Activists and Politicians Discuss the Right to Carry Concealed Weapons on College Campuses :: 08/09/2011

On Monday, days after reports of a possible gunman at Virginia Tech shook the campus and revived fears of the 2007 attack, an organization that promotes the right of licensed gun owners to carry concealed firearms on college campuses brought together a number of speakers for a discussion here on the issues of gun control and Second Amendment rights.

The discussion was part of the second national conference of the group Students for Concealed Carry on Campus, which was held at the National Press Club and supported by the Second Amendment Foundation.

Students for Concealed Carry on Campus was founded shortly after the 2007 attack at Virginia Tech , in which a gunman killed 32 people before taking his own life, and leaders of the organization said they have made progress since then in their efforts to change attitudes about guns on campuses.