College leaders push gun laws [View all]

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Three area college presidents have joined an effort urging U.S. policy leaders to take steps designed to reduce gun violence.

"I signed it because I philosophically oppose any legislation that allows gun possession on a campus," said Brother John Paige, president of Holy Cross College in South Bend.

A bill has been introduced in the Indiana General Assembly that would make it legal for students at Indiana's public colleges and universities to carry guns on campus for their personal protection.

"As private (colleges), we may have a little more leeway," Paige said. He said he considered the topic from the point of view of colleagues at both public and private institutions. "I would oppose legislation that would allow guns on campus or in classrooms, no matter what," he said.

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