‘The View’ hosts have heated argument over Texas campus carry law (VIDEO)
By Andrew Shepperson
The concealed carry of firearms is now legal on public junior colleges in Texas and the hosts of ABC’s talk show “The View” had a few choice words to say about it Wednesday.
Jedediah Bila was the first host to weigh in on the law, SB 11, which was signed by Gov. Greg Abbott two years ago and made it legal starting Aug. 1 for lawful gun owners to carry concealed guns on community college campuses throughout the Lone Star State.
“When you study these shootings, what you find out is that a lot of these lunatics, these maniacs target gun free zones,” Bila said.
The host then referenced the movie theater mass shooting in Aurora, Colorado, saying the shooter specifically targeted a theater where guns were prohibited, a line of reasoning espoused by gun researcher Dr. John Lott Jr. and other gun rights advocates. Bila also cites a study conducted by the Crime Prevention Research Center, an organization founded by Lott.
“He went to a theater that had a sign out front that declared it was a gun free zone,” Bila continued. “You see it all the time. I mean, there’s stats upon stats. The Crime Research Prevention Center came out with a stat that
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