After much debate, the Student Senate passed a resolution endorsing Louisiana legislation to allow guns on campus.
The student resolution supports Louisiana House of Representatives Bill No. 199, now under debate in the House. If passed, the bill will authorize concealed handgun permit holders to bring their firearms onto Louisiana’s higher education campuses.
The resolution was passed after hours of debate, during which the Senate considered two opposing resolutions: one against House Bill No. 199 and the other advocating it. The student resolution against the House bill failed to pass, and the resolution supporting the House bill – supporting guns on campus – met a tie vote from the student representatives. Senate Speaker and President-elect Colorado Robertson cast the tie-breaking vote in favor of the resolution.
The two-hour debate of the resolution – which spilled over from Wednesday’s meeting – included hypothetical scenarios, Second Amendment considerations and scrutiny of Louisiana’s concealed handgun regulations.
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