Standing Tall: Several States Are Taking on Campus Carry

By Beth Baumann

Over the last couple days, multiple states have taken up the issue of campus carry.

North Carolina

Just last week, North Carolina Rep. Kyle Hall filed a House Bill 251. If passed, HB 251 would allow those with concealed carry permits to carry their firearms on all of North Carolina’s 17 university and community college campuses.

Hall explained his motivation behind the legislation in a post to his Facebook page:

Several weeks ago, an Appalachian State student contacted me to share his disappointment that even after completing the extensive training and background checks required for a concealed carry permit, the university still prohibited him from protecting himself on campus.

No one’s constitutional rights should end just for walking onto a college campus.

I believe law abiding citizens who go through our state’s very thorough process should be allowed to protect themselves, even while on our college campuses.

Reactions across North Carolina’s college campuses have varied significantly.

“I feel very safe on campus. I don’t see any need,” Colin Crowel, a student at UNC-Chapel Hill, told WRAL. “So, individually I wouldn’t, but that’s is up to the individual’s discretion.”

“I think it’s not just about them. I think you have to think about it …Read the Rest

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