Posted on 05/12/2009 1:01:56 PM PDT by abb
The House Committee on the Administration of Criminal Justice voted 9-6 today for a bill that would allow those with concealed handgun permits to carry their weapons on campus.
House Bill 27 by Rep. Ernest Wooton, R-Belle Chasse, was approved over the objection of college students and officials who said the measure would make their campuses less safe.
Officials at Tulane and Loyola universities have said they are opposed to the bill, which would allow the concealed guns on campus if the individual has passed a background check and is qualified to carry a concealed weapon.
The bill would allow the governing boards of the colleges to designate where the weapons would be stored while the carrier is on campus.
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I went to college in Monroe,La and I talked to the campus police chief about having my .40 cal pistol on campus since I lived in the dorms. He said that they would prefer if I checked the gun in with them and just check it out whenever I would go to the range or whatever but he said that if I wanted to keep it in my dorm room that legally I could. He said to not spread that info around too much though. I know that this isn’t about carrying a concealed weapon but I just wanted to put in my $.02
On-campus homicides in Louisiana universities will drop as a result of this, and enrollments will rise.
Think that libs will be able to rent a clue about the connection after that?
No? Didn’t think so.
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