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Higher Ed Panel To Weigh Guns On Campus
October 29, 2015
House members could continue moving forward next week with a controversial proposal that would allow people with concealed-weapons licenses to carry guns on college and university campuses. The House Higher Education & Workforce Subcommittee is scheduled next Wednesday to take up the proposal (HB 4001), sponsored by Rep. Greg Steube, R-Sarasota, and Rep. Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda, D-Tallahassee, according to the House calendar.
The measure has already been approved by the House Criminal Justice Subcommittee, and the Senate version of the bill (SB 68) has been approved by two committees. The issue has drawn heavy debate, with gun-rights groups backing the bills and many higher-education officials opposed. The measures are filed for the 2016 legislative session, which starts in January.
by The News Service of Florida
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