Revolvers could join the 3 R's on campus

Times Picayune ^ | May 13, 2009 | Ed Anderson

[BBell]

BATON ROUGE -- Students 21 and older, faculty and other employees with concealed weapons permits should be able to tote firearms on their college campuses, a House committee decided Tuesday.

Members of the Committee on the Administration of Criminal Justice voted 9-6 for House Bill 27 by Rep. Ernest Wooton, R-Belle Chasse, its chairman, sending the measure to the House floor where it died last year.

The bill cleared the same committee last year, 11-3. Wooton said Tuesday he feels "comfortable" he now has the votes to pass it.

Gov. Bobby Jindal said at a news conference Monday that he is "a strong believer in the Second Amendment" that guarantees Americans the right to bear arms.

He said he will sign Wooton's bill if it reaches his desk but said it is not part of the package of bills he is endorsing.

Dozens of backers and foes of the bill crammed a House committee room to speak on the measure. Some college officials said the measure would make their campuses more unsafe.

Higher Education Superintendent Sally Clausen and Tulane University President Scott Cowen asked the committee not to pass Wooton's bill.

"Two out of five college students have alcohol issues," Clausen said. "Guns and college campuses simply do not mix. . . . This is not a 2nd Amendment right; it is a safety issue."

Cowen, representing the 10 private universities in the state, said the bill "will make them (college campuses) less safe. . . . It will reinforce the image that Louisiana is one of the most dangerous states in the country. . . . Can you imagine a gun in the hands of students impaired by alcohol?"

Gun-rights advocates testified that students or employees of a university should be entitled to carry

[BBell]

We will see what happens this time around. At least we have a governor that will suport it.

[jakerobins]

Reading...Writing....REMINGTON

[Condor51]

Higher Education Superintendent Sally Clausen and Tulane University President Scott Cowen asked the committee not to pass Wooton's bill. ... "Two out of five college students have alcohol issues," Clausen said. . . . This is not a 2nd Amendment right; it is a safety issue."

Uh, yeah it's a 'safety issue', 40% of 'your' kids are drunk. So how about getting the drunks out of school? Spotting and expelling a bunch of drunks shouldn't be too hard.

As last I checked a 'Right' to a College Education wasn't in the Constitution. Neither is getting drunk. But to Bear Arms is. Seems like an easy choice, brainiacs.

[relictele]

[Lion Den Dan]

"Two out of five college students have alcohol issues," Clausen said. "Guns and college campuses simply do not mix.

Once again I am too slow on the reply. You have said all that can logically be said and have said it well.

[Condor51]

Once again I am too slow on the reply. You have said all that can logically be said and have said it well.

Thank you.
But I'm surprised I beat your reply. My typing stinks ;-)

[Billthedrill]

"Two out of five college students have alcohol issues," Clausen said.

Uh huh. And how many college students have CCW's? Oh, yeah - you have to be 21. Funny how seldom that comes up when this issue is discussed.

[BBell]

I would bet that a 21 year old with a concealed carry is a much better and more mature student than your average student. Probably more mature than your average college professor.