BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The state’s top higher education board is opposing a proposal to allow concealed handguns on Louisiana’s college campuses.
The Board of Regents agreed Thursday to back the position of the Louisiana Council of Student Body Presidents, opposing the measure. The student leaders said guns on campuses would increase the risk of accidental shootings and jeopardize safety.
The sponsor of the bill, Rep. Ernest Wooton, scrapped the proposal last year amid strong opposition. But the Belle Chasse Republican refiled it to be considered in the legislative session that begins Monday.
Supporters of the proposal say students, professors and college staff should be able to defend themselves on campus.—-Contact The Daily Reveille news staff at [email protected]