GunOwningLiberal
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There has been a lot of people on this forum selectively copying and pasting and rewording Oregon laws. Luckily, that's not actually the way that laws work. For those who want to read the actual laws, find the cited statutes, and read them in a reliable place- a government site for example, not this thread.
The reality is, the statute that says that colleges and universities have the right to make their own policies for weapons. The Oregon University System has made their own policy- that loaded guns cannot be brought on their campuses. I attend Western Oregon University. I am a gun owner. I am a "crazy liberal" as someone on this thread called the liberal end of the spectrum. I am not against guns- but I am NOT for guns on my college campus, or any campus, besides in the hands of a police officer.
As a student, he knew the policy. He probably knew the law. He has the right to carry a concealed weapon- but not on this college campus, or any other one in Oregon. It's unnecessary, it's dangerous and it's simply ludicrous.
Monmouth, OR is a small town of 7000 people. We have only 5500 students total who are registered at our university. We have not had a violent crime here in who knows how long. You do not need to bring a loaded gun, and a knife on to our campus. Or any campus for that matter.
What he did was a violation of a statute. No, he didn't violate the other one. But the fact is, he still violated one of them. Chances are, his charges will be dropped, but as of 6 p.m. today he has been expelled from Western, and it is highly unlikely he will be let back in. He endangered our student body, and he has to receive a punishment for it.
There has been a lot of people on this forum selectively copying and pasting and rewording Oregon laws. Luckily, that's not actually the way that laws work. For those who want to read the actual laws, find the cited statutes, and read them in a reliable place- a government site for example, not this thread.
The reality is, the statute that says that colleges and universities have the right to make their own policies for weapons. The Oregon University System has made their own policy- that loaded guns cannot be brought on their campuses. I attend Western Oregon University. I am a gun owner. I am a "crazy liberal" as someone on this thread called the liberal end of the spectrum. I am not against guns- but I am NOT for guns on my college campus, or any campus, besides in the hands of a police officer.
As a student, he knew the policy. He probably knew the law. He has the right to carry a concealed weapon- but not on this college campus, or any other one in Oregon. It's unnecessary, it's dangerous and it's simply ludicrous.
Monmouth, OR is a small town of 7000 people. We have only 5500 students total who are registered at our university. We have not had a violent crime here in who knows how long. You do not need to bring a loaded gun, and a knife on to our campus. Or any campus for that matter.
What he did was a violation of a statute. No, he didn't violate the other one. But the fact is, he still violated one of them. Chances are, his charges will be dropped, but as of 6 p.m. today he has been expelled from Western, and it is highly unlikely he will be let back in. He endangered our student body, and he has to receive a punishment for it.