The debate about campus carry has led to conversations on a different kind of gun.

From the Chronicle of Higher Education.

You’ve Heard the Debate About Guns on Campus. But What About Stun Guns?

Several states have passed, or considered passing, “campus carry” legislation, which allows people with concealed-carry permits to have their firearms on public-college campuses. Such legislation has been introduced in Georgia in recent years, but one Republican state lawmaker, Buzz Brockway, says he plans to introduce legislation that puts an unusual spin on the concept — allowing people to carry Tasers and stun guns.

Mr. Brockway spoke to The Chronicle about the inspiration for the bill and how it fits with efforts to allow firearms on campuses. Following is an edited and condensed version of that conversation.

Q. How did you think of the idea?

A. Over the summer I talked to a number of college students, and a couple of them mentioned to me that they were not allowed to carry pepper spray and mace and that sort of thing on campus, and I felt that was kind of weird. So I started doing some investigation, and that turned out to be sort of an urban legend. Every university I looked at here in Georgia allows students to carry pepper spray and that sort of thing.

But as I was researching it I saw that many of the colleges here specifically said that Tasers and stun guns were not allowed on campus. So I thought maybe this could be a middle ground between not allowing firearms at all but still allowing some additional personal protection for students and other people. It’s just another option for students to protect themselves.

Q. What has been the early reception from lawmakers about the bill?

A. It’s been pretty positive. I did give a couple of their government-affairs people at a couple of the universities a heads-up that I was going to do this. I wasn’t trying to blindside anybody.

Q. So no response from the universities yet?

A. Right. They haven’t taken a position. I know they have been adamantly opposed to allowing firearms on campus.