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A legislative proposal to eliminate a Nebraska law prohibiting concealed guns on college campuses and other public locations has been met with steep opposition by faculty and some students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Its faculty senate on Tuesday passed a resolution stating that the professors oppose “any legislation that would curtail the ability of university authorities to appropriately restrict the presence of weapons on campus and we affirm support for the current published weapons policy,” reports the Journal Star.

And earlier last month a staff editorial by The Daily Nebraskan campus newspaper headlined “UNL campus should remain gun-free zone” stated in part that “students’ perspectives are varied and should be represented in such an important decision affecting their university.”

But at least two scholars voted against the faculty resolution, including assistant professor of animal science Aaron Stalker, who told the Journal Star the resolution was an empty gesture.

“If people who are interested in harming large groups of people intentionally seek places where weapons are prohibited, that increases the likelihood that they would go to those places,” he said.

And in a student op-ed that urged caution over support for gun-free zones, UNL student Jennifer Rooney argued concealed carry permit holders are not the ones doing the mass shootings.

“The people who are certified to have concealed carry are serious about guns and gun safety. Gun-free zones should be eliminated because those who have a concealed weapon aren’t the ones threatening safety,” she wrote.

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