University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Police Chief Maxcie Thomas, however, told members of the Arkansas Legislative Council's Higher Education Subcommittee on Thursday that he still has qualms with the new law.
Thomas said he's concerned that a permitted gun carrier could "become an active shooter" if a situation upset him. Additionally, Thomas fears that police would have a hard time distinguishing between an active shooter and gun-carrying resident in an emergency situation.
"It'd be hard to tell a good person from a bad person," he said. "It's really challenging for us."
Conversely, Henderson State University Police Chief Johnny Campbell said licensed firearm carriers could be beneficial in a shooting situation because it could be two or three minutes before police can make it to the scene.
"Thomas said he's concerned that a permitted gun carrier could 'become an active shooter'"
Yeah, like those kids at Columbine, or the guy at Parkland, or the dude at the Pulse nightclub in Florida, or the guy who shot at the Republican lawmkers softball practice, or the guy who shot Gabby Giffords, or .... Ya mean like those "permitted gun carriers, Chief?"