Harrison Among 150 College Presidents to Sign Letter on Gun Safety

More than 150 college and university presidents, including University of Hartford President Walter Harrison, have signed an open letter requesting "that our nation’s policy leaders take thoughtful and urgent action to ensure that current and future generations may live and learn in a country free from the threat of gun violence."

Among other things, the letter calls for:

• Ensuring the safety of our communities by opposing legislation allowing guns on our campuses and in our classrooms

• Ending the gun show loophole, which allows for the purchase of guns from unlicensed sellers without a criminal background check

• Reinstating the ban on military-style semi-automatic assault weapons along with high-capacity ammunition magazines

• Requiring consumer safety standards for all guns, such as safety locks, access prevention laws, and regulations to identify, prevent and correct manufacturing defects

See the complete letter from the college presidents.