{"id":26132,"date":"2007-04-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-04-17T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2007\/04\/17\/after-the-tragedy-va-tech-shootings-revive-debate-over-gun-control\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T03:54:42","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T08:54:42","slug":"after-the-tragedy-va-tech-shootings-revive-debate-over-gun-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2007\/04\/17\/after-the-tragedy-va-tech-shootings-revive-debate-over-gun-control\/","title":{"rendered":"After the Tragedy: Va. Tech Shootings Revive Debate over Gun Control"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">by Daniel C. Vock and Pauline Vu, Stateline.org Staff Writers<\/p>\n\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/old-assets\/publications\/443-front.gif\" class=\"alignright\" alt=\"Gun Control\"><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The rampage at Virginia Tech that left at least 33 people dead Monday touched a nerve over gun control on college campuses, including among Virginia lawmakers who had recently sparred over a firearms ban at the Blacksburg, Va., campus.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The most recent legislative debate in Virginia, one of 48 states that issue permits allowing citizens to carry concealed firearms, arose after Virginia Tech disciplined an unnamed student who brought a firearm to class in 2005.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">State Del. Mark Cole (R) this spring failed to push through a measure that would have let students with concealed-carry permits bring firearms on campus, trumping the school&#8217;s policy prohibiting them. The legislation languished in a subcommittee after a hearing. A similar measure failed last year.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The same issue came up this year in Utah, too, with the opposite result. The University of Utah lost a struggle to keep its gun restrictions. A new law signed last month by Gov. Jon Huntsman (R) allows students to request roommates who don&#8217;t have a concealed-carry permit. 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