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College students ask committee for concealed carry rights on campus

by Will Lutz

Tue, Jun 24, 2008, 02:11 PM

The House Law Enforcement Committee today heard testimony on the possibility of allowing those who possess concealed handgun licenses (CHLs) to carry handguns on college and university campuses.

Several college students including Michael Guzman, president of Students for Concealed Carry on Campus and student at Texas State University, spoke before the committee to call for the lifting of the state's ban on concealed handguns on college and university campuses, save by law enforcement.

The organization was started the day after the shooting massacre at Virginia Tech last year, and now has over 31,000 members. "Clearly students want the right to protect themselves on campus as they can already do on campus," he said. Guzman asked the committee to "please look into giving us the tools to defend ourselves."

But Rice University Police Chief William Taylor argued that repealing the prohibition of concealed handguns on college campuses would create more problems that it would solve, since the university environment is "different." He said that the students live in very close proximity and that there is "a lot of free movement." He argued that the training required to receive a CHL is inferior to the training received by police officers, including university police, saying that campuses "really are quite safe."

Not so, argued Melissa Angelo, a senior at Texas State University and victim of sexual assault. She now carries pepper spray with her "to prevent me from being an easy victim next time, but I don't think that's enough."

"I really feel like I should be able to defend myself if I want to," she told the committee.

Angelo said that while she is interested in getting a CHL, she does not think it would be worth it because "I spend all my time at school," and thus would not be able to carry a gun.

Alice Tripp, the legislative director for the Texas State Rifle Association, told LSR that it is precisely on college campuses where crimes are likely to occur because, she argued, students cannot defend themselves as individuals with CHLs can off the campus.

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written by nraer , June 24, 2008

Chief Taylor is a typical beauraucrat. I have seen many a policeman shoot. They would have less training than the typical CHL holder.

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written by Byron George , June 24, 2008

I say let them take their guns legally to school with them.

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written by Amy in Austin , June 24, 2008

And their horses too, right, Byron?

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written by Byron George , June 25, 2008

As expensive as fuel is these days, a horse might not be a bad idea.

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