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Guns On Campus? UGA President And President-To-Be Say No
Defeated last session, a bill in the state legislature that would allow guns on campus isn't dead
Should people allowed to carry firearms on the University of Georgia campus?
No, say both outgoing UGA president Michael Adams and incoming UGA president Jere Morehead. UGA System Chancellor Hank Huckaby, the university presidents and the two UGA administrators all agree that guns have no place on campus.
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State Senator Frank Ginn (R-Danielsville) asked the Athens Clarke County Commission last week how they felt about the bill. He was one of the bill's sponsors, and he said that it's not going away.
The three commissioners who responded blasted Ginn over the bill. One said he wanted Ginn to spend his time in Atlanta on issues that are important to Athens Clarke County. Another said having guns on campus will chill classroom discussions, among other things. A third said he wouldn't carry a gun on campus if he were allowed to do so.
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"The current laws are adequate," said President Adams. "We don't need to carry provisions on campus."
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