Every day millions of licensed Americans legally carry concealed handguns in movie theaters, office buildings, shopping malls, banks, churches, etc.
Numerous studies show that concealed handgun license holders are five times less likely than non-license holders to commit violent crimes.
Campus "gun free zones" may make some people feel safer, but as recent events demonstrate, feeling safe is not the same as being safe.
CLICK HERE to learn the facts.
Answers to the Most Common ArgumentsThe Complete SCCC Package
8/2/2008 - FIRST SCCC NATIONAL CONFERNCE IS SMASHING SUCCESS
On August 1, 2008, Students for Concealed Carry on Campus held its first national conference, at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.
G. Gordon Liddy addresses the SCCC National Conference.
The conference included a debate between John Lott, author of The Bias Against Guns, and Paul Helmke, President of The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence; a panel of university professors; a panel of state legislators; a panel of students; a panel of journalists; a speech by District of Columbia v. Heller litigator Alan Gura; and a speech by G. Gordon Liddy. Anyone who missed the conference can view C-SPAN's full coverage HERE (requires RealPlayer) or HERE (requires Adobe Flash Player). C-SPAN's coverage can also be purchased on DVD.
News outlets seeking photographs or video footage of the conference should contact SCCC Director of Public Relations Katie Kasprzak.
7/14/2008 - SCCC ON FOX NEWS
More Fox News Coverage of the Issue of Concealed Carry on College Campuses
Judge Napolitano is mistaken about the facts of the 1966 University of Texas sniper attack. It is true that numerous students and faculty members retrieved hunting rifles from campus housing and vehicles and returned fire on the sniper, forcing him to keep his head down for over seventy minutes while an armed civilian and two police officers stormed the top of the bell tower where he'd taken position. However, contrary to Judge Napolitano's statement, it was actually one of the police officers, not the civilian, who shot and killed the assailant. You can read more about the 1966 UT sniper attack in THIS short op-ed piece from The Washington Times and in THIS lengthy article from Texas Monthly.
6/5/2008 - SCCC NATIONAL CONFERENCE & SCCC RECOGNITION IN KANSAS
Students for Concealed Carry on Campus Announces Its First National Conference
On August 1, 2008, college students from throughout the United States will attend the first Students for Concealed Carry on Campus National Conference, at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.
This distinguished, one-day event will feature many noteworthy speakers and guests. Among them will be Dr. John R. Lott, world reputed scholar and author of More Guns Less Crime: Understanding Crime and Gun Control Laws.
All students will receive one free night at a hotel in or around the D.C. area, and students traveling outside a 750-mile radius of D.C. will receive a $250 travel stipend. The stipend is limited to the first 30 students that respond. An announcement will be made once the limit has been reached.
SCCC's national organizers strongly encourage all members to attend this historic event. Those in attendance will have an opportunity to meet and network with like-minded individuals from throughout the United States, make important contacts, hear world-renowned scholars speak about concealed carry on college campuses and visit the nation's capital.
For more information contact Reservations@ConcealedCampus.org.
CLICK HERE to RSVP via Facebook.
THE INITIAL THIRTY TRAVEL STIPENDS HAVE ALL BEEN CLAIMED; HOWEVER, SCCC ORGANIZERS ARE IN THE PROCESS OF RAISING MONEY FOR ADDITIONAL TRAVEL STIPENDS, AND A WAITING LIST HAS BEEN CREATED FOR QUALIFYING STUDENTS WHO WERE NOT ABLE TO CLAIM ONE OF THE INITIAL THIRTY STIPENDS.
Kansas State Rifle Association Endorses Students for Concealed Carry on Campus
On June 1st, 2008 the Kansas State Rifle Association formally recognized Kansas Federation of Students for Concealed Carry on Campus. Incoming KSRA President Patricia Stoneking presented a resolution to Ryan Wilcott, Kansas State Leader, and Bryan Little, Kansas State University campus leader.
CLICK HERE to read the bill.
5/16/2008 - SCCC ENDORSES LOUISIANA HB 199
Students for Concealed Carry on Campus Voices Its Support for Louisiana House Bill 199 CLICK HERE to read the press release. 5/1/2008 - SCCC MEMBERSHIP REACHES SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE
30,000 Members
SCCC now has over 30,000 members. In just over one year, 30,000 college students, faculty members, parents of college students, and concerned citizens (approximately 90% college students and 10% faculty, parents, and concerned citizens) have joined the fight to legalize concealed carry on college campuses.
Approximately one out of every 630 college students in the United States of America is now a member of Students for Concealed Carry on Campus.
4/26/2008 - SCCC'S SECOND NATIONAL COLLEGIATE EMPTY HOLSTER PROTEST COMES TO A CLOSE
Empty Holster Wrap-Up
With over 3,800 confirmed participants from over 600 campuses, SCCC's second national collegiate Empty Holster Protest was an overwhelming success. The level of media attention this time around was overwhelming. SCCC, which currently has approximately 29,500 members, is on track to start the summer with well over 30,000 members.
Going Postal
Academy Award winning documentary production company Allentown Productions interviewed SCCC members and documented the Empty Holster Protest for its upcoming documentary Going Postal.
Eric Thompson Speaks at Virginia Tech
On Thursday, April 24 Eric Thompson, owner of TGSCOM, spoke to the Virginia Tech chapter of SCCC. Click here for the full story.
John Lott Speaks at the University of Kentucky
On Monday, April 21 John Lott, author of The Bias Against Guns: Why Almost Everything You've Heard about Gun Control is Wrong, spoke to the University of Kentucky chapter of SCCC. Click here for more information.
TSU Debate
On Tuesday, April 22 the Texas State University Associated Student Government hosted a debate on the topic of concealed carry on campus, between Mike Guzman, SCCC's Southwest Regional Director and TSU Campus Leader, and Tyler Ferguson, a senator for the TSU student government.
4/22/2008 - SCCC FUNDRAISER
SCCC Auctions Training Certificate to Raise Funds
You can support SCCC by bidding on this course certificate (a $2,000 value) from the Front Sight Firearms Training Institute. The certificate, graciously donated by Dr. Ignatius Piazza, founder and director of the Front Sight Firearms Training Institute, is good for the enrollment of one person in a four-day course or two people in a two-day course at Front Sight's state of the art firearms training facility and resort outside of Las Vegas, Nevada.
4/21/2008 - THE EMPTY HOLSTER PROTEST IS HERE
SCCC's second national collegiate Empty Holster Protest starts today.
During the week of April 21-25, 2008, thousands of college students throughout the United States, organized under the banner of Students for Concealed Carry on Campus (SCCC), will attend classes wearing empty holsters, in protest of state laws and school policies that stack the odds in favor of dangerous criminals and armed killers by disarming law abiding citizens licensed to carry concealed handguns virtually everywhere else.
SCCC hosted its first national collegiate Empty Holster Protest during the week of October 22-26, 2007, on the campuses of approximately 125 U.S. colleges and universities. This second Empty Holster Protest will expand upon the concept of the first protest by placing greater emphasis on educating the uninformed. Protesters will focus on sharing the facts of "concealed carry" with students and faculty who may not be aware that concealed carry laws exist or that those laws differ on college campuses from most other locations.
CLICK HERE to read the official press release.
CLICK HERE to read the protest guidelines.
CLICK HERE to RSVP for the protest via Facebook.
As of the start of the protest, SCCC has almost 28,500 members (approximately 90% college students and 10% faculty, parents, and concerned citizens). SCCC has members in all fifty states and the District of Columbia, as well as a few members from foreign countries such as Canada, England, and Israel. SCCC has organized chapters on approximately 350 U.S. college campuses and members at hundreds of colleges without organized chapters. Over 3,600 of SCCC's members, from more than 600 campuses, have RSVP'd their intent to participate in the Empty Holster Protest. Though most of the campuses without organized SCCC chapters will host only one or two protesters, many of the schools with organized chapters will host a dozen or more. Several of SCCC's most active campuses, such as Texas State University, Virginia Tech, the University of Kentucky, and the University of Cincinnati, will play host to several dozen protesters each.
The two purposes of an Empty Holster Protest are:
1. To represent to the public that students, faculty, and guests on college campuses are left defenseless or, metaphorically, with empty holsters.
2. To start a dialogue with students and faculty members who may not know the facts of the issue.
For more information on the Empty Holster Protest or SCCC's activities in your area, contact your school's campus leader or the regional director for your area.
SCCC Handouts:
About Students for Concealed Carry on Campus
Answers to the Most Common Arguments Against Concealed Carry on College Campuses
The Usual Questions about Concealed Carry on College Campuses
Will Allowing Concealed Carry on College Campuses Lead to More Violence?
Empty Holsters on Campus: P.C. leaves innocents defenseless (Washington Times op-ed)
SCCC Campus Handout
SCCC Campus Flyers
SCCC Protest Flyer
SCCC Videos:
SCCC on YouTube
SCCC Articles, Radio Interviews, and More:
SCCC Media Archive
4/18/2008 - SCCC ON NBC NIGHTLY NEWS
The SCCC Segment on Tonights Edition of NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams
Tonight's edition of NBC Nightly News featured a short segment on Students for Concealed Carry on Campus. The counterpoint to SCCC's position that concealed carry should be allowed on college campuses was delivered by Lori Haas, the mother of surviving Virginia Tech victim Emily Haas
Though we're not sure why Emily's mother, rather than Emily, was chosen to rebut our arguments, we do find it ironic that her rebuttal hinged on the notion that the Virginia Tech shooter "had the element of surprise," since it was Emily who recounted to CNN, five days after the shooting, how she hid under a desk listening to gunshots, "waiting and hoping" the shooter wouldn't come into her classroom.
Lori Haas's claim that students in the midst of a school shooting would be too paralyzed by fear to use handguns in self-defense lacks credibility in light of the fact that her daughter wasn't too paralyzed by fear to call 911 on her cell phone. Emily was still on the phone with the 911 operator several minutes later when the gunman entered the room. Though Emily survived with only superficial gunshot wounds, her professor and ten of her classmates lost their lives.
Twenty-eight of the thirty victims killed in Norris Hall were shot in the head at pointblank range. Some were shot four or five times. After the attack, survivors recalled watching the shooter pause occasionally to reload one of his guns. The Virginia Tech shooting was not a sudden blitzkrieg attack that was over before anyone knew what was happening; it was a nine-minute, uncontested execution-style massacre. Many of the people in those classrooms, like Emily, were left with no recourse but to listen to the nearby gunshots and hope for the best. They didn't need lightning fast reflexes or deadeye accuracy or years of specialized training; they just needed the means to defend themselves against a deranged killer who had no regard for school policy, state law, or the sanctity of human life.
4/16/2008 - ONE YEAR LATER
One year after the tragic shootings at Virginia Tech, America pauses to remember, and SCCC reaches its first birthday with more than 27,000 members.
4/7/2008 - SCCC MEMBERSHIP REACHES SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE; ANNOUNCEMENT TO SCCC MEMBERS AND THE PRESS
25,000 Members
SCCC now has over 25,000 members. In less than a year, 25,000 college students, faculty members, parents of college students, and concerned citizens (approximately 90% college students and 10% faculty, parents, and concerned citizens) have joined the fight to legalize concealed carry on college campuses.
Approximately one out of every 755 college students in the United States of America is now a member of Students for Concealed Carry on Campus.
Due to SCCC's rapid rate of growth, future membership updates will only be made every 5,000 members.
Announcement to SCCC Members and the Press
Students for Concealed Carry on Campus we will neither host nor endorse any protests during the week of April 13-19. April 16 is to be a day of remembrance for the students, faculty, and families affected by the Virginia Tech shooting. SCCC wishes to avoid any action that might distract or detract from the memory of the individuals lost on April 16, 2007.
4/1/2008 - SCCC MEMBERSHIP CONTINUES RAPID GROWTH
SCCC Membership Reaches New Milestone
Students for Concealed Carry on Campus now has over 24,000 members nationwide.
3/25/2008 - SCCC MEMBERSHIP CONTINUES RAPID GROWTH
SCCC Membership Reaches New Milestone
Students for Concealed Carry on Campus now has over 23,000 members nationwide.
3/17/2008 - SCCC MEMBERSHIP CONTINUES RAPID GROWTH
SCCC Membership Reaches New Milestone
Students for Concealed Carry on Campus now has over 22,000 members nationwide.
3/9/2008 - SCCC MEMBERSHIP CONTINUES RAPID GROWTH / LIST OF SCCC PDF FILES
SCCC Membership Reaches New Milestone
Just five days after reaching the milestone of 20,000 members, SCCC now has over 21,000 members nationwide.
SCCC PDF Files
About
Students for Concealed Carry on Campus (SCCC)
Answers to the Most Common Arguments Against Concealed Carry on
College Campuses
The Usual Questions about Concealed Carry on College Campuses
Will
Allowing Concealed Carry on College Campuses Lead to More Violence?
Empty Holsters on Campus: P.C. leaves innocents defenseless (Washington
Times op-ed)
SCCC Campus Handout
SCCC Responds to the Brady Campaign's Conspiracy
Accusations: "Prove it."
A Few of the Brady Campaign's Lies
State Laws Pertaining to Concealed Carry on College Campuses
SCCC Announces Second National Empty Holster Protest
SCCC Flyers
SCCC
Endorses Georgia HB 915
SCCC Announces First National Empty Holster Protest
3/4/2008 - SCCC MEMBERSHIP REACHES SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE
20,000 Members
SCCC now has over 20,000 members. In just over ten months, 20,000 college students, faculty members, parents of college students, and concerned citizens (approximately 90% college students and 10% faculty, parents, and concerned citizens) have joined the fight to legalize concealed carry on college campuses.
Approximately one out of every 945 college students in the United States of America is now a member of Students for Concealed Carry on Campus.
3/2/2008 - SCCC FUNDRAISER
SCCC Auctions Another Training Course Certificate to Raise Money
CLICK HERE to view SCCC's GunBroker.com auction of another Front Sight Firearms Training Institute course certificate (a $2,000 value). Details are posted below, in the 2/19/2008 news update.
2/28/2008 - SCCC MEMBERSHIP CONTINUES RAPID GROWTH
SCCC Membership Reaches New Milestone
Students for Concealed Carry on Campus now has over 19,000 members nationwide.
2/25/2008 - SCCC MEMBERSHIP CONTINUES RAPID GROWTH
SCCC Membership Reaches New Milestone
Students for Concealed Carry on Campus now has over 18,000 members nationwide.
2/24/2008 - SCCC FUNDRAISER
SCCC Auctions Training Course Certificate to Raise Money
CLICK HERE to view SCCC's GunBroker.com auction of a Front Sight Firearms Training Institute course certificate (a $2,000 value). Details are posted below, in the 2/19/2008 news update.
2/22/2008 - REBUTTING THE BRADY CAMPAIGN; SCCC GAINS 5,000 NEW MEMBERS IN ONE WEEK
Answering the Brady Campaign's Arguments and Accusations
CLICK HERE to listen to SCCC Media Coordinator W. Scott Lewis on the 02/22/08 episode of Cam & Company (Sirius Satellite Radio, Patriot 144), discussing the latest arguments and accusations made by The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence.
SCCC Experiences Unprecedented Surge in Membership
Students for Concealed Carry on Campus now has over 17,000 members nationwide.
2/20/2008 - SCCC RESPONDS TO BRADY CAMPAIGN WITH PRESS RELEASE; SCCC GAINS ANOTHER 1000 MEMBERS
Students for Concealed Carry on Campus Responds to the Brady Campaign's Conspiracy Accusations: "Prove It."
Four months after Peter Hamm, spokesperson for The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, verbally attacked the college-based, grassroots organization Students for Concealed Carry on Campus, telling a Fox News reporter, "You don't like the fact that you can't have a gun on your college campus? Drop out of school," he is stepping up the rhetoric. Not content with encouraging college students to forgo their educations rather than fight for a cause in which they believe, Mr. Hamm has resorted to baseless conspiracy theories and slander.
CLICK HERE to view the full story.
Another Day, Another Thousand Members
SCCC now has over 16,000 members nationwide.
2/19/2008 - SEVENTY-TWO HOURS OF RECORD GROWTH; TRAINING CERTIFICATE AUCTION
Three Thousand Members in Three Days
Students for Concealed Carry on Campus now has more than 15,000 members. To view recent articles, editorials, and news clips about SCCC, visit the SCCC Media Archive.
SCCC Auctions Training Certificates to Raise Money
Dr. Ignatius Piazza, founder and director of the Front Sight Firearms Training Institute, has graciously donated three Front Sight course certificates to SCCC. These certificates will be auctioned one at a time, to raise money for SCCC, starting Sunday, February 24, on GunBroker.com. Each of these certificates has a retail value of $2,000 and is good for enrollment in any of the following courses:
TWO DAY COURSES (two people may use one certificate when enrolling in the same Two Day Course together)
Two Day Defensive Handgun
Two Day Tactical Shotgun
Two Day Practical Rifle
FOUR DAY COURSES (one certificate per person, per course when enrolling in a Four Day Course)
Four Day Defensive Handgun
Four Day Tactical Shotgun
Four Day Practical Rifle
These certificates are only valid for a student's first course at Front Sight. They are transferable. They are not redeemable for cash. They are not refundable. They have no expiration date.
2/18/2008 - MEDIA ATTENTION AND RECORD GROWTH CONTINUE
Over 2,000 New Members in Two Days
Students for Concealed Carry on Campus now has more than 14,000 members.
More National Media Coverage
To view recent articles, editorials, and news clips about SCCC, visit the SCCC Media Archive.
SCCC Media Coordinator Scott Lewis on CNN:
2/16/2008 - SCCC RECEIVES INFLUX OF BOTH MEDIA ATTENTION AND NEW MEMBERS
Intense Media Attention Leads to Gain of 1,000 New Members in One Day
After an intense blitz of media attention, Students for Concealed Carry on Campus now has more than 13,000 members. To view recent articles, editorials, and news clips about SCCC, visit the SCCC Media Archive.
SCCC Media Coordinator Scott Lewis on Fox News:
SCCC Southwest Regional Director Mike Guzman on Good Morning America:
2/15/2008 - SCCC MEMBERSHIP CONTINUES RAPID GROWTH
SCCC Membership Sets New Record
Students for Concealed Carry on Campus now has over 12,000 members nationwide.
2/14/2008 – SHOOTING AT NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
Another U.S. College Struck by a Mass Shooting
The organizers and members of Students for Concealed Carry on Campus wish to offer their condolences to the families of the victims killed in the Northern Illinois University shooting. We would also like to wish each of the surviving victims a speedy recovery. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you.
2/9/2008 - SCCC MEMBERSHIP CONTINUES RAPID GROWTH
SCCC Membership Sets New Record
Students for Concealed Carry on Campus now has over 11,000 members nationwide.
2/7/2008 - SCCC ANNOUNCES SPRING EMPTY HOLSTER PROTEST (04/21/08-04/25/08)
Students for Concealed Carry on Campus Prepares for Second Empty Holster Protest
During the week of April 21-25, 2008, thousands of college students throughout the United States, organized under the banner of Students for Concealed Carry on Campus (SCCC), will attend classes wearing empty holsters, in protest of state laws and school policies that stack the odds in favor of dangerous criminals and armed killers by disarming law abiding citizens licensed to carry concealed handguns virtually everywhere else.
SCCC hosted its first national collegiate Empty Holster Protest during the week of October 22-26, 2007, on the campuses of approximately 125 U.S. colleges and universities. This second Empty Holster Protest will expand upon the concept of the first protest by placing greater emphasis on educating the uninformed. Protesters will focus on sharing the facts of "concealed carry" with students and faculty who may not be aware that concealed carry laws exist or that those laws differ on college campuses from most other locations.
CLICK HERE to RSVP for the protest via Facebook.
CLICK HERE for the notification letter to send to your school administrators and campus police.
CLICK HERE to read the official press release.
SCCC Handouts:
About Students for Concealed Carry on Campus
Answers to the Most Common Arguments Against Concealed Carry on College Campuses
SCCC Campus Handout
SCCC Campus Flyers
Will Allowing Concealed Carry on College Campuses Lead to More Violence?
SCCC Op-Ed from The Washington Times
1/22/2008 - SCCC ON THE MORNING SHOW
Students for Concealed Carry on Campus Southwest Regional Director Mike Guzman Appears on The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet
1/19/2008 - SCCC MEMBERSHIP CONTINUES RAPID GROWTH
SCCC Membership Sets New Record
Students for Concealed Carry on Campus now has over 10,000 members nationwide!
1/18/2008 - SCCC TO BE FEATURED ON NATIONAL TV MORNING SHOW (DATE HAS CHANGED)
SCCC Southwest Regional Director Michael Guzman to Appear on The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet (Now on Tuesday)
On Tuesday morning (January 22, 2008) Mike Guzman, SCCC's Southwest Regional Director, will be live, in studio, on The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet, to talk about Students for Concealed Carry on Campus. The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet is a nationally syndicated, live television talk show produced at Fox Studios in New York City. It airs weekday mornings, from 9 AM to 10 PM ET. The show is syndicated, so it may be tape-delayed by up to four hours in your area. Check your local listings. CLICK HERE to find out which station carries it in your area.
1/3/2008 – SCCC ENDORSES GEORGIA HOUSE BILL 915
Students for Concealed Carry on Campus Stands Behind Georgia HB 915, the "Second Amendment Protection Act of 2008"
After careful deliberation SCCC has decided to fully endorse Georgia House Bill 915, also known as the "Second Amendment Protection Act of 2008," sponsored by state representative Timothy Bearden of Georgia's 68th district.
This bill, pre-filed by Representative Bearden on December 26, 2007, will be introduced to the people of the great state of Georgia at 10 AM on Thursday, January 10, 2008, at a gun rights rally on the steps of the Georgia state capitol building. All Georgia SCCC members are encouraged to attend.
Among the many logical provisions of this bill, it will remove technical schools, vocational schools, colleges, universities, and institutions of postsecondary education from the list of places where concealed handgun license (CHL)/concealed carry weapons permit (CCW)/concealed handgun permit (CHP) holders are prohibited from carrying concealed handguns, in the state of Georgia.
HB 915 can be read here: http://www.legis.ga.gov/legis/2007_08/search/hb915.htm
CLICK HERE to read the official press release from SCCC.
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12/17/2007 – SCCC MEDIA LIBRARY
ConcealedCampus.org Now Features a Library of Print, Radio, and Television News Stories and Editorials Related to SCCC
SCCC hopes that this media library (currently a work-in-progress) will aid individuals and media outlets in their efforts to learn more about Students for Concealed Carry on Campus.
CLICK HERE to view SCCC's media library.
12/12/2007 – TRAGIC COLORADO CHURCH SHOOTING ENDED BY CONCEALED CARRY WEAPONS PERMIT (CCW) HOLDER
Church's Lack of "Gun Free" Zone Status Allows Shooting Rampage to be Mitigated
The organizers and members of Students for Concealed Carry on Campus wish to offer their condolences to the families of the victims killed in the Colorado church shootings and to wish each of the surviving victims a speedy recovery. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you.
SCCC would also like to commend New Life Church, its volunteer security team, and specifically Jeanne Assam for taking the steps necessary to protect innocent lives. Our appreciation also goes out to Colorado lawmakers for not arbitrarily including "churches," as many states do, on the list of places off-limits to concealed carry. This tragic incident was mitigated by the sound judgment of state legislators and church officials, as well as the diligent work of the New Life Church volunteer security team and the quick action of volunteer security officer Jeanne Assam.
12/07/2007 – WESTROADS MALL IS A "GUN FREE" ZONE
Streak of Mass Shootings in "Gun Free" Zones Continues
As was the case with the mass shootings at Virginia Tech, Columbine High School, the Luby's Cafeteria in Texas, the McDonald's in California, and multiple postal facilities throughout the country, Westroads Mall, the site of America's most recent mass shooting, is a "gun free zone," off-limits to concealed handgun license (CHL)/concealed carry weapons permit (CCW) holders. Once again, helpless victims, at the mercy of a lunatic with no regard for posted signs, were left with no choice but to wait and hope the rampaging killer wouldn't find them. For thirteen unfortunate individuals (8 dead, 5 wounded), waiting and hoping weren't enough.
Two articles from the Omaha World-Herald, confirming the mall's "No Weapons" policy:
December 4, 2006
March 28, 2007
An article by Professor John Lott, discussing this little-reported fact of the Westroads Mall massacre:
Media Coverage of Mall Shooting Fails to Reveal Mall's Gun-Free-Zone Status
12/05/2007 – SHOOTING AT WESTROADS MALL IN OMAHA, NEBRASKA
America Struck by Yet Another Mass Shooting
The organizers and members of Students for Concealed Carry on Campus wish to offer their condolences to the families of the victims killed in the Omaha, Nebraska, Westroads Mall shooting. We would also like to wish each of the surviving victims a speedy recovery. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you.
11/29/2007 – SCCC MEMBERSHIP CONTINUES TO SKYROCKET
SCCC Membership Sets Yet Another New Record
Students for Concealed Carry on Campus now has over 9,000 members nationwide.
11/22/2007 – HOW YOU CAN HELP
Contributing on Your Campus
If you want to take action at your own school, print up copies of these two flyers, and hand them out on campus. You can save money/trees by printing front and back.
Introduction Handout
Answers Handout
You can also draw attention to our cause by posting copies of this flyer on campus bulletin boards:
11/13/2007 – SCCC MEMBERSHIP CONTINUES RAPID GROWTH
SCCC Membership Sets New Record
Students for Concealed Carry on Campus now has over 8,000 members nationwide.
10/26/2007 – SCCC MEMBERSHIP REACHES NEW HIGH AND A THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
SCCC Membership Sets New Record
Students for Concealed Carry on Campus now has over 7,000 members nationwide.
Thought for the Day
1. an accommodation in which both sides make
concessions
Proponents of gun control typically argue that gun owners should
be required to undergo training, testing, expanded background checks, and
licensing.
Proponents of gun rights typically argue that gun owners should
be allowed to carry handguns in public, for self-defense.
Concealed carry laws allow gun owners who undergo training,
testing, expanded background checks, and licensing to carry handguns in
public, for self-defense.
When both sides give a little and both sides get a little, that
is the true definition of compromise.
Who is more willing to compromise--groups like Students for
Concealed Carry on Campus who support licensed concealed carry or groups like
The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence who oppose licensed concealed carry?
Hint: It's not the group whose president went on Fox News this morning and referred to his opposition as people who like to "dress up" to "feel more masculine." It's also not the group whose spokesman told Fox News yesterday that college students who oppose his position on the issue of concealed carry on college campuses should "drop out of school."
10/24/2007 – COVERAGE ON FOX NEWS AND AN OP-ED IN THE
CLICK
HERE to read a FoxNews.com article
about the protest.
CLICK
HERE to read a Washington Times op-ed piece
related to the protest.
10/22/2007 – THE EMPTY HOLSTER PROTEST BEGINS!
The Empty Holster Protest
During the week of October
22-26, participating students and faculty at over 110 colleges and universities throughout America will wear empty holsters on campus,
in protest of state laws and school policies that stack the odds in favor of
armed killers by disarming law abiding citizens licensed to carry concealed
handguns virtually everywhere else (movie theaters, office buildings, shopping
malls, etc).
The symbolic point of the
Empty Holster Protest is to represent that students, faculty, and guests on
college campuses are left defenseless (with nothing but empty holsters) by
state laws and school policies that refuse to afford concealed handgun license
holders the same rights on college campuses that they are afforded virtually
everywhere else.
The practical point of the
Empty Holster Protest is to encourage a dialogue between protesters and
individuals who may not know the facts of concealed carry.
The Official Empty Holster
Protest Press Release
Answers to the Most Common
Arguments Against Concealed Carry on College Campuses
PROTEST GUIDELINES:
1. Do not carry ANYTHING in your holster. Some members have suggested the idea
of carrying cell phones or other personal items in their holsters, as a way of
showing that the holsters themselves are harmless; however, SCCC strongly discourages
against doing so. Aside from the fact that a casual observer’s overactive
imagination might lead him or her to believe that the item in your holster is
actually a gun, carrying something in your holster detracts from the
protest’s statement. The point of wearing EMPTY holsters is symbolic, so
please don’t confuse the issue by placing anything in your holster.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WHATSOEVER SHOULD YOU, AT ANY TIME, PLACE ANYTHING IN
YOUR HOLSTER THAT LOOKS EVEN REMOTELY LIKE A FIREARM!
2. If your holster has a top flap designed to cover a pistol, please find a way
to pin or tie that flap open so that it is readily apparent that your holster
is empty.
3. As long as you’re wearing a holster and/or a ConcealedCampus.com
T-shirt, leave your temper at home. Part of the price for standing up for your
beliefs is facing ridicule from those who disagree. Remain calm at all times.
Act dignified and professional at all times. No matter what anyone says to you,
be the bigger person.
4. If, at anytime during the protest, a member of the opposition “crosses
the line,” notify the appropriate authorities immediately. Though facing
ridicule is part of the price for standing up for your beliefs, giving up your
basic human rights is not part of that price. If anyone threatens you with any
illegal action (violent or non-violent), IMMEDIATELY notify campus or local
police. If a professor suggests that your participation in the protest may
somehow negatively affect your grade in his or her class, notify your school administration.
5. No protester should, under any circumstances, wear a holster onto the campus
of any high school, junior high, middle school, or elementary school. This
protest is about concealed carry by licensed individuals on college campuses.
The agenda of Students for Concealed Carry on Campus does not encompass similar
issues affecting primary and secondary schools.
6. Use your best judgment at all times. The organizers of this protest cannot
foresee every possible scenario. If you encounter a situation for which you are
not prepared, think through it, and use your best judgment.
10/21/2007 – Local TV Coverage
SCCC on TV
Tonight (Sunday, October
21, 2007) Cincinnati, Ohio, TV station WKRC
(Local 12) will feature an interview with SCCC organizer Michael Flitcraft,
on the 11 PM (EDT) local news. CLICK HERE to watch the interview.
10/20/2007 – “Answers” Page Updated, More
Radio Coverage
New Answers on “Answers” Page
The “Answers to the Most
Common Arguments Against Concealed Carry on College
Campuses” page has been updated with new information.
SCCC on the Radio
SCCC is getting so many
requests for radio interviews that, unfortunately, some interviews happen faster
than we can update the page. We
apologize if your interview doesn’t make the news page.
Tomorrow (Sunday, October
21, 2007) at 1:45 MST/PDT (3:45 CDT / 4:45 EDT) University of Texas at San
Antonio campus leader Laura Morales and SCCC Media Coordinator Scott Lewis will
be interviewed on the “America Armed & Free” segment of Liberty
Watch Radio on Tucson, Arizona, 690 KVOI
AM. The show will be simulcast
online, via live streaming audio. CLICK HERE to listen with
Windows Media Player. CLICK HERE to listen with
Real Player.
10/17/2007
– ETSU Has Change of Heart, More Radio Coverage for SCCC
ETSU
Students WILL Be Allowed to Carry Empty Holsters on Campus
SCCC on
the Radio
On Wednesday, October 24, 2007,
at approximately 5:50 PM (CDT), Western Kentucky University SCCC campus leader Nathan Hayes will be talking about the Empty
Holster Protest on WKU’s campus radio station Revolution 91.7. The
show will be simulcast online, via live streaming audio. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN.
10/16/2007
– New Shirt, SCCC on the Radio, SCCC in Print, and Another Offer of Support
It’s
NOT Too Late to Buy a T-Shirt for the Empty Holster Protest
If you still
want a T-shirt for the upcoming Empty Holster Protest but don't want to pay
$34.95 for "expedited” shipping, THIS NEW DESIGN is
available for only $21.99, including shipping and handling ($8.99 +
$13.00 for UPS 2-day delivery).
SCCC on
the Radio
On Wednesday, October 24, 2007, during the 10 AM (EDT) hour, SCCC organizer Stephen J. Feltoon will be
interviewed on The Sue Wylie Show, on
SCCC in
Print
The Johnson City Press in
Offer
of Support
John DiGaetano, president of the Second Amendment Club of America, Tampa Bay Chapter, is
supporting the cause of concealed carry on campus by offering one free year of
membership in his organization and free handgun training to all college
students.
10/13/2007
- Empty Holster Protest Handouts and Adminstration/Police Notification
Form Letters are Now Available
Students should use THIS FORM LETTER to notify campus administrators and campus
police of the upcoming Empty Holster Protest.
The following flyers can be
printed up by anyone participating in the Empty Holster Protest and handed out
to individuals who want to know more about the objective of the protest, SCCC’s agenda, or concealed carry in general:
The SCCC "Gun Free Zone" Flyer
The Protest "Gun Free Zone" Flyer
The Protest Handout (double sided) (Generic version in Adobe
PDF format)
The Protest Handout (side A) (In MS Word format for editing
with state/campus specific data)
The Protest Handout (side B) (In MS Word format for editing
with state/campus specific data)
"Answers to the Most Common Arguments Against
Concealed Carry on College Campuses" Handout
10/06/2007
- Students for Concealed Carry on Campus Announces Empty Holster Protest
(10/22/07-10/26/07)
During the week of October 22-26, 2007, college students throughout America,
organized under the banner of Students for Concealed Carry on Campus, will
attend classes wearing empty holsters, in protest of state laws and campus
policies that stack the odds in favor of armed killers by disarming law abiding
citizens licensed to carry concealed handguns virtually everywhere else. (Click
here for the official press release.)
Rebutting the Most
Common Arguments Against Concealed Carry on College Campuses
Students
For Concealed Carry on Campus now has a list of
answers to the most common arguments against allowing concealed carry on
college campus.
6/11/2007
- FREE CCW Classes for VT Students!
Suarez International and NRA instructor Jack Rumbaugh
in conjunction with the Warrior's Forge in Manassas, VA will be offering free
classes suitable for obtaining a Virginia Concealed Carry Permit for Virginia
Tech students and faculty members. The only restrictions are you must be 21 to
participate and pre-registration is required. No walk-ins will be accepted. A
valid VT ID is required. There
are a limited number of seats available per class so all registrations are on a
first come, first serve basis. (Link)
Campus Leaders
Needed!
We
still need Campus Leaders
in:
Alaska, Arizona, Delaware, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, South Dakota, Vermont, Wyoming
If you know anyone at a University in these states who would be interested in being a campus leader, please let us know. Or Apply today!
5/16/07
-
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The legislation was proposed after the mass shooting at Virginia Tech last month." Link
George
Mason Campus Leader Andre Dysart on WUSA 9 TV Link
5/10/07 - Free TX CHL Class and More Media
Lonestar Handgun
is offering FREE CHL
classes for all students and teachers until July. They are located in
SCCC Mention in The Florida
Times-Union
"Several students from UNF and other
Since the group formed, some lawmakers have joined the movement. Texas Gov.
Rick Perry said last week students with concealed weapons permits should be
able to carry guns on campus for their own protection." Link
5/6/07 - SCCC
Appears in the
Activists
Debate Campus Gun Laws
"Chris Brown, a
student at the
Brown admitted it's difficult to say whether an armed student might have stopped Cho.
"Whether it would save lives, who knows?" Brown said. "But they should give us a chance to save lives. Forcing us to be defenseless in our college classrooms and on our campuses is a travesty."'
5/1/07
- BREAKING: Texas
Governor Supports Concealed Carry on Campuses
While people across the country have called for gun control in the wake
of Virginia Tech, Texas Gov. Rick Perry
called for gun freedom Monday. Perry met with U.S. Health and Human Services
Secretary Michael Leavitt, who is traveling the country to decide how the
government can prepare schools for these types of situations.
Perry said
"I think a person ought to be able to carry their weapon with them anywhere in this state if they are licensed, and they have gone through the training," Perry said.
When Perry said anywhere in the state, he meant it.
"Whether
they're in church or whether they're on
a college campus or wherever they are," Perry added.
"The last time I checked, putting up a sign that says, 'Don't bring your
gun in here,' for someone who has ill intent on their mind, they could (not)
care less."
Link
4/28/07 - Campus Leader Update
The Campus Leaders page has been
updated in the For Students
section. This page will allow students and supporters to contact a Campus Leader on their local campus
to get involved in our organization.
We will have an email list
created soon that you can sign up for on our website. Please check back to sign
up for our email list so we can send you updates and news!
4/20/07 - The Nuge tells it like it is
Ted Nugent wrote a CNN commentary today talking about the stupidity of gun control, the need for concealed carry and the silly "Gun Free Zones." This is a must read.
4/19/07 - Local Student Group on CNN Monday*
NEW UPDATE: (DATE CHANGE) The Second Amendment Club from the
ALSO: Nearly 25,000 hits in our first day of the website being up!!! Amazing. Keep spreading the word. Invite your friends on facebook, send the website to other supporters & put our banners on your website!
Jan. 2006 - Virginia General Assembly Shoots Down Campus Carry Bill
August 2006 - VT Student's Editorial About Not Being Able to Carry on Campus
Jan.
2002 - Armed Students Stop Gunman at Appalachian School of Law
4/18/07 -
ConcealedCampus.com
As students, parents and citizens we demand our State Legislatures recognize
our right to defend ourselves on college campuses across the nation.
School shootings and violence will never be stopped. As individuals and concerned citizens we deserve the right to defend ourselves even when we are on campus.
We are licensed by our State Governments to carry handguns to protect ourselves but they tie our hands at school. We are adults who have taken on the responsibility to carry concealed weapons to defend ourselves. We are not criminals. We are not crazy. We are citizens who have proved that we are capable of being responsible carrying weapons in public.
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Texas State University SCCC
campus leader Michael Guzman
discusses SCCC's mission, on
Fox News.