Texas Senate OKs guns in college dorms, classrooms [View All]

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Texas Senate OKs guns in college dorms, classrooms
@ 3:10 pm by Jeremy P. Jacobs


If all the secession hoopla wasn't enough, this ought to get people talking: the Texas state Senate voted Tuesday to allow license holders to carry concealed firearms in college classrooms and dorms.

The Associated Press reports that the Senate passed the measure by a 20 to 10 vote. It still needs to pass through a final Senate vote, which could occur as early as Wednesday, and then must pass through the state House.

Proponents of the legislation say it would help students avert another on campus massacre like the 2007 shootings at Virginia Tech.

Opponents say that giving students access to guns on campus would increase the likelihood of shootings.

Currently, guns are not allowed on Texas college campuses.