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Frontline Support for Concealed Carry on Campus: A Case Study in a Border Town

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An increasing number of states have passed legislation allowing individuals to carry concealed weapons on university campuses. Past research has examined the perceptions of campus carry among college students, but most of the extant literature represents efforts occurring prior to these legislative changes and seldom explores the perceptions of minority populations. Current scholarship also lacks research on how faculty, staff, and administrators perceive campus carry policies. This study investigates all campus stakeholders’ knowledge of the campus carry policy and their support for it in a university located in a U.S.-Mexico border town. Results from the structural equation modeling indicate that campus members have limited knowledge of the campus carry policy and expressed low support for the policy. Assimilation of Hispanics significantly impacted their support for concealed carry on campus both directly and indirectly.

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Luo, F., Shi, W. Frontline Support for Concealed Carry on Campus: A Case Study in a Border Town. Am J Crim Just 47, 98–116 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12103-020-09565-x

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