The propaganda war on firearms continues with full cooperation from Texas’ big newspapers. Take this headline in the Houston Chronicle: “Campus carry would cost Texas colleges millions” with a subhead of “UH and UT systems face $47 million tab that could hurt students, research.”
Such would be a problem if it were true but, it is not. The entire argument put forth to restrict the on-campus effective self-defense rights of law abiding Texans, faculty, staff and 21-and-over students with a CHL, is based upon a fabrication – a lie.
The propaganda ministers for these liberal university systems claim that the Campus CHL bill, SB 11, requires schools to provide “secured weapons storage facilities” on campus. The Chronicle story bemoans how such costs would have to be passed along to students or be taken from education and research programs. For example, they claim that at UT’s MD Anderson facility alone the cost would be over a million per year and, that at the University of Houston the initial cost would be three million plus over a million each year thereafter.
SB 11 does not mandate that these institutions do what they claim in the article. The bill only states that institutions of higher education would be allowed to “establish rules, regulations, or other provisions concerning the storage of handguns in dormitories…
Big numbers but all built upon a lie. SB 11 does not mandate that these institutions do what they claim in the article. The bill only states that institutions of higher education would be allowed to “establish rules, regulations, or other provisions concerning the storage of handguns in dormitories or other residential facilities that are owned or leased and operated by the institution and located on the campus of the institution.”
Get that? No mandate, just authority to establish rules for dorms.
Institutions could establish no rules or something as simple as requiring any CHL holder living in a dorm to provide his own small gun safe – with the cost fully borne by the resident. Schools “could do what the University of Colorado System does and offer only one gun-friendly residence hall per campus,” as pointed out by Students for Concealed Carry. There are many no-cost options available and schools aren’t required to adopt any policy or to provide for gun storage.
The entire claim of an expensive mandate is a blatant lie and, it’s being spread by those on a public payroll to influence legislation – equally disgusting.
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BIG cost is a BIG lie about Campus CHL
Robert Pratt
The propaganda war on firearms continues with full cooperation from Texas’ big newspapers. Take this headline in the Houston Chronicle: “Campus carry would cost Texas colleges millions” with a subhead of “UH and UT systems face $47 million tab that could hurt students, research.”
Such would be a problem if it were true but, it is not. The entire argument put forth to restrict the on-campus effective self-defense rights of law abiding Texans, faculty, staff and 21-and-over students with a CHL, is based upon a fabrication – a lie.
The propaganda ministers for these liberal university systems claim that the Campus CHL bill, SB 11, requires schools to provide “secured weapons storage facilities” on campus. The Chronicle story bemoans how such costs would have to be passed along to students or be taken from education and research programs. For example, they claim that at UT’s MD Anderson facility alone the cost would be over a million per year and, that at the University of Houston the initial cost would be three million plus over a million each year thereafter.
SB 11 does not mandate that these institutions do what they claim in the article. The bill only states that institutions of higher education would be allowed to “establish rules, regulations, or other provisions concerning the storage of handguns in dormitories…
Big numbers but all built upon a lie. SB 11 does not mandate that these institutions do what they claim in the article. The bill only states that institutions of higher education would be allowed to “establish rules, regulations, or other provisions concerning the storage of handguns in dormitories or other residential facilities that are owned or leased and operated by the institution and located on the campus of the institution.”
Get that? No mandate, just authority to establish rules for dorms.
Institutions could establish no rules or something as simple as requiring any CHL holder living in a dorm to provide his own small gun safe – with the cost fully borne by the resident. Schools “could do what the University of Colorado System does and offer only one gun-friendly residence hall per campus,” as pointed out by Students for Concealed Carry. There are many no-cost options available and schools aren’t required to adopt any policy or to provide for gun storage.
The entire claim of an expensive mandate is a blatant lie and, it’s being spread by those on a public payroll to influence legislation – equally disgusting.
LSG Tactical Arms: Lubbock’s official Anti-Wimp & 2nd Amendment HQ!
Heart of Texas Guns: Abilene’s official Anti-Wimp & 2nd Amendment HQ!