1. Student Attitudes Toward Concealed Handguns on Campus at 2 Universities.
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Cavanaugh, Michael R., Bouffard, Jeffrey A., Wells, William, and Nobles, Matt R.
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GUN laws , *UNIVERSITIES & colleges , *CONFIDENCE intervals , *EPIDEMIOLOGY , *HUMAN comfort , *STATISTICAL sampling , *SCHOOL environment , *STUDENT attitudes , *SURVEYS , *DATA analysis , *MULTIPLE regression analysis , *UNDERGRADUATES , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics - Abstract
We examined student support for a policy that would allow carrying of concealed handguns on university campuses. Large percentages of students at 2 universities expressed very low levels of comfort with the idea of permitting concealed handgun carrying on campus, suggesting that students may not welcome less restrictive policies. Students held slightly different opinions about concealed handguns on and off campus, suggesting that they view the campus environment as unique with respect to concealed handgun carrying. {Am J Public Health. 2012;102:2245-2247.) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
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