Tennessee campus carry becomes law without Haslam signature

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Tennessee campus carry becomes law without Haslam signature

Erik Schelzig, Associated Press

Updated 9:07 pm, Monday, May 2, 2016

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A bill allowing staff and faculty at Tennessee's public colleges and universities to be armed on campus became law Monday without the Republican governor's signature.

Gov. Bill Haslam said in a statement that he disagreed with the bill for not allowing institutions "to make their own decisions regarding security issues on campus."

But the governor acknowledged that the final version of the measure had addressed concerns raised by college administrators during the legislative process by including provisions protecting schools from liability and a requirement to notify law enforcement about who is armed on campus.

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The Tennessee law, which takes effect on July 1, will keep gun bans in place for stadiums or gymnasiums while school-sponsored events are in progress; meetings where disciplinary or tenure issues are being discussed; hospitals or offices where medical or mental health services are provided; and any location prohibited by another law, such as at day care centers or elementary schools located on campus.

Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/us/article/Guns-on-campus-bill-becomes-law-without-Haslam-7388513.php

[elljay]

1. Wait, so only faculty and staff can carry weapons?

That's so unfair. How are the students going to protect themselves from transgendered people in the bathrooms until they pass their new law?

http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2016/03/07/tennessee-lawmakers-consider-transgender-bathroom-bill/81441106/