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TX: Showdown looms in Texas over university's reading of campus carry law
University of Texas-Austin President Gregory Fenves declared this week that he'll comply with the law, but claimed a loophole allows him to ban firearms in dormitories.
“I do not believe handguns belong on a university campus, so this decision has been the greatest challenge of my presidency to date,” Fenves wrote in a Feb. 17 letter to students, faculty and staff. “However, as president, I have an obligation to uphold the law.”
“I do not believe handguns belong on a university campus, so this decision has been the greatest challenge of my presidency to date.”- UT Austin president Gregory Fenves
The law authorizes those with permits “to carry a concealed handgun while on the campus of a public, private, or independent institution of higher education.” But Fenves believes the law allows him to impose a dormitory ban.
That interpretation is not likely to sit well with state Attorney General Ken Paxton, who in December said that a ban on guns in dorms would be flouting the law.
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Source: http://gunwatch.blogspot.com/2016/02/tx-showdown-looms-in-texas-over.html
