West Virginia University s Board of Governors is gearing up to vote on a rule this Friday regarding the implementation of a new law permitting weapons on college campuses. Following Governor Jim Justice s signing of Senate Bill 10 into law on March 1, 2023, West Virginia became the 12th state to enact "campus carry" legislation, allowing concealed carry permit holders to bring firearms onto public college and university grounds. The upcoming vote on Board of Governor’s Rule 5.1.4 at WVU will shape the university’s operational approach to this issue. Opponents argue the law could jeopardize campus safety, while supporters view it as a matter of Second Amendment rights.
“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” That is the
CHARLESTON — The state senators representing the district that includes two of the state’s universities are split on the idea of concealed carry on campuses.