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1 SUMMER EDITION Serving the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 @thedailytexan Monday, July 11, 2016 dailytexanonline.com DALLAS Strong 2 2 Monday, July 11, 2016 NEWS UNIVERSITY Attorney comments on professors’ campus carry suit By Jasleen Shokar Max Renea Hicks, one of this case is the unique posi- legislature comes up with, Antonia Okafor, southwest @jasleenshokar the attorneys for the plain- tion of the plaintiffs. but they have the right to regional director for Students tiffs and a UT law graduate “Lawyers don’t matter, do it.” for Concealed Carry on Cam- Volume 117, Issue 6 Three UT professors filed who helped draft the lawsuit, lawyers are just vehicles,” Jordan Cope, international pus, said in a press release a suit against The Univer- said the case seemed like a Hicks said. “The people that relations and global studies that the suit’s claim that cam- CONTACT US sity of Texas and the state of worthy cause and a worthy matter are the professors junior, said people may be pus carry is “dangerously ex- Main Telephone Texas on Wednesday, argu- legal argument. and the students they want less inclined to carry out a perimental” is “laughable.” (512) 471-4591 ing SB 11, known as campus “Personally, it seems obvi- to protect.” mass shooting if they know “Licensed concealed carry carry, infringes upon their ous to me that forcing pro- Law professor Lucas other students would be has been allowed throughout Editor-in-Chief constitutional rights. fessors to allow guns in their Powe said he opposes the ready to retaliate. most of Texas for more than Alexander Chase Professors Mia Carter, classrooms seems like a fair- law, but not for the reasons Because UT is a pub- twenty years, with no indica- (512) 232-2212 Jennifer Lynn Glass and Lisa ly bad public policy,” Hicks the plaintiffs do. lic university, Cope tion that it has led to an in- editor@dailytexanonline. Moore said the campus carry said. “Lawyers are there to “If I was a 30-year-old said it is subject to all crease in violent crime or gun com law, passed in 2015 and set to deal with what the laws say on the job market and had government laws. accidents,” Okafor said. go into effect Aug. 1, would and I think there is evidence a choice between [UT] and “I don’t think there Classics graduate student Managing Editor restrict the freedom of their this public policy is inconsis- something else, I would should be a legal exception Tiffany Montgomery said the Cat Cardenas classroom discussions and is tent with the constitution.” choose the something else,” to a public law,” Cope said. vast majority of Americans (512) 232-2217 too vague to be applied on Hicks said what he be- Powe said. “I think it’s going “You cannot just neglect support common sense gun managingeditor@ such a large scale. lieves is most important in to hurt recruitment.” state law.” regulations, but the govern- dailytexanonline.com Powe said their First Cope said the claim in ment hasn’t taken action. A News Office Amendment argument about the suit that the existence CNN/ORC poll from June (512) 232-2207 the law restricting the ability of guns restricts free speech said 55 percent of respon- news@dailytexanonline. of students to speak freely is is false. dents were in favor of stricter com This issue of The Daily Texan is valued at $1.25 interesting, but the second “We all know people have gun laws. and 14th Amendment chal- guns in Texas, and people “The best solution for Permanent Staff Advertising Editor-in-Chief . .Alexander Chase Associate Editors . Janhavi Nemawarkar, Mubarrat Choudhury lenges are wrong. still speak freely,” Cope the immediate future is for (512) 471-8590 Managing Editor . Cat Cardenas Associate Managing Editor . Lillian Michel “The legislature doesn’t said. “It is a bit of an exag- our politicians to act like News Editor . .Estefania Espinosa advertise@texasstudent Associate News Editor . .Nashwa Bawab have to state any reason for geration that we can’t speak adults, lose the ego, and News Desk Editor . .Ellie Breed media.com Senior Reporters . Catherine Marfin, Anusha Lalani Copy Desk Chief . .Vera Bespalova a law,” Powe said. “I think about certain topics in class for once, put the American Associate Copy Desk Chief . .Colin Traver Design Editor . Kelly Smith the campus carry law is one because someone may have citizens first in this matter,” Senior Designers . Elizabeth Jones, Sammy Jarrar Photo Editor . Daulton Venglar of the idiot ideas an idiot a gun.” Montgomery said. Associate Photo Editor . Joshua Guerra The Texan strives to present Senior Photographer . Zoe Fu, Stephanie Tacy, Mary Pistorius Video Editor . .Corey Cave all information fairly, Senior Videographer . 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