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Myth busted: Campus carry never caused that increase in violence liberals predicted

By Brad Polumbo
Published December 13, 2019 11:00am ET
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Myth busted: Campus carry never caused that increase in violence liberals predicted
A sign declaring Stillwater Junior High School as a drug free and gun free zone is pictured outside the school in Stillwater, Okla., Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012. A 13-year-old student shot and killed himself in a hallway at the schooll before classes began Wednesday, police said, terrifying teenagers who feared a gunman was on the loose. | (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

The argument in favor of arbitrarily revoking the Second Amendment rights of college students, as is done in dozens of states, has ostensibly been rooted in safety concerns.

And it just got a lot weaker.

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