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This is good stuff. I wish more universities saw things this way.

In light of the kerfuffle surrounding concealed carry, the University of Colorado has posted a page on their website: 14 Basic Questions on concealed carry at CU-Boulder. Most of it is, indeed, basic. Have a permit, don’t brandish, return your tray tables to their original upright and locked position, that sort of thing.

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Q | What weapons are covered under the concealed carry permit?

Only handguns are covered by the statute. A handgun is a pistol, revolver, or other firearm the length of the barrel of which, not including any revolving, detachable, or magazine breech, does not exceed twelve inches. Other weapons – rifles, semi-automatic weapons, knives and other edged weapons – are still not permitted on campus.

AndyC wrote:

University of Colorado Chancellor Phil DiStefano recently notified the Boulder campus faculty members -- in particular Professor Jerry Peterson, chairman of the Boulder Faculty Assembly -- that professors "do not have the right to shut down a class or refuse to teach" should they learn that one of their students is lawfully carrying a gun under a concealed-carry permit.

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Let me finish that quote for you:

University of Colorado Chancellor Phil DiStefano recently notified the Boulder campus faculty members -- in particular Professor Jerry Peterson, chairman of the Boulder Faculty Assembly -- that professors "do not have the right to shut down a class or refuse to teach" should they learn that one of their students is lawfully carrying a gun under a concealed-carry permit. Instead, the professor should smack the student and teach him or her that concealed means concealed.

The NYT weighs in on the discussion

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/23/educa ... emityn.www

The New York Times
By DAN FROSCH
Published: September 22, 2012

“The classroom is a place where judgment is levied upon individuals, not unlike a court of law,” said Noah Molotch, an assistant professor of geography. “You interject a firearm and there’s potential for a confrontation.”

The potential for confrontation would seem to be much higher for those, like the Virginia Tech shooter, who don't have enough regard for the law in the first place to go to the trouble of getting a concealed license. But let's ignore that and, without a single case anywhere as evidence, assume that all licensed handgun carriers are going to go berserk against the faculty as soon as they walk into the class room.

A student bent on harming a professor can just as well arrange a confrontation outside of the classroom but I guess that prospect didn't cross their minds either or they would be cowering in the knee holes of their desks.

At the campus meeting on Friday, State Representative Claire Levy, a Democrat from Boulder, said she planned to introduce a bill during the coming legislative session that would let the university’s Board of Regents decide whether guns should be allowed.

Sure, let's take these important decisions out of the hands of the duly elected representatives of State government and put them in the hands of unelected Elitist academics who know what is best for the students.

davidrichard wrote:some great stuff im coming across here

I see it is your first post, so WELCOME!

RPB wrote:http://www.colorado.edu/node/1483543

Q | What weapons are covered under the concealed carry permit?

Only handguns are covered by the statute. A handgun is a pistol, revolver, or other firearm the length of the barrel of which, not including any revolving, detachable, or magazine breech, does not exceed twelve inches. Other weapons – rifles, semi-automatic weapons, knives and other edged weapons – are still not permitted on campus.

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And this is one of the vaunted "Institutions of Higher Education" that learn all our chilrun bout readin and ritein and spelling gud, and proper usages, right?

I notice that they didn't include fully automatic weapons, or maces.

Is this the same in Texas for an accidental uncovering?

Q | What responsibility does a concealed carry permit holder have to keep his/her weapon absolutely concealed? Are they violating the terms of their permit if someone gets a glimpse of their weapon?

A person with a concealed carry permit must take reasonable measures to conceal the weapon. For example, if a person’s coat opens in the act of raising his/her arm to ask a question and a gun can be seen, it is not a violation. A violation would be a person taking a gun out of concealment or otherwise displaying/brandishing it.

Thomas wrote:

AndyC wrote:

University of Colorado Chancellor Phil DiStefano recently notified the Boulder campus faculty members -- in particular Professor Jerry Peterson, chairman of the Boulder Faculty Assembly -- that professors "do not have the right to shut down a class or refuse to teach" should they learn that one of their students is lawfully carrying a gun under a concealed-carry permit.

http://www.gunauction.com/news/index.cf ... y-student/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Let me finish that quote for you:

University of Colorado Chancellor Phil DiStefano recently notified the Boulder campus faculty members -- in particular Professor Jerry Peterson, chairman of the Boulder Faculty Assembly -- that professors "do not have the right to shut down a class or refuse to teach" should they learn that one of their students is lawfully carrying a gun under a concealed-carry permit. Instead, the professor should smack the student and teach him or her that concealed means concealed.

I think that there should also be a provision for the student to smack the professor if they get off the classroom subject matter and start spouting their own political agenda.

WildBill wrote:I think that there should also be a provision for the student to smack the professor if they get off the classroom subject matter and start spouting their own political agenda.

We can't have that. It would be utter chaos. Professors being smacked around left and right, fire and brimstone coming down from the skies, rivers and seas boiling, forty years of darkness, earthquakes, volcanoes... The dead rising from the grave! Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together... mass hysteria!

baldeagle wrote:

WildBill wrote:I think that there should also be a provision for the student to smack the professor if they get off the classroom subject matter and start spouting their own political agenda.

We can't have that. It would be utter chaos. Professors being smacked around left and right, fire and brimstone coming down from the skies, rivers and seas boiling, forty years of darkness, earthquakes, volcanoes... The dead rising from the grave! Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together... mass hysteria!

I didn't want Armageddon, just a simple smack upside the head.