b322da wrote:Let us take care not to assume that the regents at UT are of the same calibre as those at A&M.
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- Sun Nov 01, 2015 8:53 am
- Forum: Gun and/or Self-Defense Related Political Issues
- Topic: Pushing the envelope on Campus Carry?
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Re: Pushing the envelope on Campus Carry?
- Wed Oct 28, 2015 9:03 pm
- Forum: Gun and/or Self-Defense Related Political Issues
- Topic: Pushing the envelope on Campus Carry?
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Re: Pushing the envelope on Campus Carry?
I bet buildings like student unions will be the epicenter of the debate once campus carry is in effect. Student unions aren't class buildings, they don't tend to have dorms attached to them, and they almost certainly don't have places like bio-containment labs in them. However, they are usually the most trafficked and highly populated public buildings on campuses. I can already hear the emotional arguments about how guns should be banned from a place where students are socializing and campus visitors are constantly roaming.
- Wed Oct 28, 2015 6:44 pm
- Forum: Gun and/or Self-Defense Related Political Issues
- Topic: Pushing the envelope on Campus Carry?
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Re: Pushing the envelope on Campus Carry?
I'm sure some colleges will fight back with attempts at general prohibitions, but I expect that most colleges will just accept it and post 30.06 signs where they reasonably think that they can. Most of the state college systems have lawyers that will probably make it clear that they can try a general prohibition, but it will just get them sued and eventually required to remove the signs.TexasCajun wrote:At the risk of being repetitive, I'll say what I've said in other threads regarding this topic. Public universities have had the option to allow in-building campus carry from the start. Not a single one has done so and will not do so until the new law goes into effect. The language of the bill gives the presidents and boards of regents some latitude - which they'll use to create a general carry prohibition with a few exceptions instead of vice versa as the law's author and sponsors intended. Although the bill's legislative supporters are publicly being optimistic, I have a feeling that they're preparing for round 2. This ain't over by a long shot, and I hope our legislature has the resolve to fix these issues once they have the data to back it up.
I could be wrong, but I don't expect many colleges to put up too much of a fight.