re: Another rape reported on campus

I can't wade through most of this stuff, but there's a good chance some sort of legislation will make it through that shrinks gun-free zones, including K-12 schools.

The AP has a short blurb about it here: LINK

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By ALLEN REED
Published: Yesterday
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Arkansas' gun-free zones would drastically shrink under a bill to allow concealed weapons at bars, churches, schools, polling locations, local government meetings, the state Capitol and other prohibited places.

Republican Rep. Dan Sullivan of Jonesboro said Tuesday that his omnibus gun bill modifies various sections of state law to expand on places where people with concealed carry licenses can bring their weapons.

The bill would allow K-12 faculty or staff to bring their firearms onto school property but not into classrooms. It would allow firearms at sporting events not hosted by schools or universities. Liquor stores, highway department buildings, and the Arkansas Justice Building where the state Supreme Court meets would no longer be gun-free areas.

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Other gun bills have gained traction in the Republican-controlled Legislature. A proposal to force public universities to allow guns on campus cleared a House committee Monday, and a lawmaker has filed a "stand your ground" bill to expand the legal justifications for someone to use deadly force in self-defense rather than retreating. Republicans are hopeful that their numbers combined with a governor with strong National Rifle Association ties will result in a pro-gun session.

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This is going to be a disaster. It's going to be way easier to steal guns from dorm rooms and cars and everywhere else. Arming teachers is silly, because it's just going to lead to students getting a hold of a gun or a teacher pulling it out when threatened.

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Sullivan said the change was suggested to him by constituents, some of whom don't feel his proposal goes far enough. He said he's trying to strike a balance for what's appropriate for the state.

"It's intended to be a starting place for conversation," Sullivan said. "To say this bill will pass as-is is not reflective of the reality of where the state of Arkansas is right now."

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I think that some people won't be happy until they've been deputized as "good people with power" who are legally allowed to control a situation.