Gun Debate Reaches College
Board To Determine Policy For Faculty, Staff
Posted: March 3, 2013 at 3:03 a.m.
Most of the faculty at NorthWest Arkansas Community College doesn’t support allowing employees to carry guns on campus, said Bryan Aguiar, faculty president.
House Bill 1243
The bill allowing colleges and universities to decide whether to allow its faculty and staff members to carry guns on campus was written by state Rep. Charlie Collins, R-Fayetteville. It passed the House by a 70-11 vote and the Senate by a 31-4 vote last month.
Source: Staff Report
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Cameras don't keep bad guys from taking guns and killing people. Columbine had most of that massacre on film.
Posted by: AutopilotAR
March 3, 2013 at 4:23 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Armed professors at a junior college won't keep bad guys from taking guns and killing people, either.
That's all we need - a bunch of folk who couldn't get real jobs at real universities packing heat!
Posted by: GenBuckTurgidson
March 3, 2013 at 12:04 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
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