JUNEAU -- A National Rifle Association lobbyist and other
gun rights activists urged a state Senate committee Wednesday to back a
bill that would allow people to carry guns on campus, arguing that it
would make college safer.
University of Alaska now requires guns
to be kept in locked vehicles on its 16 campuses or, for dorm residents,
stored in locked areas. UA President Pat Gamble on Monday told the
committee the system works well and warned of problems with the
legislation filed by Sen. John Coghill, R-Fairbanks.
The Senate
Judiciary Committee, chaired by Coghill, heard plenty from those who
support Senate Bill 176 and disagree with the university's approach,
including students, a professor and gun rights advocates. No one
testified against the bill but the Anchorage NAACP in a written
statement called it "radical" and "legislative extremism."
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