jmelvin
Founder's Club Member
Just saw this. What's with our supposedly freedom friendly governor allowing this to occur on his watch? It's bad enough that schools with existing policies to ban firearms are allowed to continue, but this is sickening. From VA Alert:
A bunch of bureaucrats at the Virginia Board for Community Colleges (VBCC) has just forced Blue Ridge Community College, against its wishes, to ban the otherwise lawful carry of a handgun by students, faculty, and staff who have CHPs! That rule now applies at ALL community colleges. (Guests with CHPs are unaffected, so they can still carry inside and outside buildings at all community colleges.) This was done under the guise of the "Workplace Violence and Threat Assessment Policy." (Yeah - good job, VBCC - you have just made Blue Ridge a more dangerous place for faculty, staff, and students. Criminals appreciate your efforts in providing a self-defense-free environment for their safety and convenience!) Blue Ridge acknowledges that there has been NO PROBLEM with anyone legally carrying there all these years. Whatever happened to the American adage, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it"?
This is unacceptable, underhanded, and VCDL isn't going to take this lying down. I have contacted the Governor's Office about this matter, as the Governor appoints the members of the VBCC. The good news is that the General Assembly meets next month and Lobby Day is on Monday, January 16th - plan on being there as we fight this and many other issues.
Here is some coverage of the story: http://www.newsleader.com/article/20111210/NEWS01/112100316
A bunch of bureaucrats at the Virginia Board for Community Colleges (VBCC) has just forced Blue Ridge Community College, against its wishes, to ban the otherwise lawful carry of a handgun by students, faculty, and staff who have CHPs! That rule now applies at ALL community colleges. (Guests with CHPs are unaffected, so they can still carry inside and outside buildings at all community colleges.) This was done under the guise of the "Workplace Violence and Threat Assessment Policy." (Yeah - good job, VBCC - you have just made Blue Ridge a more dangerous place for faculty, staff, and students. Criminals appreciate your efforts in providing a self-defense-free environment for their safety and convenience!) Blue Ridge acknowledges that there has been NO PROBLEM with anyone legally carrying there all these years. Whatever happened to the American adage, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it"?
This is unacceptable, underhanded, and VCDL isn't going to take this lying down. I have contacted the Governor's Office about this matter, as the Governor appoints the members of the VBCC. The good news is that the General Assembly meets next month and Lobby Day is on Monday, January 16th - plan on being there as we fight this and many other issues.
Here is some coverage of the story: http://www.newsleader.com/article/20111210/NEWS01/112100316