Guns on campus bill passes Idaho Senate committee

[struggle4progress]

By KATIE TERHUNE
Associated Press
February 12, 2014

BOISE, Idaho — Gun owners are a step closer to being able to pack concealed weapons on Idaho college campuses, a move Second Amendment advocates say will boost personal safety and allow people to exercise their constitutional rights.

The Senate State Affairs Committee voted 7-2 in to move it forward Wednesday, over objections from leaders of Idaho's colleges and universities. It now goes to a full Senate vote.

The party-line vote with Republicans in favor advances a measure that allows retired law enforcement and enhanced concealed-carry permit holders to bring firearms to class. Guns would still be banned from dorms and other campus housing, as well as concert halls and stadiums.

States that currently allow campus-carry are Colorado, Kansas, Mississippi, Oregon, Wisconsin and Utah. Most, including Idaho, leave it up to schools to decide ...

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2014/02/12/3023983/senate-committee-to-decide-on.html

[sakabatou]

1. Ugh

[otohara]

2. CO Will Get This On A Ballot - Repeal

We sent our kid out of CO due to this horrible idea.

[Herself]

3. Gov of SC supports open carry, no permit, no training

help, I'm living in a state with more on's than there are more off's.

Shoot first, ask questions later,
Daily body count's on the news from gun violence.
WTF.
I think the "states rights" war aka civil war has started without a formal declaration!

[Aristus]

4. This is great!

Now, if somebody's walking around on campus wearing a hoodie, or texting, or carrying popcorn, or playing loud music, or simply, you know, going to school, somebody can unlimber their heat and blow that person away!

Yay Freedom!

[davidpdx]

5. I find it shocking that Oregon does

I can understand most of the other states on the list.

As for them being banned from dorm rooms, what is a student who lives on campus and carries a gun doing to do (assuming they have no car). Yeah, doesn't matter whether it's legal or not.

[BlueDemKev]

6. Oregon is a very rural state

Much like its neighbor to the north, Washington. Those two states are blue because each of them have a major urban area. But there are huge amounts of rural land in the pacific northwest where gun ownership is very high. Remember Democratic House Speaker Tom Foley was a life member of the NRA?