The Anticipated Consequences of Legalizing Guns on College Campuses

J. Shepperd, J. Losee, Gabrielle Pogge, Nikolette P. Lipsey, Liz Redford, Marie Crandall
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We examined whether gun ownership, and more importantly, the reason for owning a gun, is linked to expectations about what will happen if legislation allows guns on one’s college campus. We sent a web-based survey to students, faculty, and staff at a single southeastern United States university in March 2016. We queried respondents about gun ownership and the potential effects of campus carry laws on personal safety and the educational environment. We grouped respondents (N = 11,390) into gun owners who own guns for protection (protection owners), gun owners who own guns for nonprotection reasons (e.g., sport, collecting; nonprotection owners), and nonowners. Nonprotection owners and nonowners responded similarly and were generally distinct from protection owners. However, all 3 groups reported that legalizing guns on campus would harm the academic atmosphere and diminish feelings of safety when having heated exchanges or evaluating student outcomes. Ironically, protection owners acknowledge these harms yet support legislation allowing guns on campus. Regardless of group, our participants anticipated that allowing guns on campus would largely produce undesirable downstream academic consequences. Lawmakers must find ways to mitigate the possible harmful effects on personal safety and the academic environment, and find solutions that satisfy the safety needs of groups who see guns as source versus a threat to safety.
大学校园枪支合法化的预期后果
我们研究了枪支所有权,更重要的是,拥有枪支的原因,是否与对如果立法允许枪支进入大学校园将会发生什么的预期有关。2016年3月,我们向美国东南部一所大学的学生、教师和工作人员发送了一份基于网络的调查。我们向受访者询问了枪支所有权以及校园持枪法对人身安全和教育环境的潜在影响。我们将受访者(N = 11,390)分为出于保护目的持有枪支的人(保护所有者),出于非保护原因(例如,运动,收藏;非保护所有者)和非所有者。非保护所有者和非保护所有者的反应相似,并且通常与保护所有者不同。然而,这三个团体都报告说,在校园枪支合法化会损害学术氛围,降低在激烈交流或评估学生成绩时的安全感。具有讽刺意味的是,保护措施的拥有者承认这些危害,但却支持允许枪支进入校园的立法。无论哪个群体,我们的参与者都预计,允许枪支进入校园将在很大程度上产生不良的下游学术后果。立法者必须找到减轻对个人安全和学术环境可能产生的有害影响的方法,并找到满足将枪支视为安全来源而不是安全威胁的群体的安全需求的解决方案。
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