{"id":16213,"date":"2016-07-31T01:48:10","date_gmt":"2016-07-31T01:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=16213"},"modified":"2016-07-31T01:48:10","modified_gmt":"2016-07-31T01:48:10","slug":"campus-carry-takes-effect-very-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=16213","title":{"rendered":"Campus-carry takes effect … very soon!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Monday will be a big day in Texas.<\/p>\n

Fifty years ago, a gunman climbed to the top of the Texas Tower at the University of Texas campus in Austin and opened fire with his high-powered rifle.<\/p>\n

Sixteen people died that day before the cops got to the gunman and shot him dead .<\/p>\n

Aug. 1, 1966 is one of the state’s most infamous days.<\/p>\n

Texas is going to mark that date by allowing people to carry guns on college campuses.<\/p>\n

Ironic, yes? Tragically so? Yes again.<\/p>\n

It’s interesting to me — and to a lot of others — that educators oppose this notion. Only one private university is allowing guns on its campus; the rest of them have said “no thanks.” Public universities are required under the law to allow students to carry guns into classrooms.<\/p>\n

UT Chancellor William McRaven — the former Navy SEAL and special forces commander — is one of those who opposes campus-carry. But, what the hey? What does he know?<\/p>\n

I’ll stipulate that I have come to accept concealed-handgun-carry as a way of life in Texas. I don’t necessarily endorse it.<\/p>\n

Allowing guns on campuses, though, does present a unique set of concerns. What if a professor hands out a failing grade to a student who, um, might have a short fuse that could be lit with a dose of bad news? Does that student then pose an extra threat to the prof if he’s packing heat under his jacket?<\/p>\n

Well, Texas is about to enter another era on its college and university campuses.<\/p>\n

I’m going to hope for the best.<\/p>\n

If only the state could have picked another<\/em> date to allow guns on our campuses.<\/p>\n\n

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