Michael Pearce

Michael Pearce 

Business Marketing Major 

Student

20 Years old

Caucasian 

Q: What is your stance on campus carry?

A-       There're good and bad sides to it. I'm against it because I feel like you're not gonna ask everyone on campus, “Hey do you have your license for that gun?” so it kind of scares me. I’m for it because responsible citizens usually know how to carry weapons so if there's a responsible person that can handle the situation, it’s a good thing.

Q: Would you ever carry on campus

A-       No, I'm too clumsy. I feel like my gun would slip out and it would be my fault that someone got hurt. Unless I have a job that requires me to openly carry a gun I would never do it.

Q: How do you think the students will react to this law being passed?

A-       Some will be for it, but the liberal nutheads will be in the quad protesting it every day I would imagine. There will end up being a protest where, students get behind a petition to repeal it.

Q: Do you think there was a need for campus carry here at TXST

A-       Not necessarily because we have our police on campus right by the quad and they and SMPD tend to respond to the situation pretty fast. On campus cops seem to be doing the job well. Texas State is overall a safe campus.

Terry Bertling

Interviewed by Morgan Mitchell

San Antonio resident Terry Bertling, 60, is an adjunct lecturer at Texas State University as well as a full-time journalist and special projects editor at San Antonio Express News.

Morgan: How do you feel about campus carry … how students will be able to carry anywhere on campus including dorms, classrooms, and common areas?

Bertling: I think it’s kind of nice that private universities get to opt out. As someone who teaches, I’d rather not have students who carry. It doesn’t create a good environment for learning. I wish they would change the law so public universities could opt out as well. 

Hakeer Kaymore

Hakeer Kaymore, 19, Business Management major.

Do you support or oppose Campus Carry?
"Oppose. Not only from a campus lifestyle, but students actually in class may feel more scared to speak up because of other peoples reactions."

Would you feel safe on campus or in class if Campus Carry is approved?
"No, I would not feel safe. Unless I had a gun too."

Jesse Miara

Jesse Miara - 22 // Computer Science Major // From NY

What's your stance on campus carry?

"I am for it partially but just because it's a constitutional right under the 2nd amendment"

Are you gonna carry on campus?

"I definitely will not, I do not even own a gun"

How do you believe students will respond to people openly carrying firearms?

"I think there's going to be a mixed response divided evenly"

Do you know anyone currently carrying on campus?

"No, I do not. If they are, they're doing it pretty discretely."

Do you think there is a need for campus carry at Texas state? 

"I don't think there is a need but I just feel that that it's a right that deserves to be exercised."

Kristen Courtney, 18

Biology Major | Freshmen

What do know about campus carry?

“I know that they made it legal but I don’t really know much about it here”

Do you oppose or support campus carry? Why?

“In a way I kinda support it because if a school shooter were to come by it would be a lot faster for a student to react than have somebody having to come all the way over here and react”

Will you feel safer once campus carry become official?

“Not necessarily just because people can get mad and act unintentionally”

Would you consider getting licensed and bringing a gun to campus?

“No”

Karina Lopez

Karina Lopez, 18, Nursing major, works at Einsteins Bagels.

Do you support or oppose Campus Carry?
"I oppose Campus Carry because humans are emotional creatures."

Being a Texas State employee, would you feel safe at work if Campus Carry is approved?
"Not really. Someone who's super angry could hold up a gun at my job and be like, 'give me a bagel!'"

Meet Corey Rowland

  Corey Rowland was born in Galveston a little over 21 years ago. Since then has traveled a bit and joins Texas State from Tyler, Texas. He is an advertising major and wants to work in Houston, but also potentially move to New York.

When not attending classes or working at a local clothing store he enjoys both spending time on the golf course or out on a boat fishing. Nighttime in downtown San Marcos isn't too bad either, as he enjoys walking the square on Thursdays. Although he doesn't own any animals, because of roommates he currently shares his living space with 2 dogs and a cat.

Corey doesn't really care for any of the teams in the super bowl right now, the most important thing was that the New England Patriots did not win. When asked if he would rather fight one-hundred duck sized horses or one horse sized duck, he wisely chose the former answer.