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Concealed Guns Restricted in Lege Galleries


by: Michael Hurta

Tue Apr 21, 2009 at 00:15 PM CDT


So, apparently some people in the state legislature know that people with guns can be dangerous.  At the very least, they can be dangerous to the legislature (maybe not to students at universities).  Lena Price reports an interesting find in the Daily Texan:
Signs citing a section of the Texas Penal Code dealing with concealed handgun licenses were posted recently next to the metal detectors around the entrance to the House and Senate galleries. Though guns are currently banned from the galleries of the House and Senate, the House Committee on Public Safety recently passed a bill that would allow citizens to carry concealed handguns on college campuses.

State troopers outside the galleries stop people with concealed weapons from entering. Tela Mange, a spokeswoman for the Department of Public Safety, said the signs were posted at the request of the House and Senate, but she was unsure how long ago they were placed there.

Why would these signs be posted?  Quite frankly, someone must know what can happen if a constituent with a gun becomes angry at his least favorite legislator, who could give disagreeable speeches.  Usually, Texans will respect each others' safety.  But what about that one guy?  Things can get dangerous.

Hopefully, the legislators realize that the same problem can exist in even the best schools of Texas.  If HB 1893 passes and concealed guns are allowed on campuses, a hypocrisy will be revealed that will put light upon legislators that worry more about their own safety than those of this state's students.  

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wow (3.00 / 1)
Just wow. The hypocrisy is overwhelming.  

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Selective memory (0.00 / 0)
August 1st, 1966. I guess y'all forgot huh?

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oh yes (0.00 / 0)
because a few handguns in the hands of students are going to be a great defense wildly aimed at a miniature target over 400 feet away in the sky.

good thing the distance from the floor of the house to the gallery isn't nearly as far. oh wait..

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Self Defence (0.00 / 0)
At issue here is the concept of self defence. Would this law unleash another Joe Horn type hero? The Castle Doctrine has proven a success. Give students the right of self defence.

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Sauce for the Goose is Sauce for the Gander (3.00 / 3)
Apart from concern for their own personal safety, it would be fitting for the Democrats to introduce an amendment to allow guns in the legislative galleries of the House and the Senate.  Let the SOBs vote on that!

I am (0.00 / 0)
just as disgusted as the next person about this bill. i do however believe that some of it implications have been slightly inflated. we all need to realize that if a person wanted to open fire on a university campus they would do so with little concern for any laws.

quite frankly (0.00 / 0)
the issue isn't premeditated attacks.  I think if that was the issue, we would have already lost.

one of the big issues, and the reason UT is against this bill, is that our state universities should be able to fully tell students that "hey, we will protect you," instead of "hey, we will protect you [but you can bring your gun just in case]"

This is important for a quality educational environment.

"Let us tenderly and kindly cherish therefore, the means of knowledge. Let us dare to read, think, speak, and write."  -  John Adams


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