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Eugene

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Sat Oct 10, 2015, 08:48 PM Oct 2015

California bans concealed handguns on college, school campuses [View all]

Source: Sacramento Bee

OCTOBER 10, 2015

California bans concealed handguns on college, school campuses

Expands existing prohibition on firearm possession that exempted concealed carry permits

BY ALEXEI KOSEFF

Gov. Jerry Brown on Saturday signed legislation to ban the concealed carry of handguns at colleges and schools, further tightening California firearms restrictions that are already among the strictest in the nation.

Current California law makes it illegal to possess a firearm within 1,000 feet of a school or on a college campus without permission from administrators, but it exempts those with concealed carry permits.

Senate Bill 707, by Sen. Lois Wolk, D-Davis, expands the prohibition on school and college grounds to include concealed weapons, while keeping the same rules in place for the 1,000-foot zone surrounding schools. Active and retire law enforcement officers are not covered by the law.

The fight over whether guns should be allowed on college campuses is gaining prominence nationally. Advocates argue that students may be able to help prevent crimes such as mass shootings and rapes, but gun control supporters counter that throwing firearms onto campuses with young people, alcohol, mental health issues and strongly held beliefs on controversial topics is a dangerous mix.

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Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article38708496.html
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