| | | House passes measure to allow concealed carry on campuses
by ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE, Associated Press
Thursday, February 28th 2019
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia House voted late Wednesday night to allow people with concealed weapons permits to carry guns on college campuses.
The GOP-led chamber approved the measure 59-41, capping more than three hours of debate that touched on the right to bear arms, the frontal lobe of the brain and the #MeToo movement.
Del. Jim Butler, the Mason County Republican who sponsored the measure, has said his proposal would make campuses safer. His fellow lawmakers were more specific.
“For the last year the Me Too movement has brought awareness toward women and their ability to protect themselves and to stand up for themselves, and that’s what we’re doing here today,” said Del. Kayla Kessinger, a Fayette County Republican.
The bill carves out exemptions that allow for universities to ban firearms from stadiums with more than 1,000 seats, campus daycare centers and college law enforcement buildings...
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