AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – University of Texas System regents have postponed until July a vote on proposed rules allowing concealed handguns in campus buildings due to concerns that some might be too restrictive.
State law requires public universities to allow concealed handguns in classrooms and buildings starting Aug. 1.
The most controversial proposals have been for the flagship campus in Austin. They would allow professors to ban weapons from their offices. The school also wants to prohibit semi-automatic weapons from having a bullet in the chamber as a safety measure to avoid accidental discharge.
Those provisions have been attacked by gun-rights groups, which say the law is a key Second Amendment and self-defense measure. The Texas A&M System approved gun rules for its campuses in April.
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