The debate began anew after a recent shooting in the FSU library.

Mary Lou Byrd of the Washington Free Beacon reported.

Concealed Carry Closer to Reality on Colleges in Florida, Texas

College students in Florida and Texas saw actions taken this week that would allow for concealed carry of firearms on college campuses on the eve of the second anniversary of the Sandy Hook school shooting.

The Students for Concealed Carry FSU appealed to lawmakers to lift a ban on firearms on campuses after the shooting in its library. It sent a letter to Rep. W. Gregory “Greg” Steube, (R.) urging legislation to allow guns on campus, according to Erek Culbreath, president of SCC at FSU.

Earlier this week Steube introduced a bill calling for firearms to be permitted on college and university campuses. The companion bill in the Senate, SB176, was filed Thursday morning.

The two-year anniversary of the Sandy Hook school shooting that claimed the lives of 20 students and six adults at the elementary school will be marked on Sunday, Dec. 14. The suspect also killed his mother and himself.

“I think it (the attack) brings it closer to home for people who think these events don’t occur in Florida, or that law enforcement can prevent them from happening,” Steube told the News Service of Florida on Tuesday.

SCC has been advocating for allowing firearms on campus for years, Culbreath told the Washington Free Beacon. It fought for the similar bill that was defeated by current FSU president John Thrasher.