Tennessee wants to arm faculty, too

Norman Transcript Editorial
Tennessee wants to arm faculty, too

As Oklahoma lawmakers debate the merits of a law allowing college students with permits to carry concealed weapons in the classroom, some Tennessee lawmakers want to also arm the faculty

The Tennessee legislature is looking at more than two dozen separate bills on handguns. One allows faculty and staff on college and high school campuses to carry handguns.

CNN reports Utah is the only state that allows students and faculty who have concealed weapons licenses to carry guns on campus. Colorado also allows the practice but universities still can override and restrict the possession of a firearm on campus.

Oklahoma is not alone in its pending guns on campus legislation. Others looking at possession of concealed weapons on campus include Washington, Idaho, Arizona, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, South Carolina and Georgia, according to CNN.