Regents at University of Texas Postpone Decision on Campus Carry
It looks like campus carry is being delayed while opponents try to form a strategy.
The Item reports.
University of Texas regents delay decision on campus guns
The University of Texas System’s regents on Thursday postponed until July a vote on proposed rules allowing concealed handguns in campus classrooms and buildings due to concerns that some might be too restrictive.
Regents said they needed more time to consider proposals at the flagship campus in Austin that allow teachers to ban weapons from their offices, and prohibit keeping a bullet in the chamber of a semi-automatic weapon.
Gun-rights groups have criticized both proposed rules as impractical and dangerous, and the board signaled they could be changed at the July meeting.
UT-Austin teachers have said they should able to ban weapons from their offices, where they often meet with students to discuss grades and academic progress. The ammunition provision was included to prevent accidental discharge of a weapon.
State law will require public universities to allow concealed handgun license holders to bring their weapons into campus buildings and classrooms starting Aug. 1. Private colleges and universities have the option of allowing guns, but none do.
Most of the proposed rules are on track to take effect without change. And the two in question would take effect if the board doesn’t change them at its next meeting.
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“and prohibit keeping a bullet in the chamber of a semi-automatic weapon.”
So you could keep a bullet in the chamber of a non-semi?
One bullet is one trigger pull regardless of the status of subsequent bullets.
Are they so dense as to believe there are no students packing now.