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by jeffrw
Sat May 30, 2015 7:13 pm
Forum: 2015 Legislative Session
Topic: Campus Carry -- Where Are We Now?
Replies: 319
Views: 81407

Re: Campus Carry -- Where Are We Now?

Bottom line is this: some presidents will overreach, some won't, and this overreach will be contrary to the legislative intent. It can be readdressed in 2017 by the legislature (after having a year of good results at other schools to stand upon).
Regarding the legislative intent, I definitely saw that the examples mentioned today as potentially being excluded from carry were quite specific (e.g. day care centers, health care facilities, labs with sensitive materials). Ordinary classrooms, offices, and libraries weren't mentioned at all. Sen. Birdwell also specifically mentioned the Student Union as a place that a school wouldn't be able to declare off-limits.
by jeffrw
Sat May 30, 2015 6:25 pm
Forum: 2015 Legislative Session
Topic: Campus Carry -- Where Are We Now?
Replies: 319
Views: 81407

Re: Campus Carry -- Where Are We Now?

NotRPB wrote:Tweets by the uninformed are so funny
@wickedmetro 20m20 minutes ago

#sb11 passes open campus carry.....body count will rise. #GunsMatter #txlege
that's just incorrect
Of course! Because now 18-year-olds will be bringing their fully semi-automatic weapons to class, right? :lol:
by jeffrw
Sat May 30, 2015 5:41 pm
Forum: 2015 Legislative Session
Topic: Campus Carry -- Where Are We Now?
Replies: 319
Views: 81407

Re: Campus Carry -- Where Are We Now?

I'm glad to see this pass the Senate, but I'm a little confused by the provision that institutions may declare "certain areas" off-limits as long as they don't totally ban carry. Couldn't university officials simply define "certain areas" to include classrooms, offices, and the library, so that almost everyone going to campus would effectively be banned anyway? And since there are no specific guidelines on what "justification" is sufficient, couldn't they pretty much just use a general statement that they believe guns in those locations would not be conducive to a learning environment?

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