Wentworth predicts the legislation will be approved easily.
By Melissa Ludwig
mludwig@express-news.net
Updated 12:59 a.m., Saturday, March 12, 2011
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Although scores of Texas students, administrators and campus police have shown distaste for the idea of allowing handguns on campus, legislation appears headed toward a “slam dunk” in the Legislature this session, according to state Sen. Jeff Wentworth, R-San Antonio, who authored the Senate bill.
In various polls, student referenda and resolutions at Texas universities, the majority said they oppose the bill, which would allow anyone over 21 with a permit to carry a concealed handgun into university buildings, including dormitories.
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I'm not counting pre-hatched chickens. Article is a bit "biased"
In a poll of 443 students at the University of Texas at San Antonio,
In a recent poll conducted by a group of Texas newspapers,
Faculty at A&M, UTSA and the University of Houston have passed resolutions opposing the proposed law, as have the student governments at UT-Austin and the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio.
Francisco Cigarroa, chancellor of the UT System,
“Suicide is the second leading cause of death among college students,”
University police, who hold primary responsibility for students' safety, have argued that in a mass shooting, they would not be able to distinguish the “bad guy” from the “good guys” if more than one person draws a weapon.
Two survivors of that shooting — Colin Goddard, who was seriously injured, and John Woods, who lost two friends
Campuses already are safer than the surrounding community
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What if the gun went off in a backpack in a chemistry lab and blew it up? What if police can't get to the scene of a mass shooting in time? What if police accidentally shoot someone trying to take down a mass shooter? What if a mentally unstable student finds a gun in a dorm room and uses it to commits suicide? What if students are drunk at a party and someone pulls a gun?
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