Posted November 19, 2016 5:21 pm by Comments

By James England

LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS — State Rep. Charlie Collins is trying to push forward a measure which would enable concealed carriers to carry on university campuses. With Republicans picking up more seats in the Arkansas House and Senate, Collins reported that he feels confident he can get the measure passed.

via NWA News

“By enabling the good guy and a good gal who may have a concealed carry permit to actually be present it makes the would-be murder think twice,” said State Rep. Charlie Collins, R-Fayetteville.

This isn’t Collins’ first attempt. Last year he attempted to push through a similar measure. It passed the House but died in the Senate. This time, he feels it stands a shot.

As of yet, no major campus shooting has been stopped by a good guy with a gun. That’s not to say we don’t anticipate there will be. At present, the pundits arguing against concealed carry on campus are citing a John Hopkins University study that indicates that citizens with guns play almost no role in stopping mass shootings and in fact may be linked with increased incidents of suicide.

We’re not really going to debate John Hopkins’ study. The reason why we can’t is there isn’t …Read the Rest

Source:: Concealed Nation

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