Legal Topic Padlet - Campus Carry by https://padlet.com/cluna10/fuam2nn692cw Casandra Luna | Angelo State University | Module 7 - Legal and Ethical Principles (EDG 6305) | Fall B 2019 en-us 2019-10-19 03:24:59 UTC 2025-11-16 03:36:21 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4c4.png # 1 Professional Perspective cluna10 https://padlet.com/cluna10/fuam2nn692cw/wish/399787327 The topic of this Padlet is Campus Carry and the professional perspective of faculty and staff who work in higher education, particularly a graduate school. I received my Bachelor’s degree in Business from the University of Incarnate Word. I am currently an Admissions and Recruitment Associate for the University of North Texas (UNT) Health Science Center. This Padlet is a resource for faculty and staff who need to stay informed about changes that affect the campus and classroom. 

I chose this topic because of the current gun control controversy. This topic impacts the importance of campus safety and student’s rights for Campus Carry. This informative information can assist the institution in recognizing where and when a weapon is appropriate to carry. ]]> 2019-10-19 03:33:01 UTC https://padlet.com/cluna10/fuam2nn692cw/wish/399787327 # 2 Interview cluna10 https://padlet.com/cluna10/fuam2nn692cw/wish/399790256 I interviewed Police Lieutenant Oscar Rodriguez at the UNT Health Science Center about campus carry. Through this discussion, it was clear that the change in Campus Carry affected the institution. 

Why is this important to the field of education?
Campus Carry is important because the institution must follow legal legislation giving faculty, staff, and students the right to carry a concealed weapon. While staying within the rights, campus safety must remain a top priority.  

The best practices for campus carry.
The best practices for campus carry are to:
  • Seek a good instructor when obtaining a handgun license. This training is important when bringing a weapon out into the public for safety and liability reasons. 
  • Know that the police officers are the ones to take action. Having a handgun does not mean it is your responsibility to spring into action and seek the threat. Police officers are trained to handle these types of situations. 
  • Be familiar with the campus policy such as where handguns are allowed on campus. The campus has busy surroundings such as museums, neighborhoods, and shops where open carry is allowed but these changes when on campus grounds.  

What are some emerging issues?
One of the emerging issues for Campus Carry at the UNT Health Science Center is the possibility of more guns on campus. It makes the job of campus police difficulty to distinguish if there is an active threat and who the threat may be. 

(O. Rodriguez, personal communication, December 3, 2019) 
]]> 2019-10-19 04:12:32 UTC https://padlet.com/cluna10/fuam2nn692cw/wish/399790256 #3 Professional Association cluna10 https://padlet.com/cluna10/fuam2nn692cw/wish/399790359 The National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) conducted a report of campus carry policies throughout the nation. It gives detailed information about state legislative actions. This resource is significant for Texas, specifically, because the report addresses the requirements for Administrators to implement.


Morse, A., Sisneros, L., Perez, Z., & Sponsler, B.A. (2016, January). Guns on campus: The architecture and momentum of state policy action. National Association of Student Personnel Administrators. 1-18. Retrieved from: http://www.ecs.org/wp-content/uploads/01252016_ECS_NASPA_report.pdf]]> 2019-10-19 04:13:24 UTC https://padlet.com/cluna10/fuam2nn692cw/wish/399790359 # 4 Current News Articles cluna10 https://padlet.com/cluna10/fuam2nn692cw/wish/399790410 This article describes the effects of the Campus Carry bill passed in Texas public schools. By examining what happened in the first three years the law passed, Warta (2018) discovered:
  • Texas colleges continue to be mass gun violence-free. Meaning no change in the previous campus carry law. 
  • Professors and students across colleges and universities opposed the law when it was passed. This indicates the feeling of campus safety and security for many students and employees. 
  • Some school officials felt as if the law had little impact on their institutions. The campus carry law went into effect but many schools did not notice a change in their everyday work.
  • The low impact may be due to the small number of students who qualify for a concealed handgun license due to age. The student and employee rights only apply to those who can legally carry a handgun. 

Warta, J. (2018, October 12). The success of concealed carry at Texas public colleges. Retrieved from: https://www.jamesgmartin.center/2018/10/the-success-of-concealed-carry-at-texas-public-colleges/ 
]]> 2019-10-19 04:14:22 UTC https://padlet.com/cluna10/fuam2nn692cw/wish/399790410 # 5 Current News Articles cluna10 https://padlet.com/cluna10/fuam2nn692cw/wish/399790427 In 2016, graduate students held office hours at a bar in protest of the campus carry law. The small protest is because:
  • Single- occupied offices can be considered a prohibited area for a concealed handgun. This school regulated policy does not apply to most graduates who have to share an office with others.
  • Concealed weapons are not allowed in places where income is made on the sale of alcohol and consumption. Graduate students found a place that is considered a gun-free zone to have office hours. This protest echoes the voice of those who do not feel comfortable with the new law. 
  • The University of Texas at Austin estimates that fewer than 1 percent of students have a license (Najmabadi, 2016). This relates due to the qualifications a student needs to obtain a license such as age.

Najmabadi, S. (2016, October 7) With campus carry in place, some Texas grad students make bars their offices. Retrieved from: https://www.chronicle.com/article/With-Campus-Carry-in-Place/238011?cid=rclink 

]]> 2019-10-19 04:14:33 UTC https://padlet.com/cluna10/fuam2nn692cw/wish/399790427 # 6 Article 1 - Bill of Rights of the Texas Constitution - State Constitutional Law cluna10 https://padlet.com/cluna10/fuam2nn692cw/wish/399790996
  • States that citizens have the right to keep and bear arms, such as a weapon or gun, to defend one’s self.
  • This allows the people of Texas to own and carry a gun. 
  • The Texas Campus Carry law is an extension of this Constitutional Law giving Texans the right to carry. 
 
Reference List: Tex. Const. art. 1 § 23

Link to the full text of the law: https://www.senate.gov/civics/constitution_item/constitution.htm#amdt_2_(1791) 
]]> 2019-10-19 04:23:01 UTC https://padlet.com/cluna10/fuam2nn692cw/wish/399790996 # 7 Texas Penal Code -Statutory Law cluna10 https://padlet.com/cluna10/fuam2nn692cw/wish/399791016
  • Texas Penal Code states places weapons are prohibited. It is considered an offense if during an activity sponsored by a school or polling places. 
  •  Although the Campus Carry law is in effect, it is prohibited to take a concealed weapon in crowded places, such as school events, or fringes on another right, such as to vote. 
 
Reference List Citation: Tex. Pen. Code § 46.03
 
 
Link to the full text of the law: https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PE/htm/PE.46.htm 
]]> 2019-10-19 04:23:30 UTC https://padlet.com/cluna10/fuam2nn692cw/wish/399791016 # 8 Texas Open Carry - State Statutory Law cluna10 https://padlet.com/cluna10/fuam2nn692cw/wish/399791415
  •  Governor Greg Abbott passed the Texas Open Carry. As a public institution of higher education, students and employees are allowed to carry a concealed handgun on campus. 
  •  Institutions cannot prohibit a licensed carrier from possessing a concealed weapon on campus but can establish rules and regulations.
 
Reference List Citation: Texas Govt. Code § 411.2031 (added by SB 11 § 1).
 
Link to the full text of the law: https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/84R/billtext/html/SB00011F.HTM 
]]> 2019-10-19 04:30:18 UTC https://padlet.com/cluna10/fuam2nn692cw/wish/399791415 # 9 Glass v. Paxton - Judicial Law cluna10 https://padlet.com/cluna10/fuam2nn692cw/wish/399791588
·       The federal appeal of UT professors from prohibiting campus carry in their classroom. 
·       There was not enough to prove Campus Carry violated their first amendment right for debates and discussions due to fear weapons in class. It did not overturn the Campus Carry in the classroom. 
 
Reference List Citation: Glass v. Paxton, No. 17-50641 (5th Cir. 2018)
 
Link to the full text of the law: https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/17/17-50641-CV0.pdf
]]> 2019-10-19 04:33:12 UTC https://padlet.com/cluna10/fuam2nn692cw/wish/399791588 #10 Local Administrative Law - UNT Health Science Center Policy cluna10 https://padlet.com/cluna10/fuam2nn692cw/wish/399791775 Under the Texas Govt. Code § 411.2031 (added by SB 11 § 1), institutions are responsible for setting regulations and reasonable rules regarding campus carry. The UNT Health Science Center Carrying of Concealed Handguns on Campus policy prohibits where guns are allowed. The college’s approach is to include the needs of the campus when setting regulations such as prohibiting handguns at daycare centers, laboratories with dangerous chemicals, and student disciplinary proceedings (University of North Texas Health Science Center, 2016). 

University of North Texas Health Science Center. (2016, February 5). 4.111 Carrying of Concealed Handguns on Campus Policy. Retrieved from https://unthsc.policytech.com/dotNet/documents/?docid=15&public=true ]]> 2019-10-19 04:36:09 UTC https://padlet.com/cluna10/fuam2nn692cw/wish/399791775 #11 Ethical Principle cluna10 https://padlet.com/cluna10/fuam2nn692cw/wish/399793366 The professional code of ethics chosen for this topic is Responsibility to the institution. Employees must follow policies and procedures put in place by the university to serve students. The Statement of Ethical Principles & Standards (n.d) states, “As ACPA members, student affairs professionals will: 3.3 Recognize that conflicts among students, colleagues, or the institution should be resolved without diminishing respect for or appropriate obligations to any party involved”. 

This relates to the Campus Carry issue by recognizing some students' and employees' concerns for safety but knowing the right others have to carry a weapon.    
  
Statement of ethical principles & standards. (n.d.) ACPA College Student Educators International, 1-7. Retrieved from: https://www.myacpa.org/sites/default/files/Ethical_Principles_Standards.pdf 
]]> 2019-10-19 04:47:58 UTC https://padlet.com/cluna10/fuam2nn692cw/wish/399793366 #12 Non-Law Source cluna10 https://padlet.com/cluna10/fuam2nn692cw/wish/399793433 This resource is by Campus Safety magazine that issues safety news nationwide. Weinstein (2018) provides four goals explaining what administrators at an institution can do to ensure safety at a campus. The content of the article sets goals for colleges’ policies and procedures and instructions for concealed handgun license carriers. 
 
Wienstein, J. (2018, September 24). So, concealed carry is coming to your campus. now what? Campus Safety. Retrieved from: https://www.campussafetymagazine.com/safety/concealed-carry-on-campus/ 
]]> 2019-10-19 04:48:50 UTC https://padlet.com/cluna10/fuam2nn692cw/wish/399793433 #13 Recommendations / Best Practices for Compliance cluna10 https://padlet.com/cluna10/fuam2nn692cw/wish/399793483 The content of this Campus Carry padlet offers best practices for legal compliance that is summarized in the following points:
•    As an administrator or employee of a public institution, it is important to understand the Texas Open Carry law and communicate this information to students and employees.
•    Institutional policies should be in place to identify the guidelines for this law; this includes the areas a concealed handgun is prohibited.  
•    Despite the push back from those against the law, institutions cannot prohibit license holders from carrying a concealed handgun, only set regulations. 
•    Campus Carry should be part of annual compliance training to inform students and employees where handguns are allowed, expectations of license holders and instructions for reporting incidents. 
•    Based on personal communication with Lieutenant Oscar Rodriguez, informing new students during onboarding orientation (O. Rodriguez, personal communication, December 3, 2019).
•    While some who oppose the Texas Open Carry law, it is important to reassure students/ employees that the school is prepared to handle incidents. 
•    It is the license holder's Responsibility to know where concealed handguns are allowed, display his or her license when directed to by law enforcement officers, and know best practices for gun safety
•    License holders should know they do not need to respond to an active shooter/ emergency. Police are trained on how to handle these situations.]]> 2019-10-19 04:49:27 UTC https://padlet.com/cluna10/fuam2nn692cw/wish/399793483