cfabe
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In response to a rash of crime and attacks on students on and around campus (downtown Flint, MI), the school has sent out an email asking for suggestions on improving campus safety. I'm going to suggest removing the school policy banning firearms on campus for CHL holders (yeah right, but I feel I should suggest it). Check out the draft of the letter I'm writing and please make comments.
In response to the question of what could be done to improve safety on campus:
One thing that needs to be addressed is the current policy on firearms on campus. It is my understanding that all possession of firearms on campus is prohibited, although I've been unable to find that in writing anywhere. In response to the crime in flint, I obtained a concealed handgun license so that I can have a means of defending myself when away from home. I know of several other Kettering students that have done the same.
Of course, with the current firearms policy, we are unarmed and vulnerable to attack anytime we are on campus. Unfortunately, current Michigan state law prohibits the carrying of a handgun in a University or College classroom or dormitory. Carrying in all other areas of campus is legal, but against school policy. If this policy were revised to exclude those with a valid state concealed handgun license, it would allow students such as myself to carry a gun on campus if we were not attending classes. This would be a great safety improvement for students who may stay at school late working on a project and have to walk home after dark, or pass through campus while walking to a friends house at night.
I realize that this idea is likely unpopular among administration, but I hope that those responsible for the safety of our student body will realize that allowing licensed students to carry on campus as they do elsewhere in flint is not a risk to the school. Licensees have received many hours of training and have passed extensive background checks, and pose a threat only to criminals. Also, under Michigan state law the school would hold no liability for actions of CHL holders on the school grounds.
In response to the question of what could be done to improve safety on campus:
One thing that needs to be addressed is the current policy on firearms on campus. It is my understanding that all possession of firearms on campus is prohibited, although I've been unable to find that in writing anywhere. In response to the crime in flint, I obtained a concealed handgun license so that I can have a means of defending myself when away from home. I know of several other Kettering students that have done the same.
Of course, with the current firearms policy, we are unarmed and vulnerable to attack anytime we are on campus. Unfortunately, current Michigan state law prohibits the carrying of a handgun in a University or College classroom or dormitory. Carrying in all other areas of campus is legal, but against school policy. If this policy were revised to exclude those with a valid state concealed handgun license, it would allow students such as myself to carry a gun on campus if we were not attending classes. This would be a great safety improvement for students who may stay at school late working on a project and have to walk home after dark, or pass through campus while walking to a friends house at night.
I realize that this idea is likely unpopular among administration, but I hope that those responsible for the safety of our student body will realize that allowing licensed students to carry on campus as they do elsewhere in flint is not a risk to the school. Licensees have received many hours of training and have passed extensive background checks, and pose a threat only to criminals. Also, under Michigan state law the school would hold no liability for actions of CHL holders on the school grounds.
