LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Faculty Senate is opposing a state senator's proposal to eliminate gun-free zones on college campuses.
The Lincoln Journal Star (http://bit.ly/1iFng3o ) reports the Faculty Senate said Tuesday that state Sen. Tommy Garrett's proposal would undermine the ability of institutions to determine their own policies for campus safety.
Garrett has said a Nebraska law prohibiting guns in schools, churches, hospitals, banks, sporting events and on college campuses places more people in danger.
Faculty Senate President John Bender said he plans to testify against the proposal during the state Legislature's session that begins in January with a resolution from faculty stating the presence of firearms, except those in the possession of law enforcement, interferes with the ability of faculty to teach and students to learn.
The Faculty Senate will vote on the resolution in December.
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Information from: Lincoln Journal Star, http://www.journalstar.com
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