Texas Professor Wears Combat Gear in Protest of Campus Carry
Charles Smith, a geography professor in Texas, donned a bulletproof vest and helmet for class to protest the state’s campus carry law.
Campus Carry Being Considered in Georgia
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield After five unsuccessful attempts to pass a bill to legalize campus carry, Georgia’s legislature is considering yet another measure to allow concealed weapons on public college campuses, reports the Daily Caller. Last year, a similar bill was vetoed by Gov. Nathan Deal, because he believed that the state constitution and…
U Texas Anti-Trump Student Protesters Scared Away by Campus Carry Laws
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by Micah J. Fleck The student activist group Students for Concealed Carry have released the following press release regarding an anti-Trump protest group at University of Texas at Austin and their unwillingness to contend with the concealed carry laws now allowed on campus: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 01/21/2017 Anti-Trump Activists…
Ray LaMontagne Cancels Univ of Texas Concert Due to Campus Carry
By Kody Fairfield Apparently, singer and songwriter Ray LaMontagne has been triggered and now needs a safe space to play his music, and it looks like the University of Texas-Austin is no longer that place. According to a post by LaMontagne on his Facebook page, he has cancelled his concert at the university because state law now…
Georgia’s REPUBLICAN Governor Vetoes Campus Carry
By Blake Neff Georgia’s Republican governor vetoed a bill that would have legalized concealed carry on college campuses statewide, rejecting the measure after legislative Republicans refused to introduce certain exceptions he wanted. Campus carry is already the law in several states, and Georgia’s Republican legislature hoped to join with House Bill 859. The bill would…
Professors Write Openly Racist Manifesto Against Campus Carry
Blake Neff Two professors at the University of Texas (UT) have taken a new approach to resisting the impending legalization of concealed carry on Texas campuses: Gun rights are the new segregation. A new Texas law, passed earlier this year and taking effect in 2016, will allow those with concealed carry permits to bring their weapons onto…
Professor: ‘Guns Are a Poor Means For Self-Defense’
By Lina Bryce Rhetoric Exemplifies Dogmatic Stigma Against Guns A University of Miami professor made some pretty bold statements on Tuesday, opposing Florida Sen. Greg Evers‘s ‘Campus Carry’ bill (SB 68). Evers says that the bill, which would allow concealed guns on Florida college campuses and Universities, will not only protect students’ constitutional rights, but will allow them “to actually protect themselves…