{"id":61479,"date":"2016-08-01T11:48:17","date_gmt":"2016-08-01T15:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=61479"},"modified":"2026-05-21T01:15:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T06:15:42","slug":"texas-begins-first-day-campus-carry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/texas-begins-first-day-campus-carry\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Begins First Day of Campus Carry, Here&#8217;s What You Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/TxCampusCarry.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"texas-begins-first-day-campus-carry\" title=\"Texas Begins First Day of Campus Carry, Here's What You Need to Know\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-61480\" title=\"Texas Begins First Day of Campus Carry, Here's What You Need to Know\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/TxCampusCarry-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"TxCampusCarry\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/TxCampusCarry-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/TxCampusCarry-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/TxCampusCarry.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>Today, Aug. 1, 2016, marks the beginning of campus carry in The Lone Star State!<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">However, the launch of the state\u2019s new campus-carry law comes with certain strings attached.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Basically, here is what you need to know:<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">First off, the new law doesn&#8217;t apply to everyone.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Private schools can opt out and community colleges are also not participating for the time being.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>So, for right now, it only impacts four-year public colleges and universities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Second, you need a concealed carry permit to lawfully tote a gun on\u00a0campus.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>To obtain a permit, you need to be at least 21 years of age (unless active <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/air-force-clears-sig-m18-pistols-for-duty\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"texas-begins-first-day-campus-carry\" title=\"Texas Begins First Day of Campus Carry, Here's What You Need to Know\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"5617\">duty military<\/a>) and you need to have satisfied the state licensing requirements, which includes fingerprinting, submitting an application, taking four to six hours of state-certified training, passing a written exam and paying the requisite fees. \u00a0For more information on Texas state CCW licensing, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armedcampuses.org\/texas\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"texas-begins-first-day-campus-carry\" title=\"Texas Begins First Day of Campus Carry, Here's What You Need to Know\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Third, open carry \u2014 despite the state\u2019s new open carry law \u2014 will not be allowed on campus.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>You must carry concealed and you must be a permit holder.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Fourth, there are exceptions to the <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/guns-campus-bill-will-become-law-tennessee\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"texas-begins-first-day-campus-carry\" title=\"Texas Begins First Day of Campus Carry, Here's What You Need to Know\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"5616\">campus carry law<\/a> for those colleges and universities required to participate.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>In other words, school officials at these campuses have discretion as to what areas they want to designate \u201cgun-free zones.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">So, for example, while most dorms, classrooms, and buildings will allow one to carry concealed, there will be notable exceptions.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>For example, some colleges and universities have opted to ban guns in sports arenas, chemical labs, professors\u2019 offices, health care and childcare facilities, among other places.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Prudent permit holders should check their college or university\u2019s website for the specific details on where guns are prohibited.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Lastly, as you&#8217;ll see in the video below, reactions to the new law are mixed. \u00a0Campus-carry purists argue that due to the gun-free exceptions that the law falls short of giving students their full right to keep and bear arms for self-defense. \u00a0On the other side of the divide, anti-gunners fear that allowing persons 21 and over to bring guns onto campus only endangers\u00a0the safety of the student body, faculty and staff.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, Aug. 1, 2016, marks the beginning of campus carry in The Lone Star State! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":61480,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_specdata_upc":"","_specdata_placement":"manual","footnotes":""},"categories":[244,7,25,216,240],"tags":[132,318,127,122],"featured":[],"hunt365":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-61479","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-2nd-amendment-r2kba","8":"category-gunsamerica-authors","9":"category-current-events","10":"category-s-h-blannelberry","11":"category-this-week","12":"tag-buzz","13":"tag-campus-carry","14":"tag-concealed-carry","15":"tag-r2kba"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin 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