For Release to National Media:
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
CONTACT:
SCCC Media Team
Students for Concealed Carry on Campus
MediaTeam@ConcealedCampus.org
http://www.ConcealedCampus.com
STUDENTS FOR CONCEALED CARRY ON CAMPUS (CONCEALEDCAMPUS.COM) ANNOUNCES SECOND NATIONAL COLLEGIATE EMPTY HOLSTER PROTEST
During the week of April 21-25, 2008, thousands of
college students throughout the United States, organized under the banner of
Students for Concealed Carry on Campus (SCCC), will attend classes wearing
empty holsters, in protest of state laws and school policies that stack the
odds in favor of dangerous criminals and armed killers by disarming law abiding
citizens licensed to carry concealed handguns virtually everywhere else.
SCCC hosted its first national collegiate Empty
Holster Protest during the week of October 22-26, 2007, on the campuses of
approximately 125 U.S. colleges and universities. This second Empty Holster Protest will expand upon the concept of
the first protest, by placing greater emphasis on educating the
uninformed. Protesters will focus on
sharing the facts of “concealed carry” with students and faculty who may not be
aware that concealed carry laws exist or that those laws differ on college
campuses from most other locations.
In 39 U.S. states, thousands of college students and faculty—age 21 and above—are licensed to carry concealed handguns throughout their day-to-day lives. And they do so without incident. Numerous studies* by independent researchers and state agencies show that concealed handgun license holders are five times less likely than non-license holders to be arrested for violent crimes. However, despite the absence of any compelling evidence that these licensed individuals would pose any more threat to college campuses than they currently do to office buildings, movie theaters, shopping malls, grocery stores, restaurants, churches, banks, etc., they are prohibited, either by state law or school policy, from carrying their firearms onto most college campuses.
Colorado State University, Blue Ridge Community College (Weyers Cave, VA), and all nine public colleges in the state of Utah currently allow concealed carry on campus. After a combined total of more than sixty semesters of allowing concealed carry on campus, none of these schools have seen any resulting incidents of gun violence, gun accidents, or gun theft.
From assault to
rape to mass shootings, college campuses are touched by every type of violent
crime imaginable. Labeling an area
“gun free” may make some people feel safer, but as the shootings at Virginia
Tech and NIU taught us, feeling safe is not the same as being safe.
There is a wide discrepancy between the intent of campus gun bans and the
actual consequences of such bans. It is this discrepancy to which the student
members of SCCC hope their Empty Holster Protest will draw attention. While opponents may argue that guns have no
place in institutions of higher learning, SCCC contends that it is the rapes,
the assaults, and the uncontested, execution-style massacres that have no place
in America’s colleges. The students of
the Empty Holster Protest respectfully ask that steps be taken to take the
advantage away from those who seek to harm the innocent.
Students for Concealed Carry
on Campus we will neither host nor endorse any protests during the week of
April 13-19. April 16 is to be a day of remembrance for the students, faculty,
and families affected by the Virginia Tech shooting. SCCC wishes to avoid any
action that might distract or detract from the memory of the individuals lost
on April 16, 2007.
For more information contact the
SCCC Media Team at MediaTeam@ConcealedCampus.org
or visit www.ConcealedCampus.com.
*“Crime, Deterrence,
and Right-to-Carry Concealed Handguns,” John Lott and David Mustard, Journal
of Legal Studies (v.26, no.1, pages 1-68, January 1997); “An Analysis of The
Arrest Rate Of Texas Concealed Handgun License Holders as Compared to the
Arrest Rate of the Entire Texas Population,” William E. Sturdevant, September
1, 2000; Florida Department of
Justice statistics, 1998; Florida Department of State, “Concealed
Weapons/Firearms License Statistical Report,” 1998; Texas
Department of Public Safety and the U.S. Census Bureau, reported in San
Antonio Express-News, September, 2000; Texas Department of Corrections
data, 1996-2000, compiled by the Texas State Rifle Association
ABOUT STUDENTS FOR CONCEALED CARRY ON CAMPUS - Students for Concealed Carry on Campus is a national, non-partisan, grassroots organization comprised of over 25,000 college students, college faculty members, parents of college students, and concerned citizens who believe that holders of concealed handgun licenses should enjoy the same rights on college campuses that current laws afford them virtually everywhere else. SCCC is dedicated to persuading state governments and school administrators to approve laws and campus policies that will grant all citizens with concealed handgun licenses the right to carry their concealed handguns on college campuses. We are not affiliated with the NRA, a political party, or any other organization.
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For Release to Local and/or State Media:
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
CONTACT:
(Name of campus leader) – (Name of School) Campus
Leader
Students for Concealed Carry on Campus
(Campus
leader’s voice number) Voice
(Campus
leader’s fax number, if available) Fax
(Campus
leader’s email address)
http://www.ConcealedCampus.com
STUDENTS FOR CONCEALED CARRY ON CAMPUS (CONCEALEDCAMPUS.COM) ANNOUNCES SECOND NATIONAL COLLEGIATE EMPTY HOLSTER PROTEST
During the week of April 21-25, 2008, thousands of college
students throughout the United States, organized under the banner of Students
for Concealed Carry on Campus (SCCC), will attend classes wearing empty
holsters, in protest of state laws and school policies that stack the odds in
favor of dangerous criminals and armed killers by disarming law abiding
citizens licensed to carry concealed handguns virtually everywhere else.
SCCC hosted its first national collegiate Empty
Holster Protest during the week of October 22-26, 2007, on the campuses of
approximately 125 U.S. colleges and universities. This second Empty Holster Protest will expand upon the concept of
the first protest, by placing greater emphasis on educating the uninformed. Protesters will focus on sharing the facts
of “concealed carry” with students and faculty who may not be aware that
concealed carry laws exist or that those laws differ on college campuses from
most other locations.
In 39 U.S. states, thousands of college students and faculty—age 21 and above—are licensed to carry concealed handguns throughout their day-to-day lives. And they do so without incident. Numerous studies* by independent researchers and state agencies show that concealed handgun license holders are five times less likely than non-license holders to be arrested for violent crimes. However, despite the absence of any compelling evidence that these licensed individuals would pose any more threat to college campuses than they currently do to office buildings, movie theaters, shopping malls, grocery stores, restaurants, churches, banks, etc., they are prohibited, either by state law or school policy, from carrying their firearms onto most college campuses.
Colorado State University, Blue Ridge Community College (Weyers Cave, VA), and all nine public colleges in the state of Utah currently allow concealed carry on campus. After a combined total of more than sixty semesters of allowing concealed carry on campus, none of these schools have seen any resulting incidents of gun violence, gun accidents, or gun theft.
From assault to rape to mass shootings, college campuses are touched by every type of violent crime imaginable. Labeling an area “gun free” may make some people feel safer, but as the shootings at Virginia Tech and NIU taught us, feeling safe is not the same as being safe. There is a wide discrepancy between the intent of campus gun bans and the actual consequences of such bans. It is this discrepancy to which the student members of SCCC hope their Empty Holster Protest will draw attention. While opponents may argue that guns have no place in institutions of higher learning, SCCC contends that it is the rapes, the assaults, and the uncontested, execution-style massacres that have no place in America’s colleges. The students of the Empty Holster Protest respectfully ask that steps be taken to take the advantage away from those who seek to harm the innocent.
Students for Concealed Carry on Campus we will neither host nor endorse any protests during the week of April 13-19. April 16 is to be a day of remembrance for the students, faculty, and families affected by the Virginia Tech shooting. SCCC wishes to avoid any action that might distract or detract from the memory of the individuals lost on April 16, 2007.
For more information, contact (Name of campus
leader) or visit www.ConcealedCampus.com.
*“Crime,
Deterrence, and Right-to-Carry Concealed Handguns,” John Lott and David
Mustard, Journal of Legal Studies
(v.26, no.1, pages 1-68, January 1997);
“An Analysis of The Arrest Rate Of Texas Concealed Handgun License Holders as Compared
to the Arrest Rate of the Entire Texas Population,” William E. Sturdevant,
September 1, 2000; Florida
Department of Justice statistics, 1998; Florida Department of
State, “Concealed Weapons/Firearms License Statistical Report,” 1998; Texas Department of Public Safety and the U.S.
Census Bureau, reported in San Antonio
Express-News, September, 2000; Texas Department of Corrections data,
1996-2000, compiled by the Texas State Rifle Association
ABOUT STUDENTS FOR CONCEALED CARRY ON CAMPUS - Students for Concealed Carry on Campus is a national, non-partisan, grassroots organization comprised of over 25,000 college students, college faculty members, parents of college students, and concerned citizens who believe that holders of concealed handgun licenses should enjoy the same rights on college campuses that current laws afford them virtually everywhere else. SCCC is dedicated to persuading state governments and school administrators to approve laws and campus policies that will grant all citizens with concealed handgun licenses the right to carry their concealed handguns on college campuses. We are not affiliated with the NRA, a political party, or any other organization.
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