LITTLE ROCK (KFSM) — The Arkansas House voted on Thursday (Feb. 2) to require Arkansas public universities and colleges to allow faculty and staff to carr...

LITTLE ROCK (KFSM) — The Arkansas House voted on Thursday (Feb. 2) to require Arkansas public universities and colleges to allow faculty and staff to carry handguns if they have a concealed carry permit.

The House approved the bill in a 71 to 22 vote. The bill will now head to the Senate.

House Bill 1249 amends a former 2013 bill that allowed college and university boards to vote to opt out of allowing their faculty and staff to carry a firearm. All colleges and universities in Arkansas voted to opt out.