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That's a great aricle, XinTX. I'm archivng it for future debates.

Some people put professors on a pedestal, but they can be just as narrow-minded and political as anyone else.

I have to echo what koine2002 said. I too am a professor, and at a private university. The administration has made it pretty clear that they want to opt out of campus carry. While a number of faculty signed a petition on 2013 opposing CC, I have found a number of faculty like myself who have a CHL or support CHL.

But besides the minority of vocal antis on faculty, and the non-vocal CHLers (fear of repercussions if outed?), I have also found a lot of ignorance, just as we saw in some of the testimonies in the lege, and in letters to the editor.

In a summary of our faculty senate's recent action last semester, my Senator listed a discussion of the possible passage of CC, and noted that the Faculty Senate was "unanimously opposed" to CC. When I confronted him, it turns out there was no actual vote, he was just assuming because no one spoke in favor. He was even ignorant of current university policy allowing CHLers to keep their guns locked in their car in a university parking lot.

I think until good evidence exists after 9/1/2016 of responsible carry on campuses around the state, that this ignorance will persist because of close-mindedness.

Birdwell supports "private property" rights. He opposes the amendment that would prohibit private univ from opting out. Baylor is in his district.

Birdwell (the author) is not willing to give on private university opt out. If he does not prevail, it most likely dies.