Higher educational institutions; possession of concealed handguns by faculty members. (HB91)
Introduced By
Del. Bob Marshall (R-Manassas)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
☐ |
Passed House |
☐ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Possession of concealed handguns; faculty members at public institutions of higher education. Allows full-time faculty members of public institutions of higher education who possess a valid Virginia concealed handgun permit to carry a concealed handgun on campus. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
Date | Action |
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12/27/2011 | Committee |
12/27/2011 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100594D |
12/27/2011 | Referred to Committee on Education |
01/13/2012 | Assigned Education sub: Higher Education and Arts |
01/17/2012 | Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety |
01/18/2012 | Referred from Education |
01/18/2012 | Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety |
02/03/2012 | Assigned MPPS sub: #3 |
02/06/2012 | Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely |
02/14/2012 | Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety |
Comments
As a professor at a local university, I know that I would never want a gun for myself, and I would be alarmed if I had colleagues who were “packing heat.” University police departments have careful plans to respond to on-campus emergencies, and having an unknown number of additional guns on the scene will lead to accidents, not heroic rescues.
This bill is clearly aimed at earning Mr. Marshall some political points with national gun advocates before his run against George Allen. It has nothing to do with public safety on university campuses.