LAS VEGAS – Nevada university regents denied a request that would have paid for faculty and staff members to receive training on carrying guns on campus.
The board of regents rejected the proposal with an 8-5 vote.
Supporters believed the training could prevent school shootings, while the opposition stated it was too extreme, and would essentially create more violence and send out the “wrong national image.”
The opponents included University Chancellor Jim Rogers and the presidents of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas; University of Nevada, Reno; and Great Basin College.
The proposal was supported by three of the university system’s four police chiefs, including the chiefs at the College of South Nevada and UNLV.
Had the proposal gone through, faculty would have gone through a 21-week police academy training program paid for by the universities.
