Pro-gun activists that planned a “mock mass shooting” at the University of Texas (UT) – Austin will move their demonstration from the campus grounds.
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When Come and Take It Texas and DontComply.com announced their plans to protest anti-gun policies on the campus of UT Austin, some accused the measures of being scare tactics in an already scary time of regular mass shootings across the nation.
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In the wake of another mass shooting, a small group of gun rights advocates thought they should express their views on gun free zones. “Essentially, what we’re doing is educating the public on the dangers of gun-free zones and how they’re target-rich environments that allow people to be harmed”, Pizgatti says. Texas’ public universities, meanwhile, are preparing to comply with a new state law that allows people age 21 and older to carry licensed guns on campuses. J.B. Bird, a spokesman for the school, said the event would be considered criminal trespass if the demonstrators don’t leave when asked. On that date in 1966, Whitman killed 16 and wounded 32 after climbing the university’s clock tower and opening fire on students walking through campus.
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“It’s tasteless”, said Robert Oxford, a Texas graduate student, instructor and member of the group Gun-Free UT said of the mock event.
Short told the Statesman that event organizers were not seeking a permit from the city of Austin or the university for the event.
Short told the Statesman he wasn’t anxious “at all” that the demonstration would be met with criticism or look in bad taste following the Paris and San Bernardino mass shootings in the past month.
Notably, on that Saturday, many students will be studying for and taking final exams, a time that’s stressful enough without gun sounds being blared over bullhorns. The controversial event was created to illustrate what organizers consider the dangers of gun-free zones.
“When a shooting happens, police are minutes away, so the seconds matter”, Pizgatti said.
However, Joan Neuberger, a history professor at UT said the event was disrespectful to students and faculty at the school.
Starting next August, public universities in Texas will be required to allow concealed handgun license holders to bring their weapons on campus.
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