Two Men Arrested During Dueling Gun Protests at University of Texas

By Kaitlyn Schallhorn

Two men were arrested Wednesday afternoon during dueling protests regarding campus carry at the University of Texas at Austin, a university police officer confirmed to TheBlaze.

A spokeswoman for the UT Police Department told TheBlaze that both men were arrested for criminal trespassing and one man is facing an additional charge of resisting arrest. Neither of the men are UT students, she said.

Multiple protests on the Austin campus clashed as one group convened to protest recently passed legislation that allows for concealed carry permit holders to carry guns on public college campuses and other groups came out to support the law.

As TheBlaze previously reported, more than 160 professors have signed a petition in opposition to that legislation and have vowed to not allow guns in their classrooms — despite the law stating that only university presidents or chief executive officers have the authority to designate gun-free zones.

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Source:: The Blaze