Free Republic

As West Virginia University students begin packing their belongings for the start of the fall semester, pistols and revolvers could be boxed up alongside backpacks, bed sheets and winter coats. That’s because of the state’s new Campus Self-Defense Act, which requires West Virginia’s higher education institutions to allow licensed concealed carry on their campuses, with some exceptions. The law, which went into effect July 1, makes West Virginia the 13th state to require its colleges to allow concealed carry on campus. Institutions such as WVU are now preparing for changes this fall semester as the bulk of their students return...