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Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence
Guns-on-Campus Bills Fail at State Level Across U.S.
July 5th, 2008
The gun lobby's efforts to pass legislation to force colleges and universities to allow loaded, hidden handguns onto their campuses have been met with complete rejection by state legislatures across the United States this year. In 2008, proponents of guns in the classroom have gone zero-for-fifteen with "guns-on-campus" bills, failing in Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Dakota, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and Washington. Only two bills are still pending -- in Michigan and Ohio -- and neither has shown any sign of movement in the last two years. Only one state -- Utah -- has ever passed such...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-07-05)
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