding individuals only guarantees a safe zone for criminals, not for the staff and students. The military calls it a target-rich environment.”
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About the Author
Robin Hattersley, Editor-in-Chief
Robin has been covering the security and campus law enforcement industries since 1998 and is a specialist in school, university and hospital security, public safety and emergency management, as well as emerging technologies and systems integration. She joined CS in 2005 and has authored award-winning editorial on campus law enforcement and security funding, officer recruitment and retention, access control, IP video, network integration, event management, crime trends, the Clery Act, Title IX compliance, sexual assault, dating abuse, emergency communications, incident management software and more. Robin has been featured on national and local media outlets and was formerly associate editor for the trade publication Security Sales & Integration. She obtained her undergraduate degree in history from California State University, Long Beach.
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