Posted on 03/11/2010 7:58:50 PM PST by marktwain
PROVO, Utah (AP) - A Utah Valley University student says a confrontation with campus police may have intruded on his Second Amendment rights.
Nick Moyes says he was confronted by campus police last week after someone reported seeing a man with a gun at the school. Moyes, who holds a concealed weapons permit, had his gun in a holster on his right hip.
Moyes says it's his right to carry the weapon but police say Moyes can't possess the weapon on campus openly without permission.
Moyes says an e-mail he received from UVU's police chief indicates that officers could confiscate his gun and cite him if he violates the policy in the future.
Lt. Douglas Anderson of the Utah Bureau of Criminal Identification says openly carrying a gun on campus is not expressly allowed or disallowed.
I guess we are becoming a "if it is not allowed, it is forbidden" nation.
maybe he should ‘print’ his cellphone and record the carnage, then get his million...while a million will still fill the gas tank...
Didn’t Utah make concealed carry on campus legal, as in the Universities didn’t have a say in the matter any longer?
I know they DID back in 2007, at least for the public universities:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18355953/
I’m not sure if it still holds true.
Private universities can still ban them.
The Constitution makes no restrictions provided they do not have a criminal record. Universities cannot trump the Constitution.
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