Arkansas House Passes Bill To Require All Colleges To Allow Concealed Carry
by staffwriter10 · Published February 3, 2017
In 2013, Arkansas adopted a law to allow the decision about concealed carry on public colleges and universities up to the individual school. Not one school took advantage of that choice. However, on Thursday, the Arkansas House voted to require that these schools allow concealed handguns on campus. The majority-Republican House approved the measure in a 71-22 vote. The proposal now heads to the majority-GOP Senate.
Republican Rep. Charlie Collins proposed the 2013 law as he believed it would help dissuade potential mass shooters while assisting existing campus security.
“I’m recommending to you that we allow faculty and staff who have a concealed carry permit to carry on campus, not to create more gunfights at the O.K. Corral but to deter some of the gunfights that we might otherwise have,” Collins said.
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