The new “campus carry” law in Texas, which went into effect on Monday, is reportedly meant to prevent further mass shootings in the future – by letting students be armed and thus enabling them to defend themselves.
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Guns will generally allowed in buildings, classrooms, and dorms, with each public school mandated to set guidelines. However, demographic data done by UTPB shows that now fewer than one percent are licensed to carry a concealed handgun. She was pregnant and was shot through the belly, killing her unborn child.
To them, the circumstances under which Whitman was finally felled perfectly illustrates the argument of many gun-rights advocates – and one which Donald Trump has frequently articulated – that mass shootings would not happen, or would claim fewer victims, if more ordinary citizens were armed and could therefore defend themselves. Many called the law a “wrong-headed approach”. The university unveiled a new granite memorial, which lists the name of those who died.
Midland College is not included in the new campus carry bill as the bill only covers four year universities.
They asked the court to stall implementation of the law so it’s not in effect when fall classes start this month, and for the court to then permanently block any law that would force them to allow or penalize them for banning handguns in their classrooms. They have no individual right to academic freedom under the First Amendment, the brief says.
The University of Texas (UT) system estimates that less than 1 percent of their students actually have such a license, according to the Austin American-Statesman.
Private schools are also allowed to opt out of the “campus carry” law.
The Texas campus carry law took effect on the 50th anniversary of the University of Texas at Austin clock tower mass shooting.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican who supports campus carry, said a gunman could already bring a firearm on campus, and the law could prevent mass shootings because someone with a licensed concealed weapon could be ready to confront a gunman.
1, 2017 for community colleges, so community colleges such as Collin College, have another year to implement campus carry. They say that no law would stop someone from simply walking onto campus with a gun. The shooter was eventually taken down by three law enforcement officers, Ramiro Martinez, Houston McCoy, and Jerry Day, as well as an armed civilian named Allen Crum.
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Barbara Beebe, president of Western Texas College, said her school began the process of working with faculty, staff and students during the spring semester with open forums to discuss how it wants to proceed with the mandated law.
