Arguments in the trial over whether the University of Missouri System’s policy banning firearms anywhere on its campuses violates the Missouri Constitution ended at the Boone County Courthouse on Thursday.
MU Police Chief Doug Schwandt started the day testifying for the defense on his views of what would happen if the policy were amended to allow firearms on campus. So far, he said, the policy has been successful.
Schwandt was testifying in a lawsuit by the state of Missouri against the UM System regarding its policy banning firearms on campus. The state argues the policy violates Article I, Section 23, of the state constitution. The issue at hand is whether to allow faculty and staff to carry firearms securely in the trunks of their cars.
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