School administrators are obviously running out of reasons to oppose campus carry.

Campus Reform reports.

Memphis president: campus carry would ‘disrupt our academic mission’

As Tennessee lawmakers gear up for a final vote on a hot-button campus carry bill, one university president is publicly condemning the measure as a barrier to academic freedom.

“We oppose this legislation and do not believe the presence of more weapons will make our campuses safer,” University of Memphis (UM) President David Rudd wrote in an email to all students and faculty. “More weapons on campus may result in more frequent emergency alerts and possible lockdowns, which will disrupt our academic mission and will adversely impact student success.”

The legislation, Senate Bill 2376 (SB 2376), would allow full-time employees of public institutions who have a handgun permit to carry a firearm only on the property of their respective institutions. Consequently, students with concealed handgun permits would still not be allowed to exercise their Second Amendment rights on school grounds.

Under current law, it is illegal for any student or employee to carry any type of potentially deadly weapon on the grounds of any public or private educational facility.

Sponsors of SB 2376 argue that allowing trained employees to carry concealed firearms on campus would help protect students in active shooter scenarios. Campus police officers, however, disagree, arguing that adding more guns to the mix would only make the situation more confusing.

“We have a well-trained police department and a mutual assistance agreement with MPD. If the bill passes, every person and weapon encountered will have to be secured on the way to responding toward a threat,” UM Chief of Police Bruce Harber told The Daily Helmsman. “This deviates from the national model that urges police officers to respond as quickly as possible in situations where literally every second is critical.”