Senate passes bill allowing firearms on UA campuses

Sen. Pete Kelly, R-Fairbanks, debating the merits of his Senate Bill 174, April 7, 2016. The billl would deny the University of Alaska the authority to regulate the possession of guns and knives on campuses. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)The Senate passed a bill Thursday to allow people to carry concealed firearms on University of Alaska campuses.
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Bill sponsor Fairbanks Republican Pete Kelly says students would be safer if there were more guns on campus.
Kelly quoted professors fr