Tag Archives: Guns

Student Accused by Professor of Being an FBI Informant Brought Gun to Class for Presentation

The Oregonian: Confrontation between student and professor at Portland State University raises questions about school security, guns on campus

One afternoon last November, a Portland State University economics student gave a class presentation on what he described as the U.S. military’s flawed reliance on one of its key combat rifles.

As a visual aid, Zachary Bucharest hauled out a duffel bag and withdrew the disassembled parts of a Colt AR-15, a semiautomatic version of the military M-16. For the next 15 or 20 minutes, he kept professor John Hall’s class engrossed as he lectured about the weapon’s inferiority to the foreign-made AK-47.

Fighting over guns on campus

Inside Higher Ed: Gun Fight

Legislation that would allow guns on college campuses is moving forward in Texas and Missouri, but the history of other such fights suggests the issue won’t be put to rest with the passage of a bill.

University officials in Utah allowed concealed weapons on campus only after protracted battles in court and the Legislature. As for Colorado, the fight over firearms continues to this day. Well after the passage of a 2003 law that many argue allows for guns on college campuses, most universities have yet to lift bans.

Missouri house votes to lift ban on concealed weapons at state colleges and universities

KOMU.com: Conceal and Carry Changes

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri House voted to lift a ban on carrying concealed weapons at state colleges and universities in the state.

Yesterday the House voted 106 to 41 to lift the ban. The nation is currently split on the issue. Twenty-five states prohibit concealed carry on campus. The MU Police Department does not support firearms on campus.

Campus guns bill gaining support in Texas House

Houston Chronicle: Campus guns bill gaining support in Texas House

AUSTIN — Legislation allowing state university students and employees to carry their concealed handguns on campus appears to have enough pledged support from lawmakers to pass the full Texas House.

The bill would prohibit public universities across Texas from creating rules that forbid concealed handgun license holders from carrying their pistols into a classroom, but it would allow private institutions to exempt themselves.

Texas colleges line up against allowing guns on campuses

Star-Telegram: Colleges line up against allowing guns on campuses

AUSTIN — Texas universities are firing back against a bill that would permit students to carry handguns on campus.