Arizona: Guns in schools considered

by E Wayne Ross on February 16, 2008

The Arizona Republic: Guns in schools considered
State to debate bill that would OK firearms on campus

A day after a gunman killed five people and then himself on an Illinois college campus, Arizona lawmakers were preparing to debate whether those with proper permits should be allowed to carry their guns onto school grounds.

Senate Bill 1214, which a legislative committee will consider Monday, would exempt concealed-carry permit holders from a state law that bars individuals from bringing deadly weapons onto campuses of private or public K-12 schools, colleges or universities in Arizona