I am very much pro-gun. I really don’t think there should be limits on ownership of any kind at federal or state level.
I am also 1 who “bemoans the students” (and caught hell for that, too).
You’re correct to be concerned about the day-to-day violence. The serial nuts are rarities that almost never happen. More worrisome is the idiocy and drunkenness of “students” (oh my, I’m labeling them all again).
And as I indicated many timesr, I think the situation should be considered about what kind of people you’re dealing with, what the environment is, and so on. I think it’s plausible to disallow students weapons. I’m not sold on it, but it’s my tendency right now. OTOH, it may be infeasible to enforce it and not worthwhile.
Meantime, we still can’t avoid the fact that the campus can do as it wants, as it is sovereign vs. the students. If college admin. wants to ban weapons, it’s not a “legal” matter anyway, because it is their property to use as they wish.
Yes you are.
In the case of a private university, you may have a point. However, with our state operated Universities, the Utah Constitution, Utah Code, Utah Supreme Court, Legislature, and governor disagree, and concealed carry is legal on campus here.