摘要：In the culture of academia, one of the most highly contentious issues is the question of whether to allow campus safety forces to carry firearms during the everyday course of their duties. It is an issue fraught with political, philosophical, social, perceptual and personal tensions. And while its proponents believe it to be crucial to the advancement of professionalized police and safety services, many campus administrators, faculty members and students are adamant in their objections to this standard tool of the law enforcement profession. This article conducts a review of the literature and seeks to evaluate several of the more prevalent points of opposition to this level of professional enhancement to college and university safety services
