Interesting survey I conducted

[bk09]

I had to conduct a survey for my final persuasive speech topic and had some results you might like to see. My speech is going to be about allowing concealed carry on campus so I developed 6 questions asking the students in my class for some views of concealed carry in general.

Question 1.

Do you know what concealed carry is?
Yes- 19     No- 2

Question 2.

How familiar are you with Nebraska's concealed carry laws?
(They ranked this from 1-5 with 1 being unfamiliar and 5 being very familiar)
(1)- 6        (2)- 9        (3)- 2        (4)- 2        (5)- 2

Question 3.

What do you think of people who carry a concealed firearm? (they respond to this in their own words)

-Scary
-Super paranoid
-I think it's a form of protection
-I hope they're using it for good
-Neutral
-I think it's a good idea in some circumstances
-It is most likely illegal for that person to own
-I'd prefer they not because when others find out it could be uncomfortable. At the same time they have every right to feel protected.
-I think they are a joke
-I think they expect the worst out of people
-Better be for defense only
-As long as they use it for the right reasons
-It's dangerous but also protective
-I have a few friends that have it
-Responsible citizens
-They are using their right to carry arms
-Doesn't bother me
-Awesome (sidenote: this student later admits to having a permit)

Question 4.

Would you ever consider getting a concealed weapons permit?
Yes- 14        No- 7

Question 5.

How confident are you in your ability to defend yourself away from home? (1 is not confident and 5 is very confident)
(1)- 4        (2)- 4        (3)- 5        (4)- 6        (5)- 2

Question 6.

What questions do you have about concealed carry? (handwritten answers again)

-Who is allowed to have a license?
-Legal issues?
-When is the most appropriate time to use it?
-Is it just carrying a gun or getting a license to?
-What are the specifics about the laws?
-Definition, and who is allowed to carry a permit?
-What do you have to do to get a concealed firearm?
-What accidents have happened?


I plan on addressing the process to obtain a permit, give them some campus crime statistics, and show how there is no increase in crime on campuses from it. I was surprised at how many people would consider getting a permit, hopefully my speech is persuasive enough to get them to take action. Wish me luck.

[Chris Z]

Some scary answers, not surprisingly...... 2/3 said they would consider getting a permit to carry though, that is actually pretty good.

[unfy]

Some scary answers, not surprisingly...... 2/3 said they would consider getting a permit to carry though, that is actually pretty good.

I found this to be an interesting contradiction or near hypocricy as well.

Most results I get from people online tend to follow 'you must be paranoid' kind of reasoning or are afraid of guns.  I imagine most of those that DO make a response to my discussions in public rooms ARE afraid of guns.  Those that think nothing of it, or like the idea either don't say anything, or only say a single forgettable line.  Seeing actual numbers on the subject is quite neat.

[NENick]

Some scary answers, not surprisingly...... 2/3 said they would consider getting a permit to carry though, that is actually pretty good.

That is good. It also seems that most of the scary answers can be solved with knowledge. I wouldn't mind running some inexpensive ad campaigns to bring people in Omaha up to speed.

[wallace11bravo]

I did a series in interpersonal communications:

1. Firearms Safety
2. Concealed Carry: laws, myths, and statistics
3. Campus Carry

Did a survey for each one. Got equally disturbing results. Let me know if you need help with sources.

Next chance I get I'm gonna do one on "assault weapons bans."

[bk09]

I did a series in interpersonal communications:

1. Firearms Safety
2. Concealed Carry: laws, myths, and statistics
3. Campus Carry

Did a survey for each one. Got equally disturbing results. Let me know if you need help with sources.

Next chance I get I'm gonna do one on "assault weapons bans."

I almost did this speech on "assault weapons". But I already had a bunch of resources compiled from a persuasive paper on the same subject so I stuck with it. Speech went ok, I stayed up too late working on it so I wasn't as alert for the speech as I could have been, but I think I got my point across. People asked me questions after the speech and I further clarified some of the issues.