Hagedorn insists bill just for concealed weapon permits, but it doesn’t mention them

Rep. Marv Hagedorn, R-Meridian, questioned repeatedly by Rep. Eric Anderson, R-Priest Lake, who supported HB 222 in committee, has insisted in the House that the bill wouldn’t change anything with regard to open carrying of guns on campus, and that it only addresses concealed weapons permits. Actually, the bill doesn’t mention concealed weapons permits at all. It simply bans universities from regulating guns on campus anywhere but in undergrad dorms. The bill’s sponsor, Rep. Eric Simpson, R-Idaho Falls, has acknowledged that it would permit open carrying of guns on campus. You can read the bill here .