Comments on: Can Higher Education Help Solve our Problem with Gun Violence? https://www.cbcfinc.org/blog/higher-education-and-gun-violence/ Advancing the Global Black Community by Developing Leaders Informing Policy and Educating the Public Wed, 15 Sep 2021 19:28:43 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 By: Matt Williams https://www.cbcfinc.org/blog/higher-education-and-gun-violence/#comment-261 Sat, 07 Dec 2013 16:10:42 +0000 http://www.cbcfinc.org/thevillage/?p=836#comment-261 Such a thoughtful and fervent call to action! I agree more could be done to impact the communities that surround these institutions. An emphasis on research and service on behalf of the institutions would not only benefit the community but also start to open the minds of those students, faculty and staff that often are blinded by the need to help because of their own racial and class privilege. I commend you for bringing attention this issue. I also think you might find the TED talk, “Invest in Social Change” a helpful resource. The charge is similar to yours but focuses on the how government and private entities can work collaboratively to eradicator social ills.

]]> By: Troy https://www.cbcfinc.org/blog/higher-education-and-gun-violence/#comment-260 Thu, 05 Dec 2013 20:17:55 +0000 http://www.cbcfinc.org/thevillage/?p=836#comment-260 You call for private universities to focus on gun violence. At least one has. Harvard published a fairly comprehensive study on guns and violence. An excerpt is below. Lest you think I am pulling it out of context, the link is here:

http://www.law.harvard.edu/students/orgs/jlpp/Vol30_No2_KatesMauseronline.pdf

“So it would not appreciably raise violence if all law abiding,
responsible people had firearms because they are not
the ones who rape, rob, or murder. By the same token, violent
crime would not fall if guns were totally banned to civilians. As
the respective examples of Luxembourg and Russia suggest,
individuals who commit violent crimes will either find guns
despite severe controls or will find other weapons to use.”

Please do not misunderstand me. I am very much in favor of Gun Violence Reduction and Prevention.

I am very much against it if your solution is to disarm me.

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