Kansas State University would allow concealed firearms in all campus buildings and require them to be kept in a holster under guidelines it’s developing in order to comply with a state law.
A university work group is planning a Sept. 15 forum before submitting the guidelines to the Kansas Board of Regents for approval, The Manhattan Mercury (http://bit.ly/2bE6![ksugate[1]](http://www.littleapplepost.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/ksugate1-300x225.gif)
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In Kansas, where gun owners can carry concealed without a license or training, public universities as of July 2017 must allow anyone 21 or older to have concealed firearms on campus in buildings that don’t have security measures, including metal detectors — an option widely considered cost-prohibitive for the majority of campus buildings.
The Kansas Board of Regents has directed the universities to develop more detailed policies by the fall for the safe storage and handling of guns on campus, and to determine which buildings will see beefed-up security.
Opposition to the concealed carry law has been fierce on the system’s six campuses, largely on public safety grounds. Last year, professors at Kansas State signed a letter sent to the state Legislature opposing weapons on campus.
That disapproval is counterbalanced by a Legislature that holds strong gun rights majorities in both the House and Senate, controls the universities’ purse strings, and has pushed to let gun owners carry their weapons in as many places as possible.
Under Kansas State’s proposed policy, no residence hall, classroom or other campus location would have the security measures that would allow a complete concealed carry prohibition. But concealed carry could be banned when temporary security measures are in place.
The university also won’t provide storage devices for firearms under any circumstances, and handguns can be stored only in locked vehicles or in an on-campus residence in a secured holster or storage device.