Article: Concealed weapon legislation considered for college campuses

Jerry Burnes
University Wire
04-18-2008
(Northern Star) (UWIRE) DEKALB, Ill. -- Nine states across the country are hearing legislation that could legalize concealed weapons on campus.

According to CNN, legislation is being considered in nine states, including Michigan and Ohio, and has been passed in Utah and Colorado, except on the University of Colorado-Boulder campus.

Legislation for concealed weapons was introduced to a committee in Virginia after the Virginia Tech shootings, where it failed in committee. In Indiana, the bill passed in the house but failed in the senate committee. "I can't imagine that politically it would have a chance," said Dirk Johnson, coordinator of Professional ...

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