Saturday, May 14, 2016

WHO SHOULD HAVE AUTHORITY TO LIMIT SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS ON CAMPUS?

In Texas, public colleges and universities have been given authority to limit the licensed carry of handguns.  Liberals dominate most of these institutions and are formulating strict polices.  Perhaps the most draconian proposals are for the UT-system. One proposed policy includes not allowing a cartridge in the chamber of a semi-automatic.  Some want to give faculty the say on their own offices.  Will faculty be given a say on what students may say in the office?  May faculty ban "hate speech" in their offices?

A related issue is from Tennessee.
"A bill allowing staff and faculty at Tennessee's public colleges and universities to be armed on campus became law Monday without the Republican governor's signature.
Gov. Bill Haslam, who declined to veto the bill, said in a statement that he disagreed with the bill for not allowing institutions "to make their own decisions regarding security issues on campus."

Decisions regarding fundamental constitutional rights should not be make by bureaucrats, faculty, staff or students.  They should be made by politically responsible public officials.  Many colleges and universities have created policies which violate First Amendment freedoms.  They should not be allowed to create policies which violate Second Amendment freedoms.

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