In the beginning of June, Gov. Greg Abbott signed open carry and campus carry into law. Open carry would allow for gun owners, with a license, to carry guns in a visible holster or anywhere openly. This reversed a ban dating back the the post-Civil War era that only allowed concealed handguns to be carried. Campus carry would allow for students, with a concealed-carry license, to carry handguns on public college campuses. However, one measure of the law is that colleges are allowed to designate “gun-free zones” but cannot ban them completely on campus.
Campus carry would mainly affect us as students because it obviously would allow handguns on campus, with some restrictions. This could lead to more disputation on campus as this is a heavily debated issue regarding the safety of students.
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