A bill to permit students and faculty members to carry concealed weapons on university and college campuses has quietly died.
Chairman William Horne of the Assembly Judiciary Committee didn’t bring the bill up for a vote. Horne, D-Las Vegas, said the committee was split on Senate Bill 231, which was opposed by law enforcement and many faculty members who testified against the bill.
The current law requires an individual to get permission from the campus president to carry a concealed weapon. Chancellor Dan Klaich said only five requests have been granted, but he couldn’t tell the Judiciary Committee how many had sought permission.
Read the full story at the Las Vegas Sun.
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