Post by Logan on Jun 20, 2016 4:30:32 GMT -6
Tennessee colleges scramble as law allowing guns on campus nears
At 8 a.m. Monday, police at the University of Tennessee will start registering employees who want to carry guns on the Knoxville campus, signaling the start of a new era for public schools across the state.
A law opening college campuses to guns goes into effect July 1. Institutions, working alongside law enforcement, have scrambled to rewrite policies, develop new programs and work through hypothetical hiccups to meet the deadline.
Under the law, full-time employees — including professors and staff members — with the necessary permits can carry concealed handguns with them on campus. But anyone who wants to carry will have to register with campus or local law enforcement first.
"I really have no idea what response we're going to get," said Troy Lane, chief of police at UT Knoxville. "I wouldn't be terribly surprised if we have very few people, but I can't say I'd be real surprised if we have a lot of folks show up."
Read more: www.tennessean.com/story/news/education/2016/06/17/tennessee-colleges-scramble-campus-carry-law-nears/85847784/
At 8 a.m. Monday, police at the University of Tennessee will start registering employees who want to carry guns on the Knoxville campus, signaling the start of a new era for public schools across the state.
A law opening college campuses to guns goes into effect July 1. Institutions, working alongside law enforcement, have scrambled to rewrite policies, develop new programs and work through hypothetical hiccups to meet the deadline.
Under the law, full-time employees — including professors and staff members — with the necessary permits can carry concealed handguns with them on campus. But anyone who wants to carry will have to register with campus or local law enforcement first.
"I really have no idea what response we're going to get," said Troy Lane, chief of police at UT Knoxville. "I wouldn't be terribly surprised if we have very few people, but I can't say I'd be real surprised if we have a lot of folks show up."
Read more: www.tennessean.com/story/news/education/2016/06/17/tennessee-colleges-scramble-campus-carry-law-nears/85847784/