While universities are not allowed to come up with a plan that would “generally prohibit” guns on campus, each institution is allowed to decide for itself which areas (such as dorms) would be designated as “gun-free zones.” However, Attorney General Ken Paxton is arguing that banning guns in dorms would — in effect — prohibit campus carry.
So how are schools navigating and interpreting the new law as they work to create their policies? We hear from Marcilynn Burke, associate dean of the University of Houston Law Center and chair of the school’s Campus Carry Work Group.
MORE: Area Colleges Prepare for Campus Carry (Houston Matters, Oct. 23, 2015)