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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>I don't see why there would be a dilemma for conservatives on this issue. They're no fans of 'government higher education' and they're supposedly uncompromising on gun rights.<br><br><div><hr id="stopSpelling">From: moscowcares@moscow.com<br>Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2014 05:45:24 -0800<br>To: vision2020@moscow.com<br>Subject: [Vision2020] Guns on Idaho State campus could end nuclear research<br><br><div style="">"Heads of all eight of Idaho’s public universities and colleges have spoken out against the bill, as has Boise police Chief Mike Masterson."</div><div style=""><br></div><div style="">Courtesy of today's (February 23, 2014) Spokesman-Review.</div><div style=""><br></div><div style="">------------------------------------</div><div><div id="ecxstory-body" style="overflow:visible !important;"><h1 style="clear:both;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);line-height:1.2;font-size:28px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(17, 17, 17);">Guns on Idaho State campus could end nuclear research</h1><p style="overflow:visible !important;"><span style="background-color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">POCATELLO – Idaho State University could lose its license to conduct nuclear research from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission if a bill to allow concealed weapons on college campuses becomes law, Idaho Gov. Butch Otter said.</span></p><p style="overflow:visible !important;"><span style="background-color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The Idaho State Journal reported that Otter made the comments Friday to about 30 people attending a meeting with ISU’s College Republicans.</span></p><p style="overflow:visible !important;"><span style="background-color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Otter said ISU President Arthur Vailas told him Thursday that the commission has a zero-tolerance policy regarding weapons at licensed nuclear research facilities, putting the school’s nuclear research efforts at risk, if the bill becomes law.</span></p><p style="overflow:visible !important;"><span style="background-color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“I had never heard that before,” Otter said.</span></p><p style="overflow:visible !important;"><span style="background-color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">A bill allowing concealed weapons on Idaho’s college campuses passed the Senate 25-10 on Tuesday. The House State Affairs Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing on the bill Thursday.</span></p><p style="overflow:visible !important;"><span style="background-color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“I think there’s going to be some additional consideration given,” Otter said about the committee meeting. He declined to say whether he would sign or veto the bill should it arrive on his desk.</span></p><p style="overflow:visible !important;"><span style="background-color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Under the current measure, only retired law enforcement and those with Idaho’s enhanced concealed carry permit – which requires an eight-hour training class and firing 98 rounds every five years – would be allowed to have a gun.</span></p><p style="overflow:visible !important;"><span style="background-color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The bill also bans firearms in dormitories and stadiums and carries harsher penalties for those who tote a gun while intoxicated or on drugs.</span></p><p style="overflow:visible !important;"><span style="background-color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Second Amendment advocates say allowing guns on campus gives those on campus a way to protect themselves and acts as a deterrent to criminals. Those who oppose it say it makes the learning environment unsafe.</span></p><p style="overflow:visible !important;"><span style="background-color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Vailas said the university’s vice president for research and economic development, Howard Grimes, told him about the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s zero-tolerance policy concerning weapons.</span></p><p style="overflow:visible !important;"><span style="background-color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The school does nuclear research at the Idaho Accelerator Center and the new Research and Innovation in Science and Engineering Complex on Alvin Ricken Drive. Vailas said U.S. Department of Energy employees are prohibited from working at places that have guns and that some department employees spend time at both ISU facilities.</span></p><p style="overflow:visible !important;"><span style="background-color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“A great deal of our research portfolio is in the energy field and nuclear at least here in Pocatello and Idaho Falls,” Vailas said. “The big question is: How much does the state of Idaho benefit from energy research?”</span></p><p style="overflow:visible !important;"><span style="background-color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Heads of all eight of Idaho’s public universities and colleges have spoken out against the bill, as has Boise police Chief Mike Masterson.</span></p></div></div><div style="">------------------------------------<br><br><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/" style="background-color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);" target="_blank"><font color="#000000">http://www.MoscowCares.com</font></a></div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></div><div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div> </div></div><br>=======================================================
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