Not looking good for licensed concealed carry on TX campuses

The Texas bill to allow licensed concealed carry in buildings on Texas college campuses may not make it. Latest news here.

Concealed Carry on Campus goes to TX House.

Just when you think a TX bill is dead, it resurrects. This one is a good one. Concealed carry on TX campuses passed the senate and is now headed to the TX House. See the link for links to contact your State Rep. Although "civil liberties are so pre- 9-11," here's a chance to enhance the civil liberties. of law-abiding citizens in TX.

UTEP students for concealed carry on campus

It seems that most of the media coverage is about students who don't want concealed carry on their campus. Here's a group that does.

Testimonial re concealed carry on campus.

Testimonial from a college student in favor of concealed carry on campus. One case is not a basis for policy, but this is a side of the issue that has not been heard.

Concealed carry & on college campuses

One of the current controversies in Texas and other states is whether persons with state-issued licenses to carry concealed handguns should be permitted to carry on college campuses. IMHO, Such carrying by licensees, may violate the Second Amendment. Secondly, there is no empirical basis to fear a rise in crime. Finally, opposition to such carrying on campus is fueled by dislike of guns and gun owners or irrational fears. Fear is propaganda tactic frequently used by those opposed to the rights of others and has long been used in an attempt to suppress civil liberties. See this short article by commentator Stephen Chapman.

Licensed concealed carry on TX state college campuses again an issue.

During the Texas legislature's prior session, bills to allow those with valid Texas concealed carry licenses to carry on public college campuses never got up for a real vote. This will be an issue again in the new session which starts in January. You can make a good argument that a ban on concealed carry on public college campuses is a violation of the Second Amendment. Let's be clear on this. There is no requirement that licensees do so. The bills only give them freedom of choice on the issue. I know my libertarian bias is showing, but one would think that a society that labels itself free would welcome freedom of choice among law-abiding, trained, citizens who have cleared the legal and practical hurdles of getting a license to carry. Bill White would have let college Presidents make the decision. That was a cop-out. Decisions effecting freedom of choice for law-abiding licensed citizens should be made by politically accountable officials, mot politically unaccountable bureaucrats. One of the few (and far between) positive things about Rick Perry was that he would not leave the decision to the bureaucrats, but to politically accountable officials. IMHO, many liberal Democrats will be tip-toeing gingerly around this issue in the coming months. We can probably anticipate delaying and other tactics against the bill from some of these reps. LINK