Post by pavel on Mar 4, 2016 6:00:10 GMT -6
Faced with a revolt from some of his top higher education appointments, Gov. Nathan Deal is pushing for changes to a bill that would legalize firearms on Georgia’s college campuses.
A Senate panel is set to vote next week on House Bill 859, which would allow anyone 21 or older with a weapons license to carry concealed weapons in most parts of college campuses.
The governor this week said the fears that sidetracked similar legislation in 2014 were overblown, and signaled his support for the legislation this year.
But two of his most important appointments, University of Georgia president Jere Morehead and Regents Chancellor Hank Huckaby, raised new questions about the plan on Wednesday.
Read more: politics.blog.ajc.com/2016/03/04/university-presidents-lobby-for-changes-to-campus-carry-proposal/
A Senate panel is set to vote next week on House Bill 859, which would allow anyone 21 or older with a weapons license to carry concealed weapons in most parts of college campuses.
The governor this week said the fears that sidetracked similar legislation in 2014 were overblown, and signaled his support for the legislation this year.
But two of his most important appointments, University of Georgia president Jere Morehead and Regents Chancellor Hank Huckaby, raised new questions about the plan on Wednesday.
Read more: politics.blog.ajc.com/2016/03/04/university-presidents-lobby-for-changes-to-campus-carry-proposal/