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Research Log
Research Topic
Open Gun law in Academic Institutions
Rationale of the Research
Implementation of Open Gun policy in the USA that would allow students and other
academic staff to carry fire arms in the campus. This leads to create a faction in the society, one
group supporting the policy, the other opposing it. Therefore, it leaves scope to evaluate the
merits of the arguments presented by both sides.
Key Concepts
Open Gun Policy, Guns, Concealed Carrying, Educational Institutes, Students, Teachers,
Violence, Security, Safe Space, Religion, Gender, Misuse of Weapons, Power Disparity,
Community Colleges, 4-year Course College.
Database Searched
 University Library
 Online library
 Open online sources

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Citations and Sources
Source 1: Lewis, Rhonda K., et al. "College students’ opinions on gun violence."
Journal of community health 41.3 (2016): 482-487.
The article gathers and summarizes the opinions of 419 college students of a Midwestern
University on the issues of purchasing weapons, carrying assault weapons to university and their
perceived contribution to gun violence. The study presents a primary quantitative database,
involving a diverse population that helps to extract a definite statistics without a bias. It
categorizes the population on the basis of gender, race and ethnicity, marital status and political
affiliation.
Key Findings:
 The authors maintain that gun violence has become a significant health issue in the USA
 Overall 54% of the respondents supported the endeavor to ban assault weapons
 53% respondents expressed their support on the issue of teachers carrying concealed
weapon
 Male and female participants’ views differed on the issue of addressing gun violence
 Top concerns that lead to gun violence are identified as gang involvement (14%),
bullying (13.8%), ease of access (13.8%) and decline in parenting and family values
(17%)
Source 2: Bartula, Aaron, and Kendra Bowen. "University and college officials’
perceptions of open carry on college campus." Justice Policy Journal 12.2 (2015): 1-
17.