The College Fix

Los Angeles Community College has banned guns on campus, unless it’s for a “theatrical performance.”

Robby Soave reports for The Daily Caller:

The board of trustees of Los Angeles Community College passed a resolution banning guns on campus, effectively ending a firearms training course that had been part of the college’s roster for years.

The ban applies to all nine of LACC’s campuses, and was enthusiastically backed by Board of Trustees Vice President Scott Svonkin.

“We should make sure that students don’t come to campus being afraid to run into somebody with a gun,” he said in a statement to Campus Reform.

…Curiously, the resolution creates an exemption for weapons that are used in “theatrical performances.” Svonkin did not respond to a request for comment as to the meaning of this exemption.

Koeher said that College President Kathleen Burke forbid even the use of the word “gun” on campus, according to an interview with Campus Reform.

“She said they are not allowed to even have the mention of the world ‘gun’ in their campus catalog,” he said.

Nice sentiment. But somehow we don’t think a potential mass murderer is going to be deterred by the absence of the word “gun” in the campus catalog.