I thought these last sentences were interesting. If U of Utah has allowed this for 5 years, why haven't we heard about "gun fights" on that campus as one of the students at UT Austin quipped? In fact, I haven't heard about anyone shooting up U of Utah like VTech or the kid in Austin last year, you think there might be a correlation?The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence reports that 22 states have rejected similar legislation. One that did not is Utah, where the University of Utah in Salt Lake City has had a concealed-weapon carry law for five years.
"I'd say the vast majority of our student body doesn't even know about that law, or if somebody does have a handgun in class, I bet you 95 percent of the people would never know about it," says Chase Jardine, president of the student body.
Asked what his own opinion is, he says he's indifferent: "It's just not a topic people talk about."
I asked my 19 yr old who is at UT Dallas what his opinion was and if anyone had talked about the debate in the state legislature, he is not opposed to it, but doesn't see any need to allow it because chances are low that something will happen on campus.
I'm sure we will be having more discussions about it as he matures a little more.