but that rationale has lots of critics -- many of the them faculty members -- who say more guns wo n’t reduce violence and weapons have no place on college campuses .
as a member of the faculty at the university of texas at austin , i wonder if we are just supposed to proponents of texas ’s new campus carry gun law say it could help save lives in an active shooter scenario , since those with guns could theoretically intervene or defend themselves .
and the law itself has already led to one faculty casualty at the university of texas at austin , with the resignation of an actively teaching professor emeritus of economics who says being on a campus with untold numbers of firearms is simply not worth the risk .
oregon is one of the seven states that now have provisions allowing the carrying of concealed weapons on public post - secondary campuses .
the bill that narrowly passed in the state legislature in may .
although this latest shooting was unfolding at a small community college in oregon , lisa moore , an english professor at the university of texas .
new ‘ campus carry ’ law earlier this year , texas governor greg abbott signed sb 11 , also known as the “ campus carry ” law .
 
“ as much as i have loved the experience of teaching and introducing these students to economics at the university , i have decided not to continue , ” daniel s. hamermesh , the sue killam professor emeritus , wrote in a letter to university administrators this week .