[THE Gimper]

Originally Posted by sealbeach

They are allowed by law, but banned by policy of the University (Cal State and Univ. of Calif.). It really is a matter of getting caught, you would not be in violation of the law, but a student there would be in violation of University policy, possibly subject to being expelled from the University. Another difficult problem is that the majority of college students are under 21, not able to even buy a gun or get a CCW in California--assuming they have the required maturity to handle such issues (generally not).

Only a few weeks ago I had to take care of some paperwork at my old university, while standing in line (a familiar feeling washed over me), I wondered how many people WOULD have the maturity or ability to handle a CCW on campus....honestly, I think the number is pretty slim, but you don't need a fully armed student population, just enough to deter the bad guys and fools that keep trying this crap. It might only take a couple of armed people in a lecture hall to shut down a berzerk rampaging student.

John Lott's research makes that pretty clear. You don't need everyone carrying. Just the potential that there could be a few people carrying, and you don't know which ones, has a deterrent effect.