With recent mass shootings in the news, community safety has become an important subject addressed by civilians and first responders alike. Locally, community members have found ways to educate and prepare for worst-case scenarios, especially after a possible active shooter situation hit close to home last year. Officer Sam Reedy of the Lubbock Police Department […]
Locked, Loaded and Ready To Go
August 1, 2016 by
By Kameron Court As Campus Carry goes into effect, many people are talking about guns, but few are discussing the safety precautions they should know. According to the National Shooting Sports Foundation, as firearm safety has increased, the number of unintentional firearm-related fatalities has decreased. Capt. Stephen Hinkle at the Texas Tech Police Department said families who have […]
Gun Safety: The Real Danger Is at Home
August 1, 2016 by
By Joseph Marcades Tragedies like the San Bernardino and Charleston mass shootings are horrific, but it may surprise some how small their effect is in the big picture of gun violence in the country. According to The Trace, an independent nonprofit news outlet dedicated to expanding coverage of guns in the United States, mass shootings account for […]
Lubbock Business Specializes in Preparing Women for the Worst
March 30, 2016 by
By Rachel Blevins Natasha Snodgrass knew it was time for a change when she went with her husband to a local store to buy matching .40-caliber handguns, and the salesman tried to sell her a pink .22 instead. In 2015, women made up more than a quarter of the people who earned a concealed-handgun license, […]
Campus Carry Operating Policy Revealed
March 29, 2016 by
No guns will be allowed in the Student Recreation Center, the Kent R. Hance Chapel and any area where alcohol is served on the Texas Tech campus, according to the university’s newly unveiled operating policy regarding campus carry, or Senate Bill 11. Texas Tech University Interim President John Opperman accepted the operating policy on Tuesday. Campus […]
I Have My CHL. Now What?
December 7, 2015 by
By Justin Gonzales Six months. Six months of class time, range time, two tests, multitudes of paperwork and $250 later, I finally obtained my concealed handgun license. That may seem a bit daunting and exhausting, just to get a piece of plastic that closely resembles a driver’s license, but the empowerment that accompanies it is […]
Guns Up? Students, Faculty Debate Campus Carry
October 15, 2015 by
Six percent of Tech students who filled out a 2015 Texas Tech Homecoming ballot intend to carry a concealed weapon on campus when Texas Senate Bill 11 goes into effect next August. The nearly 3,500 respondents represented 8.4 percent of all students. The 6 percent who indicated holding a concealed handgun license amount to about 200 students. Lacey Conklin, […]
Weekly Poll: What is Your Opinion of Campus Carry?
October 12, 2015 by
This summer, Gov. Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 11, more commonly known as “Campus Carry.” It will allow licensed gun owners to bring concealed firearms onto college and university campuses in Texas, starting next fall. Tell us whether you agree with this change in the poll below.
Discovering Duncan: Fan Questions
October 31, 2014 by
In our final installment of “Discovering Duncan,” we asked the questions you wanted us to. Duncan answered our questions about open carry campus laws and what his message to students is. See if your questions got answered, and watch our video!
