UTEP looking to establish gun-free zones on campus

law allowing license-holders to carry concealed handguns on public universities. however – classrooms didn’t make the list. abc-7 reporter evan folan tells us why. utep’s campus concealed carry task force spents months gathering suggestions to move forward with texas’s on campus concealed carry hand gun law. “i think the task force made very wide effort to get input from faculty staff and students university wide.” their work primarily focused on gun-free exclusion zones. suggestions included forbidding licensed hand gun owners from carrying a concealed gun at voting locations, health care centers and sporting events. dorms might even be split – some gun-free and others not. “if they are going in or trying to go into a place where concealed carry is banned they will have to go to their car and store their weapon accordingly” standup: “although the task force has come up with several recommendations for exclusion zones – the classroom isn’t one of them and that has several students concerned.” “i don’t think they should be allowed in classrooms” “its just that it is a clos space it could potentially be dangerous” and some teacher agree. “i think from anything it is a distraction a big distraction from what we really need to be doing” the task force is confident in its suggestions! “thi report reflects utep it reflects our institution our population and the campus we have here in el paso utep president diana natalicio will use these suggestions to finalize a plan which must then be approved by the u-t regents by march. pope francis’ historic visit to juarez is just 17 days away. some residents plan on leaving a day early to attend the mass in juarez — others plan on attending the sun bowl’s “two nations one faith” even here in el paso. although police are planning for large crowds to fill the segundo barrio —