Texas legislators are poised to pass a bill allowing college students and professors to carry guns on campus.
More than half the members of the House have co-signed the legislation. The state Senate passed a similar bill in 2009, and Gov. Rick Perry has said he supports the idea, The Associated Press reports.
Those in favor of allowing concealed weapons at colleges say it would allow students and professors to protect themselves in the event of a campus shooting, like the Virginia Tech massacre in 2007. In September, a University of Texas student went on a shooting rampage on campus before killing himself in the school's library. No one else was hurt.
The only option now is to hide behind their desks or play dead, David Burnett, spokesman for Students for Concealed Carry on Campus, said last week, according to the Austin American-Statesman.
If passed, the legislation would make Texas the second state to allow concealed weapons on college campuses, after Utah. Colorado allows colleges to decide for themselves.
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More than half the members of the House have co-signed the legislation. The state Senate passed a similar bill in 2009, and Gov. Rick Perry has said he supports the idea, The Associated Press reports.
Those in favor of allowing concealed weapons at colleges say it would allow students and professors to protect themselves in the event of a campus shooting, like the Virginia Tech massacre in 2007. In September, a University of Texas student went on a shooting rampage on campus before killing himself in the school's library. No one else was hurt.
The only option now is to hide behind their desks or play dead, David Burnett, spokesman for Students for Concealed Carry on Campus, said last week, according to the Austin American-Statesman.
If passed, the legislation would make Texas the second state to allow concealed weapons on college campuses, after Utah. Colorado allows colleges to decide for themselves.
Full story: http://www.aolnews.com/2011/02/21/texas-ready-to-allow-concealed-weapons-on-college-campuses/
