Some Florida collegians could carry guns under proposal
Source: Associated Press
Some Florida collegians could carry guns under proposal
By WILLIAM MARCH, Associated Press | March 7, 2015
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Four months after a mentally ill gunman wounded three students at Florida State University, state legislators are considering a bill that would allow holders of concealed weapons permits to carry their weapons onto public university and college campuses.
Supporters, including the National Rifle Association, say permit holders shouldn't be forced to abandon their weapons simply because they walk onto a campus. They point out that permit holders must be at least 21, pass a background check and take a safety class or have served honorably in the military.
State Rep. Greg Steube, R-Sarasota, the bill's sponsor, said an armed student or employee may have been able to stop former FSU student Myron May's Nov. 20 shooting spree before police arrived and killed him just outside the library.
"Why are we stripping people's inherent right to self-defense just because they're on a college campus?" he said. "Why can they not carry on campus when they can carry at a shopping plaza, a restaurant, a mall, a park?"
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