{"id":91732,"date":"2018-05-17T14:18:21","date_gmt":"2018-05-17T18:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=91732"},"modified":"2018-05-17T14:18:21","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T19:49:37","slug":"kent-state-graduate-ar10-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/kent-state-graduate-ar10-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"Kent State Graduate Explains Why She Openly Carried Her AR-10 on Campus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kent State University in Ohio prohibits students from carrying on campus. But non-students are allowed to carry on the public property in and around the college all day long.<\/p>\n<p>For Kaitlin Bennett, 22, a former student, the policy makes little sense.\u00a0 Because if strangers can carry, she should be able to carry too.<\/p>\n<p><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"width: 0px;overflow: hidden;line-height: 0\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Upon graduating Sunday, Bennett decided to make a statement. She slung an AR-10 over her shoulder and strutted around the premises in a white sundress.\u00a0 No longer a student, it was perfectly within the law and the university&#8217;s policy on guns for her to do so.<\/p>\n<p>She then posted photos of her pro-2A protest on Twitter. And it didn&#8217;t take long for the photos to go viral.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Now that I graduated from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KentState?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"kent-state-graduate-ar10-campus\" title=\"Kent State Graduate Explains Why She Openly Carried Her AR-10 on Campus\">@KentState<\/a>, I can finally arm myself on campus. I should have been able to do so as a student- especially since 4 unarmed students were shot and killed by the government on this campus. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CampusCarryNow?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"kent-state-graduate-ar10-campus\" title=\"Kent State Graduate Explains Why She Openly Carried Her AR-10 on Campus\">#CampusCarryNow<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/a91fQH44cq\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"kent-state-graduate-ar10-campus\" title=\"Kent State Graduate Explains Why She Openly Carried Her AR-10 on Campus\">pic.twitter.com\/a91fQH44cq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kaitlin Marie (@KaitMarieox) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KaitMarieox\/status\/995699996212322304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"kent-state-graduate-ar10-campus\" title=\"Kent State Graduate Explains Why She Openly Carried Her AR-10 on Campus\">May 13, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I have no apologies for my graduation photos. As a woman, I refuse to be a victim &amp; the second amendment ensures that I don&#8217;t have to be. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5CKmQobrMb\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"kent-state-graduate-ar10-campus\" title=\"Kent State Graduate Explains Why She Openly Carried Her AR-10 on Campus\">pic.twitter.com\/5CKmQobrMb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kaitlin Marie (@KaitMarieox) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KaitMarieox\/status\/996462786027950080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"kent-state-graduate-ar10-campus\" title=\"Kent State Graduate Explains Why She Openly Carried Her AR-10 on Campus\">May 15, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bennett spoke to different media outlets about her 2A views. Turns out she&#8217;s unapologetically pro-gun.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe that if the government has it, we should have it. Machine guns \u2014 any weaponry,\u201d she told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/grade-point\/wp\/2018\/05\/16\/the-story-behind-the-viral-photo-of-a-kent-state-graduate-posing-with-her-cap-and-a-rifle\/?noredirect=on&amp;utm_term=.31290d9afad3\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"kent-state-graduate-ar10-campus\" title=\"Kent State Graduate Explains Why She Openly Carried Her AR-10 on Campus\">The Washington Post<\/a> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<h2>SEE ALSO:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/florida-students-hold-walkout-to-support-2a-constitution\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"kent-state-graduate-ar10-campus\" title=\"Kent State Graduate Explains Why She Openly Carried Her AR-10 on Campus\" rel=\"bookmark\">Florida Students Hold Walkout to Support 2A, Constitution<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>\u201cTo make sure the government can\u2019t go against the citizens,\u201d she continued. \u201cWe should be able to protect ourselves against a tyrannical government.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_91745\" style=\"width: 715px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Screen-Shot-2018-05-17-at-2.01.11-PM.png\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"kent-state-graduate-ar10-campus\" title=\"Kent State Graduate Explains Why She Openly Carried Her AR-10 on Campus\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-91745\" title=\"Kent State Graduate Explains Why She Openly Carried Her AR-10 on Campus\" class=\"size-full wp-image-91745\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Screen-Shot-2018-05-17-at-2.01.11-PM.png\" alt=\"Kent State Graduate Explains Why She Openly Carried Her AR-10 on Campus\" width=\"705\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Screen-Shot-2018-05-17-at-2.01.11-PM.png 705w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Screen-Shot-2018-05-17-at-2.01.11-PM-150x54.png 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Screen-Shot-2018-05-17-at-2.01.11-PM-400x144.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 705px) 100vw, 705px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-91745\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.edu\/policyreg\/university-policy-regarding-deadly-weapons\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"kent-state-graduate-ar10-campus\" title=\"Kent State Graduate Explains Why She Openly Carried Her AR-10 on Campus\">Kent State policy on Deadly Weapons<\/a>.\u00a0 Non-students or passersby can carry but those affiliated with the school are prohibited.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>She spoke about the criticism she&#8217;s received, some of it racially tinged, to<a href=\"https:\/\/video.foxnews.com\/v\/5786009493001\/?#sp=show-clips\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"kent-state-graduate-ar10-campus\" title=\"Kent State Graduate Explains Why She Openly Carried Her AR-10 on Campus\"> Fox Host Steve Doocy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was not expecting the blatant racism that\u2019s been thrown at me,\u201d said Bennett. \u201cThey\u2019re saying that I have white privilege for going out on campus with my AR-10.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that\u2019s very insulting to minorities,\u201d Bennett said. \u201cI don\u2019t think that anything bad would happen to them.\u201d She further noted that she, &#8220;had a black police officer with me the whole time [she was taking photos]. He was just \u2026 he loved it.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Thanks to all who have sent me death threats for taking a picture. You&#8217;re the biggest advocates for gun rights. You proved exactly why people carry.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kaitlin Marie (@KaitMarieox) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KaitMarieox\/status\/996807570131210240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"kent-state-graduate-ar10-campus\" title=\"Kent State Graduate Explains Why She Openly Carried Her AR-10 on Campus\">May 16, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Upon graduating Sunday, Bennett decided to make a statement. 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