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Campus Open Gun Carry Comes To Texas

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Gun activists march close to The University of Texas campus December 12, 2015 in Austin, Texas. (Drew Anthony Smith/Getty Images)
Gun activists march close to The University of Texas campus December 12, 2015 in Austin, Texas. (Drew Anthony Smith/Getty Images)

A controversial “campus carry” law goes into effect today in Texas. Now, Texans with gun licenses can be armed at public colleges across the state. Texas joins eight states that allow guns on college campuses. Laura Isensee from Here & Now contributor Houston Public Media reports.

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Laura Isensee, education reporter, Houston Public Media. She tweets @lauraisensee.

This segment aired on August 1, 2016.

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