Arizona House Debating Bill That Would Allow Campus Carry
It’s surprising that this isn’t already on the books in Arizona.
The College Fix reports:
Arizona bill would allow for campus carryStudent gun rights would be protected under pending Arizona legislation to legalize campus carry.State Sen. Wendy Rogers (pictured), a Flagstaff Republican, brought up the recent murder of Georgia college student Laken Riley and problems with illegal immigration as some of the reasons why Senate Bill 1198 is important.“This is a situation where we are stipulating that a 21 year old who has a concealed carry permit should be able to carry on campus to defend oneself,” Rogers told The College Fix in a recent phone interview.The bill prohibits state higher education institutions from banning concealed carry weapons for concealed carry permit holders on Arizona college campuses.The Arizona House currently is debating the bill after it passed the state Senate in a 16-10 vote in February.Rogers told The Fix a common argument from gun control advocates is that college students are a “combustive mixture of hormones and over indulgent of alcohol and for them to have weapons is aggravating an already combustive situation. I say that is a smokescreen argument.”She told The Fix this is her fourth time introducing the bill. Last year, it passed the state legislature, but Democrat Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed it, according to the AZ Mirror.Rogers said she keeps fighting to pass the bill because her constituents elected her to be a champion for such causes.She told The Fix she is dedicated to defending her constituent’s Second Amendment rights, which the state has no right to restrict.Arizona passed its concealed carry law in 1994. To apply for a concealed carry permit, an individual must be a resident of Arizona, a U.S. citizen, and at least 21 years old. Additionally, the citizen must not be a convicted felon or mentally incompetent, and must complete firearms safety training.
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