New Bill May Allow Concealed Weapons in Wisconsin Universities

Two State Legislators Pushing for New Bill

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A new proposed bill could allow students at Wisconsin state universities to carry guns inside of the schools. 

Wisconsin Republican Legislators Jesse Kremer and Devin LeMahieu, introduced the bill Monday that could allow people with concealed weapons to carry guns inside the state’s Public Universities and Colleges. 

An exception to the state’s concealed carry law currently allows people to carry weapons on campus, but they are not allowed inside of any campus buildings or classrooms. 

If this new bill were to pass, that all could change. 

The proposed bill comes two weeks after a gunman killed nine people at a Community College in Oregon.

 “It’s hard to not view it as a knee jerk reaction. I’m wondering, would we be talking about this were there not so many shootings happening on the college campuses or public locations?” said Kara Schmidt, the Student body president at the University of Wisconsin Superior.

Ray Cross, The President of the University of Wisconsin System, released a joint statement with System chancellors, to address the proposed bill stating: 

“We take the safety of our campus communities very seriously and know that our legislative partners do as well. We have significant concerns and questions with this proposal and cannot currently support it. We are, however, actively engaged in a dialogue with the legislative authors, Regents, and campus police professionals to ensure our concerns are addressed.”

The current concealed carry policy applies to technical colleges, all University of Wisconsin schools, and the stadiums at those schools.