UNT Students Participate in the National Collegiate Empty Holster Protest

Earlier this month I commented on the planned National Collegiate Empty Holster Protest. It seems that this protest has gained quite a bit of momentum. Fox News is reporting on it, Fits is participating in it, and it has even made our local news.

From NBC5i.com:

UNT Students To Protest Concealed Gun Ban

FORT WORTH, Texas -- Several students at the University of North Texas will be wearing empty gun holsters this week to protest a Texas law that prohibits concealed handgun owners from taking guns on campus.

The protest is organized by a group called the Students for Concealed Carry on Campus, who theorize that an armed student body could respond to a gunman faster than campus or city police.

In addition to the empty gun holsters, students taking part in the protest will also wear T-shirts with phrases such as "What you don't see ... can save your life."

Good on the students for participating in, and the news agency for reporting on this protest. It is very important to get the message out there.

One problem though. NBC5i ended the report with -

In Texas, it is illegal for a person with a concealed handgun license to take their firearm into a school or any business that sells alcohol.

An email was sent schooling them on Texas CHL law concerning businesses that sell alcohol.

Update: Received a nice email from the Managing Editor of NBC5i.com thanking me for pointing out the error. They have corrected the report. It now states:

In Texas, it is illegal for a person with a concealed handgun license to take their firearm onto a school campus.

That is kind of cool. Now all we have to do is get that law changed.