Colorado House Passes Ban on Concealed Weapons on Campus, Slew of Other Gun Bills [View all]
Source: Denver Post
Colorado House passes ban on concealed weapons on campus, slew of other gun bills
POSTED: 02/18/2013 09:05:57 AM MST
UPDATED: 02/18/2013 02:10:38 PM MST
By Tim Hoover, Lynn Bartels and Kurtis Lee
The Denver Post
Concealed weapons on college campuses would be banned under a bill passed Monday in the Colorado House, legislation part of a Democratic gun control package that cleared the House the same day.
House Bill 1226, which bans concealed weapons on public college campuses, passed the House on a 34-31 vote, with three Democrats voting no.
Democrats argued guns and college students don't mix and that campuses are some of the safest places in America.
"There are a lot of students who simply are not ready to be in the presence of firearms," said Rep. Claire Levy, D-Boulder, the sponsor of the bill. "It's a dangerous mix."
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