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Booze isn't allowed in but gets in anyway, either inside spectators, or smuggled in. <br><br>Sunil<br><br>> From: areaman@moscow.com<br>> To: suehovey@moscow.com; lfalen@turbonet.com; vision2020@moscow.com<br>> Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 12:53:44 -0700<br>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Firearms Bill Worries Campus<br>> <br>> Sue,<br>> <br>> I think there's still no booze *in* the dome, but we do have the tailgating going on.<br>> <br>> Also, I think the new high-zoot seating area may have alcohol, but it may be more of a "bottle service" type of deal. I can't afford to sit there so I'm not all that worried about it.<br>> <br>> DC<br>> <br>> -----Original Message-----<br>> From: vision2020-bounces@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com] On Behalf Of Sue Hovey<br>> Sent: Monday, March 21, 2011 12:48 PM<br>> To: lfalen; vision2020@moscow.com<br>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Firearms Bill Worries Campus<br>> <br>> Oh what a great political cartoon that would make. Think of the angles.<br>> I thought we had a no alcohol policy. Are you saying there are some who violate it? And they would willingly check their guns?<br>> 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?<br>> SueH<br>> <br>> -----Original Message-----<br>> From: lfalen<br>> Sent: Monday, March 21, 2011 7:27 AM<br>> To: Tom Hansen ; Moscow Vision 2020<br>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Firearms Bill Worries Campus<br>> <br>> There is a lot of booze at athletic events. Guns should be checked at the door.<br>> Roger<br>> -----Original message-----<br>> From: "Tom Hansen" thansen@moscow.com<br>> Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2011 08:31:04 -0700<br>> To: "Moscow Vision 2020" vision2020@moscow.com<br>> Subject: [Vision2020] Firearms Bill Worries Campus<br>> <br>> > "If it becomes law, . . . Guns would be allowed at athletic events."<br>> ><br>> > Kinda adds a whole new dimension to college "rivalry", huh?<br>> ><br>> > Idea for t-shirt text: Nasty, Inebriated, and Armed<br>> ><br>> > Courtesy of today's (March 20, 2011) Spokesman-Review.<br>> ><br>> > -------------------------------------------------------<br>> ><br>> > Firearms bill worries campus<br>> > Boise State says events would be jeopardized<br>> ><br>> > BOISE – Boise State University could lose hundreds of thousands of <br>> > dollars in revenue from lost sporting and entertainment events if <br>> > Idaho lawmakers approve a bill to allow guns on college campuses, a school official says.<br>> ><br>> > Bruce Newcomb, the university’s director of government affairs and a <br>> > former speaker of the Idaho House, said such a law could jeopardize <br>> > hosting events such as the NCAA men’s basketball tournament and the <br>> > scheduled 2012 NCAA Division I men’s and women’s indoor track and <br>> > field championships.<br>> ><br>> > “We’re convinced this is going to interfere with those endeavors,” <br>> > Newcomb told the Idaho Statesman.<br>> ><br>> > The Idaho House on Wednesday approved a bill that would allow firearms <br>> > on public university and college campuses. It now goes to the Senate.<br>> ><br>> > If it becomes law, it would prohibit schools from banning firearms, <br>> > either carried openly or by people with concealed weapons permits, <br>> > anywhere on campus except in undergraduate residence halls. Guns would <br>> > be allowed at athletic events.<br>> ><br>> > Idaho law now gives university and college presidents authority to <br>> > prohibit firearms on campus. Boise State University, Idaho State <br>> > University, the University of Idaho, Lewis-Clark State College and <br>> > several community colleges throughout the state have adopted their own <br>> > regulations to prohibit guns on campus.<br>> ><br>> > Rep. Marv Hagedorn, R-Meridian, co-sponsored the current legislation <br>> > and disagrees that schools would experience any negative <br>> > ramifications. He also wondered how the school knows guns aren’t being <br>> > taken on campus already, especially because he said he’s often carried <br>> > guns to Boise State venues.<br>> ><br>> > “My question would be to Boise State: How do they know people aren’t <br>> > carrying guns there now? None of those venues have metal detectors. <br>> > They don’t say to the visitors or the ticket-holders, ‘Don’t bring <br>> > your guns because this is a gun-free zone,’&#8201;” Hagedorn said. “I <br>> > have never seen anything. I have carried to a lot of those venues, and <br>> > I did not know the policy, nor did I see any signs.”<br>> ><br>> > Boise State spokesman Frank Zang said the campus has more than 1 <br>> > million visits annually by people attending hundreds of sports, <br>> > cultural and entertainment events.<br>> ><br>> > “We are concerned that allowing guns on campus would have an adverse <br>> > effect on attracting these events to Boise,” he said. “The industry <br>> > standard does not allow weapons in the facilities.”<br>> ><br>> > Creston Thornton, a concert promoter with CT Touring, said weapons are <br>> > not allowed at concerts either. Taco Bell Arena, on the Boise State <br>> > campus, has hosted concerts by the Dave Matthews Band, Toby Keith, <br>> > Metallica and Journey.<br>> ><br>> > “We don’t even allow glass bottles because they can be used as weapons.<br>> > It’s just assumed there’s a no-weapons policy,” said Thornton.<br>> ><br>> > Rep. Erik Simpson, R-Idaho Falls, said passing a law allowing guns on <br>> > campus would not stop the NCAA men’s basketball tournament from coming <br>> > to Boise State, where early-round games have been held eight times <br>> > since 1983, most recently in 2009.<br>> ><br>> > But the NCAA in its 2009 operating manual for the tournament states <br>> > that “firearms and explosives of any kind are not permitted.”<br>> ><br>> > The University of Utah, however, held part of the NCAA women’s <br>> > gymnastics championship. Utah does not allow firearms bans on college campuses.<br>> ><br>> > “It’s a red herring,” said Simpson. “There is no truth to it. It is <br>> > not a condition of them appearing on a campus. It’s a guideline. It’s a policy.<br>> > I don’t think policy is going to trump state law.”<br>> ><br>> > -------------------------------------------------------<br>> ><br>> > Seeya round town, Moscow.<br>> ><br>> > Tom Hansen<br>> > Moscow, Idaho<br>> ><br>> > "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to <br>> > change and the Realist adjusts his sails."<br>> ><br>> > - Unknown<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > =======================================================<br>> > List services made available by First Step Internet, serving the <br>> > communities of the Palouse since 1994.<br>> > http://www.fsr.net<br>> > mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com <br>> > =======================================================<br>> ><br>> <br>> =======================================================<br>> List services made available by First Step Internet, serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994.<br>> http://www.fsr.net<br>> mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<br>> ======================================================= <br>> <br>> =======================================================<br>> List services made available by First Step Internet, <br>> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. <br>> http://www.fsr.net <br>> mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<br>> =======================================================<br>> <br>> =======================================================<br>> List services made available by First Step Internet, <br>> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. <br>> http://www.fsr.net <br>> mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<br>> =======================================================<br> </body>
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