Monday’s attacks at The Ohio State University has students and administrators at college campuses across the country thinking about security. On July 1, public universities in Kansas will be required by state law to allow guns in every public building on campus. Not everyone on the campus is excited about the change. A campus survey shows about 80 percent of KU students don’t like the idea of having guns on campus. “It’s not the wild west anymore. It should be a lot safer,” said Meranda Martinez, a mother of two who is studying to be a counselor. “We shouldn’t have to be carrying guns around with us.” She said she wants to help people like the suspect in the Ohio State University attack. “Obviously something must be wrong with whoever it was that did that,” she said. An armed officer stopped the Ohio State attacker from hurting any more people. At KU, of the dozens of people who spoke with KMBC 9 News, only two of them said they support the idea of having concealed guns on campus. Neither of them would go on camera. “They don’t talk openly because they are getting exactly what they want,” said Chandler Boese, of the University Daily Kansan. A draft university-wide weapons policy has been submitted to the Board of Regents. You can read it here.

Monday’s attacks at The Ohio State University has students and administrators at college campuses across the country thinking about security.

On July 1, public universities in Kansas will be required by state law to allow guns in every public building on campus.


Not everyone on the campus is excited about the change. A campus survey shows about 80 percent of KU students don’t like the idea of having guns on campus.

“It’s not the wild west anymore. It should be a lot safer,” said Meranda Martinez, a mother of two who is studying to be a counselor. “We shouldn’t have to be carrying guns around with us.”

She said she wants to help people like the suspect in the Ohio State University attack.

“Obviously something must be wrong with whoever it was that did that,” she said.

An armed officer stopped the Ohio State attacker from hurting any more people.

At KU, of the dozens of people who spoke with KMBC 9 News, only two of them said they support the idea of having concealed guns on campus. Neither of them would go on camera.

“They don’t talk openly because they are getting exactly what they want,” said Chandler Boese, of the University Daily Kansan.

A draft university-wide weapons policy has been submitted to the Board of Regents. You can read it here.