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CJD wrote:Why does SB354 not take effect until 2012? That seems counterproductive, if we're trying to protect students as soon as possible. What's the reason for waiting another year?

To give the universities time to beef up their police forces to handle all the shootouts they're not going to have!

I don't what the actual reason is, but they likely thought it would have a better chance of passing with the extended date. Maybe it was required to gain the vote of one or more of the senators?

tacticool wrote:For a while now, certain hospitals and churches have been saying they don't have to post 30.06 signs because they're also schools. If HB86 passes, will they have to comply (parking lot & policies) because they're schools? It seems only fair.

HB86 and the others like it only apply to higher education. I'm not sure how that will affect teaching hospitals. K-12 will still be off limits, so I would think that would also be the case with accredited church based private schools too.

Cobra Medic wrote: You want it to be different. I want schools and hospitals and shopping malls all treated the same.

Pro gun legislation comes in steps. As I see it, this is just part of the progression of eliminating the restrictions of the original 1995 CHL law. Almost every legislative session since then has seen small (or large) improvements. Campus carry just happens to be the next progression in the elimination of those restrictions. Several tragic high profile events on college campuses over the last few years have propelled campus carry into a nationwide movement, which makes it a good time to pursue it here in Texas.

For me, it's not that I specifically want universities to be treated differently, it's that I would want all places to be treated the same way we're trying to treat universities. I understand the issues with private property rights, but if we can do it for peace officers, we feel we should be able to allow CHL's the same carrying privileges.

Brian