Alaska Senate Votes in Favor of Campus Carry

By Jenn Jacques

The Alaska State Senate voted 13-5 in favor of a bill which would allow concealed carry on college campuses.

It will also strip the University of Alaska Board of Regents’ ability to designate Gun-Free Zones on campuses and allows legal concealed carry permit holders to carry guns in classrooms as well as dorms. The university will still be able to restrict weapons in areas where disciplinary actions (or sexual harassment) and domestic crimes are investigated.

The bill’s sponsor, Sen. Pete Kelly (R-Fairbanks) said SB 174 resolves the issue between the right to carry and the university’s current policy. ”The policy of the University of Alaska is to say, OK, concealed carry is available to the rest of the state, but not on our campus. And for them to do that, they do it in a manner to achieve, they have said, the safety, it’s a safety issue with them. But of course we have seen that declaring an area a gun free zone and achieving safety are not connected in any way.”

“I don’t want the students and the faculty at the University of Alaska to be a soft target as the dial seems to be ratcheted up over the last …Read the Rest

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