Remy Danton
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By WILLIAM MARCH - Associated Press - Saturday, March 7, 2015
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Four months after a mentally ill gunman wounded three students at Florida State University, state legislators are considering a bill that would allow holders of concealed weapons permits to carry their weapons onto public university and college campuses.
Supporters, including the National Rifle Association, say permit holders shouldn’t be forced to abandon their weapons simply because they walk onto a campus. They point out that permit holders must be at least 21, pass a background check and take a safety class or have served honorably in the military.
State Rep. Greg Steube, R-Sarasota, the bill’s sponsor, said an armed student or employee may have been able to stop former FSU student Myron May’s Nov. 20 shooting spree before police arrived and killed him just outside the library.
“Why are we stripping people’s inherent right to self-defense just because they’re on a college campus?” he said. “Why can they not carry on campus when they can carry at a shopping plaza, a restaurant, a mall, a park?”
Opponents include Florida State University President John Thrasher, formerly a powerful legislator, along with the other 11 public university presidents, the campus police chiefs and the system’s Board of Governors.
House Speaker Steve Crisafulli, R-Meritt Island, has expressed reservations about the bill (HB 4005)
Source: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/mar/7/some-florida-collegians-could-carry-guns-under-pro/
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Four months after a mentally ill gunman wounded three students at Florida State University, state legislators are considering a bill that would allow holders of concealed weapons permits to carry their weapons onto public university and college campuses.
Supporters, including the National Rifle Association, say permit holders shouldn’t be forced to abandon their weapons simply because they walk onto a campus. They point out that permit holders must be at least 21, pass a background check and take a safety class or have served honorably in the military.
State Rep. Greg Steube, R-Sarasota, the bill’s sponsor, said an armed student or employee may have been able to stop former FSU student Myron May’s Nov. 20 shooting spree before police arrived and killed him just outside the library.
“Why are we stripping people’s inherent right to self-defense just because they’re on a college campus?” he said. “Why can they not carry on campus when they can carry at a shopping plaza, a restaurant, a mall, a park?”
Opponents include Florida State University President John Thrasher, formerly a powerful legislator, along with the other 11 public university presidents, the campus police chiefs and the system’s Board of Governors.
House Speaker Steve Crisafulli, R-Meritt Island, has expressed reservations about the bill (HB 4005)
Source: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/mar/7/some-florida-collegians-could-carry-guns-under-pro/
