The Annoyed Man wrote:chasfm11 wrote:While some Second Amendment proponents want to repeal Texas’ ban on open carrying of handguns, Jones of Rice University said GOP leaders may find it easier to pass long-stalled legislation to allow concealed-handgun permit holders to bring their weapons onto college campuses.
To reach a deal, such legislation would probably have to let private colleges opt in and state universities opt out, he said.
I'm not sure what the value would be with the op-out option. I cannot imagine one of the state universities that wouldn't.
Exactly. A toothless campus carry bill is a waste of political capital. Campus Carry should be mandated for public universities,
with an opt-in provision for private schools. Then the market can decide which is the better model - carry on campus in public schools, or
maybe carry on campus at private schools - with the market demonstrating the public's preference. If private schools which opt out begin to experience a decrease in applications offset by increases at private schools which opt in, then they might change their minds......or accept the fact that their student bodies will become less diverse and more homogenous—which will begin to affect their brand.
By the way, we would also find out if campus carry causes parents to send their kids to private schools that opt out, instead of public schools where campus carry is mandated.
I disagree on this one point. If a private school wants to prohibit carry, they should have to put the "big ugly sign" at each entrance.
They've had opt in for years now. How many have?