Readers of The Lantern spoke out Monday in a poll that asked “Do you think concealed carry should be allowed on campus?”
Final results were:
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Yes. |
62%Â |
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No. |
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This follows a referendum about a year ago where 25% of voters asked Student Government to lobby the statehouse to lift the statewide ban on campus CCW. Students are aware of the day-to-day dangers of living in the OSU campus area. With one of the highest violent crime rates in the city, violent armed robberies happen several times a week. Students realize that the police cannot be everywhere at once, and that they typically arrive on the scene after the attack is over – just in time to fill out the paperwork. Self defense is a human right and nothing about being a student changes that.
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