This introduction lays out the research design of a project on the Texas state “Campus Carry” gun legislation (SB 11) that went into effect in 2016. The project's transdisciplinary and multi-methodological approach – based on team fieldwork, personal interviews, focus groups, testimonials, visual materials, and a survey – is used to offer an example of phenomenon-based American studies research that is contextualized beyond disciplinary boundaries. Public debates, personal experiences, and cultural analysis demonstrate the de facto ramifications of gun legislation on people's lives. Considering viewpoints both for and against Campus Carry, the discussion reveals deep-seated beliefs about guns as an intrinsic part of “Americanness.”

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论坛：感知安全和不安全：德克萨斯州的校园携带法

本介绍介绍了 2016 年生效的德克萨斯州“校园携带”枪支立法 (SB 11) 项目的研究设计。该项目的跨学科和多方法方法——基于团队实地考察、个人访谈、焦点小组、推荐书、视觉材料和调查——用于提供基于现象的美国研究研究的一个例子，该研究超越了学科界限。公开辩论、个人经历和文化分析表明枪支立法对人们生活的实际影响。考虑到支持和反对 Campus Carry 的观点，讨论揭示了关于枪支作为“美国性”的内在组成部分的根深蒂固的信念。