To the Editor:

In “Campus Life: Locked, Loaded and Loopy” (editorial, May 15), about Arkansas’ and Georgia’s new campus carry laws, you write that laws to allow more guns on college campuses are based on the “bizarre premise that students will be more secure.” That premise is not only bizarre, but also dangerous.

Studies have widely shown that states that allow easy access to guns saw the most gun violence. That correlation also largely held true for campus violence in those states, according to a report last year by the Citizens Crime Commission of New York City.

That correlation also largely held true for campus violence in those states. From the 2001-02 school year through the 2015-16 school year, 64 percent of college shootings occurred in Southern states with weak gun laws. Georgia already ranks second in total college-related shootings with 13. Arkansas, with four incidents, will likely see an increase with its new campus carry law, according to research.

Parents looking at colleges should take note: Campus carry laws make students less safe, not more secure.