Gun hearing: ‘Why Bronco Stadium is different than a hockey stadium’

The House State Affairs Committee has taken up the continuation of its hearing on HB 222, the guns-on-campus bill. Matthew Dogali of the National Rifle Association told the committee, “You can carry in any sporting event that is not on a college campus right now. So it doesn’t make any sense why Bronco Stadium is different than a hockey stadium.”

Dogali said he doesn’t disagree with law enforcement officers who testified yesterday and stressed campus safety. “It’s a concept that we actually agree with,” he said. “But where the disagreement comes from is the failing of my own personal protection by an arbitrary ban.” He said, “It only disarms the law-abiding, and as we’ve seen time and time again, those motivated to do harm or rob you, they will continue to behave in a manner of criminal activity.”