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A new effort to allow students to carry firearms on Baylor University’s campus will be proposed Thursday night, according to a student senator.

Gannon McCahill, 20, a senior studying finance at Baylor, said the student senate will vote on a resolution about 6 p.m. Thursday to permit concealed carry on campus for students with concealed handgun licenses.

If the resolution passes, it will be sent to Baylor’s administration for approval. The university could reject the resolution or study the proposed change and send it to the board of regents for approval.

McCahill said he thinks the resolution has support from another 25 senators.

According to Baylor’s website, there are 37 student senators.

“I think, for me, it’s an issue of we have a right to bear arms and protect ourselves, and that’s something that’s currently not being given to us on campus,” McCahill said. “Legally, we’re entitled to self-defense, but currently that’s not being held true.”

To obtain a concealed handgun license in Texas, a person must be at least 21 years old, pass a criminal background check and take four to six hours of classroom training on handling a handgun, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.