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by baldeagle
Wed Nov 18, 2015 4:41 pm
Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
Topic: "UT opts out of campus carry" - this has to be a media typo, right?
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Re: "UT opts out of campus carry" - this has to be a media typo, right?

I sent the station the following comment:
This article is an astoundingly bad piece of reporting.

"AUSTIN, Texas — Administrators at University of Texas are now saying guns will not be allowed on campus.

UT's Faculty Council says allowing students and staff to carry guns would take away from the schools mission. They also say it will create an uneasy and hostile environment.

Campus carry is set to take effect next fall."

First of all, the UT Faculty Council is NOT administrators of UT. Secondly, the administration has posted on the web a clear explanation of their approach to the new law.

<https://campuscarry.utexas.edu/>

Finally, neither the faculty nor the administration can opt out of the law. Only private universities have that option. The law is quite clear. The university administrators will provide the Regents with their policy and the Regents will either accept the policy or reject it.

Furthermore, the faculty's demand that they be individually allowed to opt out is laughable. There is no provision for that in the law, and it would be a clear violation of the intent of the legislature.

If your reporter can't do a better job than this you should consider reassigning him to something he can do better.

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