The opponents to this bill raised various completely unrelated or outright false arguments. Sen. Bob Beach claimed the NCAA prohibits tournament play on a campus allowing concealed carry.
NCAA regs actually say, "
Unless otherwise expressly authorized by applicable law, no firearms or weapons are permitted on these premises for NCAA championships and events ..."
As the president of the W.Va. Citizens Defense League, a pro-concealed carry group, commented on Facebook:
Keith Morgan
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WVCDL-ALERT: Update 2/9
HB4298 (Campus Carry) passed the House Education committee after a ... predictable debate.
I predicted ridiculous arguments. We got them, with one legislator even bringing up "the security of nuclear materials."
What, like the kind in our smoke detectors? Or are campuses turning wrenches on W78 nuclear warheads for Minuteman III missiles?
And if someone's looking to steal nuclear materials via force of arms, it's my suspicion they'll bring more than a Glock 19.
It's reminiscent of the "dynamite sweatervest" argument on the floor against Constitutional Carry.
Same utterly ridiculous arguments. Same apocalyptic predictions that we see state after state, and over and over here in WV, that never come true.
Expect a media firestorm over this. Bloomberg sent out a blast against it, misleadingly referring to it as "guns in schools." Of course, the intent is to imply the bill allows carry in grade schools, etc...
When logic and reason do not stand up, apparently the only remaining tactics are deception and comical absurdity.
My friends and I have a saying/hashtag, and it seems appropriate. #WATTBA
(What a time to be alive.)
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