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Guns On Campus Bill Shot Down

Guns On Campus Bill Shot Down

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A bill that would have allowed students twenty one and older to carry concealed hand guns on South Dakota university campuses was defeated on the House floor.

Representative Jim Stalzer of Sioux Falls was one of the sponsors…

 

Representative Steve Hickey of Sioux Falls, also a sponsor, says there are far bigger issues at state universities…

 

Representative Matthew Wollman of Madison is a student at Dakota State University and says House members need to listen to those they represent…

 

The bill was defeated on a vote of forty eight to twenty.

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