Ruling in favor of UI in gun law suit

Latah County District Court Judge John Stegner ruled in favor of the University of Idaho Thursday in a lawsuit brought against the university by a student regarding his right to keep firearms on campus.
Law student Aaron Tribble filed a lawsuit against UI in January for not allowing him to keep a handgun in his university housing unit on campus, claiming regulations interfered with his Second Amendment rights.
The lawsuit was heard this summer and on July 25 the UI asked the Latah County District Court to dismiss the lawsuit.
The university released the following statement Thursday in response to the ruling:
“The University of Idaho is pleased with Judge Stegner’s ruling in this case; it affirms our position that the university does have the legal authority to regulate firearms on campus, including in university-owned student residences. Our firearms policy has been part of the faculty/staff and student handbooks since the mid-1970s. Members of law enforcement and supervised use in a shooting range are the only exceptions to the policy, which disallows loaded weapons, including conceal-carry, on campus.”

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