By Andrew Vela
TEXAS - The License to Carry law has troubled individuals since its birth in 2016. In hopes that those on college campuses would feel safe, the law has caused a divide. Two years later, many are living with fear as the law develops.
Teachers, students, and even some non-Texas-residents voiced their opinions on the law.
Ruby Longoria, 28-year-old photography major, is in constant fear of those who walk around armed with a weapon.
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| Ruby Longoria, 28-years-old, Texas State photography student |
“I have a general fear of guns and also people that have guns,” said Longoria. “Guns are like sex: they make everything so complicated once they are introduced in the mix.”
Longoria is from San Antonio, Texas, and has been nervous about the law since its passing.
Though this law puts heavy tension on Texas residents shoulders, it also affects those that want to work in this state as well.
Born and raised in Mississippi, Summer Tierno, 35-years-old, wants to be a professor in Texas. In result, she has learned about many laws in Texas to prepare for her move. Tierno said she doesn’t want to see guns on campus out in the open and that affects her search for employment.
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| Summer Tierno, Mississippi, PhD Candidate for Higher Education Administration at the University of Southern Mississippi |
“I am effected personally because I am currently looking for a position as a professor,” said Tierno. “I will have to deal with such issues, and the different dynamics affecting it, as soon as I am in the classroom.”
Parents are among those that have taken concern to the passing of the law. Marissa Garcia, 42-year-old Kingsville, Texas, resident and mother, said the shootings that happened around the country brings her more fear.
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| Marissa Garcia, Kingsville, Texas, Mother of student |
“It worries me that there are people walking around the campus with guns,” said Garcia. “Its hard not to think the worst, after watching all these school shootings happen.”
From the top of Texas, to the bottom border towns, those all-around are concerned about this law. Elijah Noriega is a 21-year-old student attending the University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley majoring in psychology.
Noriega said the law is crazy and feels nervous that it would even get passed.
“Knowing that people around me have weapons, would make my days tense,” said Noriega. “It just makes me feel tense. I don’t think people should carry weapons on campus. I shouldn’t have to walk around feeling nervous or anxious.”
Another out of state individual, Jacob Rosen, from South Chicago, Illinois said in the moment, having a gun doesn’t mean you are ready to use it.
Rosen is 24-years-old and grew up in the murder capital of the USA.
“I once walked into an active robbery,” said Rosen. “I think if I had a gun, would I have shot him?”
Jordan Crawford is a 21-year-old from Dallas, Texas. Though there are many requirements to have to carry a concealed weapon, Crawford said it doesn’t make her feel much better.
“People can have poor judgment when they are threatened or scared, so people might be inclined to use their gun when it’s not necessary.”
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