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Aggie_engr wrote: Spot on scott. So now that campus carry looks like it will not go through this session, I saw something else about decriminalizing carrying on campus. So, is this going to have any effect on our right to carry? I'm kind of confused on what went down....

I think you're referring to the amendment to the DPS sunset bill in the House that was briefly offered and quickly withdrawn after it was challenged on a point of order. Had it been adopted, it would have decriminalized campus carry, but still have allowed campuses to adopt rules prohibiting carry.

As we stand now, there are no changes to the existing law regarding campus carry.

Looks like it's not going to come up today anyway...Senate just adjourned until 11am Monday.

Charles L. Cotton wrote: HB1893 is never going to be reached. Time is going to run out. If by a miracle it is reached, then the amendment to the Sunset Bill will not hurt it.

SB1164, the Senate version of the campus-carry bill doesn't have the 21 votes necessary to bring it up for debate.

Chas.

I understand that it's not looking good for HB1893 and SB1164, but I guess my question is why couldn't the same language in those bills regarding the university adopting administrative policies be included in the amendment? Do they think there just wouldn't be enough support for it if they included it? I know we'll have to take what we can get, but it sounds like the end result with this amendment will still be that we won't be able to carry because I think the odds of the university I work for allowing it will be next to none if they have a choice on the matter.

Charles,

I'm sure there's probably a good reason, but I'm curious; if there was enough support on the house floor for HB1893 to pass as it's currently written, why could Rep. Driver not add in the prohibition against administrative policies preventing carrying to his amendment?

Thanks,
Brian