I'm very happy that SB11 has passed and will become law. I think there will be some things in it that will need fixing just like with the original CHL law and most laws.
I still won't be able to CC next week to my niece's graduation ceremony, but many of the problems should be ironed out by the time my own daughter goes to college.
Regarding the issue with the board of regents being able to override something the president chooses, why would they? This will be the battle for several years. The entire campus might not be banned, but by banning select strategic buildings it will make it so that few people if anyone will be able to without having to return to their vehicle between certain classes. Someone else pointed that out in another thread and I agree. It will be a problem and the schools will push the limits of what they can ban and practically dare anyone to challenge them on it.
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- Sun May 31, 2015 8:14 pm
- Forum: 2015 Legislative Session
- Topic: Campus Carry -- Where Are We Now?
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- Thu May 28, 2015 10:55 am
- Forum: 2015 Legislative Session
- Topic: Campus Carry -- Where Are We Now?
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Re: Campus Carry -- Where Are We Now?
If it does make it all the way through and becomes law, that effective date stinks! In addition to the ability of schools to make some buildings off-limits, it gives them an entire year to do it. I saw the date change earlier, but didn't notice the year. I thought they moved it up from the 1.1.16 date.txpilot wrote:In case you may not have noticed, one of the amendments changed the effective date to 9/1/2016. Here's a link to the amendment http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/ ... 011H21.PDF
- Mon May 25, 2015 5:29 pm
- Forum: 2015 Legislative Session
- Topic: Campus Carry -- Where Are We Now?
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Re: Campus Carry -- Where Are We Now?
Yup. I also see this as a plus.v7a wrote:McRaven: "Our universities won't be able to attract liberal anti-gun faculty from out of state"
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- Mon May 25, 2015 5:28 pm
- Forum: 2015 Legislative Session
- Topic: Campus Carry -- Where Are We Now?
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Re: Campus Carry -- Where Are We Now?
His intuition stinks.J.R.@A&M wrote:""The intuitive answer is that the presence of concealed weapons will make us less competitive."
Oh, bull. No budding or experienced academic is going to turn down an otherwise good offer to UT because of campus carry. Are the Univ. of Chicago, or Columbia, or any host of other tier one schools uncompetitive because they happen to be located in crime ridden urban centers? Of course not. People take their chances and go for the places that will advance their careers.