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Student Group Lobbying for Legislation to Allow Concealed Firearms on College Campuses

by Michelle D. Anderson , August 4, 2008

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As of May 1, SCCC had 30,000 members — 90 percent of which were college students.

 

Its social networking-based Facebook group, which currently has over 32,000 members, has acted as a catalyst for the fairly new group’s growth.

In April, the group held a national silent protest against gun-free zones by wearing empty holsters.

The six-part forum also featured a debate about gun-free school zones; a panel discussion focused on students, legislature, media bias about guns on campus; and attorney Alan Gura, who was involved in the Supreme Court’s recent ruling allowing handguns in the District of Columbia.

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