Gun Control on College and University Campuses in the Wake of District of Columbia v. Heller and Mcdonald v. City of Chicago

Source:  Wasserman, Lewis. Virginia Journal of Social Policy and the Law. 2011. Vol 19, Issue 1, page 1-57. EBSCOhost.com

Summary: The article studies the effects gun control has on students, faculty and others in the controversy over guns on campus. Throughout the article, the study focuses on the controversy of the second amendment, the right to bear arms, and how concealed carry on campus contradict one another. The article also examines where on campuses law enforcement feels there should be stricter gun control and gun possession.

Quality: The article uses landmark court cases to connect the gun control controversy to the examination of the court case. The article does this thoroughly by going through all gun laws and gun activist through time up until the light of the District of Columbia V. Heller and McDonald V. City of Chicago.

Issue: The article was really long and it was difficult to find the connection to gun control on campus especially if someone doesn't know law terms. For example, "The court noted that 8 VAC § 35-60-20 did not impose a total ban of weapons on campus; rather, it restricted weapons: only in those places where people congregate and are most vulnerable inside-campus buildings and at campus events."  Majority of the article was descriptions of the court cases and the history of gun regulations in America. There was only one section that involved college concealed carry.

Keywords and Phrases:
Due process law
Gun laws
Precedent
Gun control

Citation: Wasserman, Lewis M. Gun Control on College and University Campuses in the Wake of District of Columbia V. Heller and McDonald V. City of Chicago." Virginia Journal of Social Policy and the Law. vol. 19, no. 1, Dec. 2011, pp 1-57.