LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas information session about guns on campus has drawn a crowd of more than 200 students, faculty and staff.
The Lawrence Journal-World reports that the University Senate organized Tuesday’s event. Under state law, public universities in Kansas must allow concealed weapons on campus beginning July 1, 2017. But policies that will guide implementation of the law have yet to be written.
During the meeting, many speakers expressed fear of mass shootings, of accidental firearm discharges, of arguments escalating into shootings, of a loss of academic freedom, of increased suicide rates and more.
University Senate president Mike Williams, associate professor of journalism, said his goal for university governance was to collect feedback from campus and share it with administrators and state lawmakers.
