Vandal Voices – 2-19-14

Q: The Idaho Senate passed a bill today allowing concealed firearms to be carried on Idaho college campuses. What you think of this bill? Do you think guns should be allowed on college campuses?

“I think it is an extremely poor decision by the Idaho Senate. They are making decisions about our campus life at a state level, instead of leaving it up to individual institutions. This is just like how they went over the head of students and made changes to our code of conduct without our input or knowledge.”

–Anthony Joseph

 

“Any extension of liberty and freedom is a good thing. Many people here have been saying that the decision should have been left up to UI. The state wouldn’t have had to be involved if UI hadn’t stripped this right away from us in the first place.”

“–Clayton McFarland

 

“I work on campus and I am not comfortable with this decision.”

–William Kerr

 

“Gun free zones do not apply to criminals. If they want to do harm, they will no matter if it is on or off campus. Culture and crime at UI will not change due to this bill. How many people already carry on campus? I bet more than you and I know.”

–Matt Kreizenbeck

 

“I dislike the process that the Idaho Senate went through to pass this bill. I think more input from representatives of the Idaho universities should have been taken into consideration. Regardless of the content of the bill, the process is not including representation of the citizens that the bill will affect.”

–Kellie Koester

 

 

 

 

 

 

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