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[Louisiana] House kills bill to allow guns on college campuses
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| Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
| Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus Jun 01, 2009 06:12pm |
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| Media | Newspaper - New Orleans Times-Picayune |
| News Date | Friday, May 29, 2009 12:10:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | BATON ROUGE -- The House voted 86-18 today to kill a bill that would have allowed qualified students 21 and older and faculty members to carry concealed weapons on college campuses.
House Bill 27 by Rep. Ernest Wooton, R-Belle Chasse, was amended to prohibit carrying the concealed weapons at sporting events by barring them at arenas, football stadiums and other sports venues.
Wooton said he amended the bill because of a firestorm of criticism that the measure has generated from college athletics officials, including LSU football coach Les Miles, former LSU Athletic Director Skip Bertman and the commissioners of the Southland and Sun Belt conferences who warned that some schools may not want to play in Louisiana with the concealed carry law in place on campuses.
"It is not a gun bill, it is a rights bill,'' Wooton said.
Rep. Greg Cromer, R-Slidell, asked the House to reject the bill, saying that young students drink and "alcohol and guns on campus don't mix.''
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