More Than 50 Univ. Of Texas Professors Sign Letter Opposing Campus Carry

More than 50 professors at the University of Texas at Austin signed a letter Sunday voicing their opposition to campus carry, according to the Austin American-Statesman.

Campus carry is set to be implemented on Aug. 1.

The letter said there is “no empirical evidence” linking concealed weapons on campus to student safety.

An excerpt of the letter, from the Austin newspaper:

Shootings give rise to situations marked by panic, confusion, and terror, conditions under which judgment, especially among individuals who are untrained and inexperienced in such situations, is impaired. Because we are personally and professionally committed to promoting the physical and mental well being of children, adolescents, and adults, we strenuously object to this law and to the presence of concealed guns in campus buildings.

An economics professor already said he would not be returning for the fall 2016 because of his concerns about teaching large lecture classes with the possibilities of guns.

Here are the professors who signed the opposition letter:

• Jennifer Beer, associate professor of psychology
• Rebecca Bigler, professor of psychology
• Kirsten Bradbury, lecturer, psychology
• David M. Buss, professor of psychology
• Caryn L. Carlson, professor and associate chair of advancement
• Jessica Church-Lang, assistant professor of psychology
• Yvon Delville, professor of psychology
• Juan M. Dominguez, associate professor of psychology
• Michael P. Domjan, professor of psychology
• Wendy I. Domjan, distinguished senior lecturer, psychology
• Catharine Echols, associate professor of psychology
• Jacqueline Evans, lecturer, psychology
• Kim Fromme, professor of psychology
• Bertram Gawronski, professor and David Wechsler Regents chair in psychology
• Wilson S Geisler III, David Wechsler Regents chair, director of the Center for Perceptual Systems
• Francisco Gonzalez-Lima, George I. Sanchez Centennial professor of psychology
• Samuel D. Gosling, professor of psychology
• Zenzi M. Griffin, professor of psychology
• Andreana P. Haley, associate professor
• Kathryn Paige Harden, associate professor of psychology
• Mary Hayhoe, professor of psychology
• Marlone D. Henderson, associate professor of psychology
• Charles J. Holahan, professor of psychology and graduate adviser
• Wayne H. Holtzman, Emeritus Hogg professor of psychology
• Alex Huk, associate professor, Departments of Neuroscience and Psychology
• Theresa A. Jones, professor of psychology
• Robert Alan Josephs, professor of psychology
• Hongjoo Lee, assistant professor of psychology
• Jarrod A. Lewis-Peacock, assistant professor of psychology
• John C. Loehlin, professor emeritus of psychology
• Martita A. Lopez, clinical professor, director of clinical training
• W. Todd Maddox, Wayne Holtzman chair and professor of psychology
• Arthur B. Markman, Annabel Iron Worsham Centennial professor of psychology
• Dennis McFadden, Ashbel Smith Professor Emeritus in experimental psychology
• Cindy M. Meston, professor of psychology
• Marie H. Monfils, associate professor of psychologyIan Nauhaus, assistant professor of psychology
• Rebecca Neal-Beevers, research scientist, psychology
• James W. Pennebaker, regents centennial professor of psychology
• Alison R. Preston, associate professor of psychology
• Manuel Ramirez III, professor of psychology
• Ann M. Repp, senior lecturer, psychology
• Timothy J. Schallert, distinguished teaching professor, psychology and neuroscience
• David M. Schnyer, professor of psychology and department liaison for medical affairs
• Eyal Seidemann, associate professor of psychology
• Jasper Smits, professor of psychology
• William B. Swann, professor of psychology
• Michael J. Telch, professor of psychology
• Elliot Tucker-Drob, associate professor of psychology
• Jacqueline D. Woolley, professor and Department of Psychology chair
• David S. Yeager, assistant professor of psychology