Georgia governor vetoes concealed carry for college kids

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal

Nathan Deal, the Republican governor of Georgia, vetoed a bill brought forward by members of his own party, as well as Second Amendment rights activists, to allow students on campuses in the state to conceal carry their legally owned firearms.

Deal said, of the bill, CNN reported: “If the intent of HB 859 is to increase safety of students on college campuses, it is highly questionable that such would be the result. From the early days of our nation and state, colleges have been treated as sanctuaries of learning where firearms have not been allowed. To depart from such time honored protections should require overwhelming justification. I do not find that such justification exists.”

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Deal also ordered officials with the state’s university and college system to provide him a report on campus security within the next four months, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.

The measure, commonly called the “campus carry” bill, was seen by conservatives as a common sense means of securing the safety of students, administrators and professors alike on campuses around the state. College presidents had previously stood in the way of pressing the bill forward, but this year, lawmakers came together and managed to win the necessary votes to bring it to the governor’s desk.

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Deal’s veto was hardly a shock. He tried to water down the provision in February with petitions to legislative leaders to exempt child care facilities located on campus, as well as faculty offices and places of student disciplinary hearings, from the carry rights. But lawmakers opted not to change the text.

The bill would have let those aged 21 or higher who possess a carry permit to bring their weapons on to public college and university campuses in the state, except in dormitories, fraternities and sororities.

“I’m disappointed, of course, in the veto, said Rep. Rick Jasperse, the lead sponsor of the measure, CNN reported. “I thought we had made a very good case to the legislature and the public.”

He also said the measure won’t go away.

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“Don’t let the fear of striking out keep you from swinging the bat,” he said.

The National Rifle Association also vowed to bring the bill back to the General Assembly at a future date, local media reported.

As WND previously reported, Texas A&M University officials have cleared the way for concealed-carry permit holders to bring their firearms into classrooms with “few major restrictions,” according to recently approved policy.

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