How Gun-Free Campuses Victimize Women

Firearms are an excellent force multiplier that allow weaker would-be victims to stave off stronger attackers.

by  Savannah Lindquist
October 9, 2017

My college experience didn't go as planned: I was the victim of rape. It was something I thought could never happen to me. This was something that only happened to other people, something you see on "Law & Order: SVU." Instead of Detectives Benson and Stabler swooping in to save the day, I was left completely broken – replaying the events of that day over and over again in my mind wondering where I could have gone wrong.

I was raised around guns and was taught about responsible gun ownership at a very young age. When I turned 21 years old and was legally able to carry a gun, I immediately felt safer. Nothing could harm me because my firearm was the great equalizer.

There was one minor issue: my Second Amendment rights didn't exist on my college campus.

I was naïve and believed what they told me during orientation: that there was no need to worry because campus police are only a phone call away. All was well until that fateful evening when I became ano…