[Vision2020] Firearms Bill Worries Campus

[Joe Campbell]

What it shows is just how stupid the radical conservative interpretation of the second amendment is.



On Mar 21, 2011, at 12:47 PM, "Sue Hovey" <suehovey at moscow.com> wrote:

> Oh what a great political cartoon that would make.  Think of the angles.
> I thought we had a no alcohol policy. Are you saying there are some who 
> violate it?  And they would willingly check their guns?
> Guns should be checked at home. This is a stupid, stupid bill, but can 
> anyone think of anything that passed this session so far that isn't?
> SueH
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: lfalen
> Sent: Monday, March 21, 2011 7:27 AM
> To: Tom Hansen ; Moscow Vision 2020
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Firearms Bill Worries Campus
> 
> There is a lot of booze at athletic events. Guns should be checked at the 
> door.
> Roger
> -----Original message-----
> From: "Tom Hansen" thansen at moscow.com
> Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2011 08:31:04 -0700
> To: "Moscow Vision 2020" vision2020 at moscow.com
> Subject: [Vision2020] Firearms Bill Worries Campus
> 
>> "If it becomes law, . . . Guns would be allowed at athletic events."
>> 
>> Kinda adds a whole new dimension to college "rivalry", huh?
>> 
>> Idea for t-shirt text:  Nasty, Inebriated, and Armed
>> 
>> Courtesy of today's (March 20, 2011) Spokesman-Review.
>> 
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>> 
>> Firearms bill worries campus
>> Boise State says events would be jeopardized
>> 
>> BOISE – Boise State University could lose hundreds of thousands of dollars
>> in revenue from lost sporting and entertainment events if Idaho lawmakers
>> approve a bill to allow guns on college campuses, a school official says.
>> 
>> Bruce Newcomb, the university’s director of government affairs and a
>> former speaker of the Idaho House, said such a law could jeopardize
>> hosting events such as the NCAA men’s basketball tournament and the
>> scheduled 2012 NCAA Division I men’s and women’s indoor track and field
>> championships.
>> 
>> “We’re convinced this is going to interfere with those endeavors,” Newcomb
>> told the Idaho Statesman.
>> 
>> The Idaho House on Wednesday approved a bill that would allow firearms on
>> public university and college campuses. It now goes to the Senate.
>> 
>> If it becomes law, it would prohibit schools from banning firearms, either
>> carried openly or by people with concealed weapons permits, anywhere on
>> campus except in undergraduate residence halls. Guns would be allowed at
>> athletic events.
>> 
>> Idaho law now gives university and college presidents authority to
>> prohibit firearms on campus. Boise State University, Idaho State
>> University, the University of Idaho, Lewis-Clark State College and several
>> community colleges throughout the state have adopted their own regulations
>> to prohibit guns on campus.
>> 
>> Rep. Marv Hagedorn, R-Meridian, co-sponsored the current legislation and
>> disagrees that schools would experience any negative ramifications. He
>> also wondered how the school knows guns aren’t being taken on campus
>> already, especially because he said he’s often carried guns to Boise State
>> venues.
>> 
>> “My question would be to Boise State: How do they know people aren’t
>> carrying guns there now? None of those venues have metal detectors. They
>> don’t say to the visitors or the ticket-holders, ‘Don’t bring your guns
>> because this is a gun-free zone,’&#8201;” Hagedorn said. “I have never
>> seen anything. I have carried to a lot of those venues, and I did not know
>> the policy, nor did I see any signs.”
>> 
>> Boise State spokesman Frank Zang said the campus has more than 1 million
>> visits annually by people attending hundreds of sports, cultural and
>> entertainment events.
>> 
>> “We are concerned that allowing guns on campus would have an adverse
>> effect on attracting these events to Boise,” he said. “The industry
>> standard does not allow weapons in the facilities.”
>> 
>> Creston Thornton, a concert promoter with CT Touring, said weapons are not
>> allowed at concerts either. Taco Bell Arena, on the Boise State campus,
>> has hosted concerts by the Dave Matthews Band, Toby Keith, Metallica and
>> Journey.
>> 
>> “We don’t even allow glass bottles because they can be used as weapons.
>> It’s just assumed there’s a no-weapons policy,” said Thornton.
>> 
>> Rep. Erik Simpson, R-Idaho Falls, said passing a law allowing guns on
>> campus would not stop the NCAA men’s basketball tournament from coming to
>> Boise State, where early-round games have been held eight times since
>> 1983, most recently in 2009.
>> 
>> But the NCAA in its 2009 operating manual for the tournament states that
>> “firearms and explosives of any kind are not permitted.”
>> 
>> The University of Utah, however, held part of the NCAA women’s gymnastics
>> championship. Utah does not allow firearms bans on college campuses.
>> 
>> “It’s a red herring,” said Simpson. “There is no truth to it. It is not a
>> condition of them appearing on a campus. It’s a guideline. It’s a policy.
>> I don’t think policy is going to trump state law.”
>> 
>> -------------------------------------------------------
>> 
>> Seeya round town, Moscow.
>> 
>> Tom Hansen
>> Moscow, Idaho
>> 
>> "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change
>> and the Realist adjusts his sails."
>> 
>> - Unknown
>> 
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