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Guns in classrooms? Really?

So, the University of Colorado-Boulder will allow students to carry guns to class. In March, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled in favor of this - allowing students to bring guns into classes and labs. A professor at Boulder - Jerry Peterson - said in response to this ruling - "My own personal policy in my classes is if I am aware that there is a firearm in the class -- registered or unregistered, concealed or unconcealed -- the class session is immediately canceled. I want my students to feel unconstrained in their discussions." Chancellor Phillip P. DiStefano responded to Peterson with the following: "I have the utmost respect for Professor Peterson, who is an old friend and valued colleague, but I want to make clear that if a student carrying the weapon has a concealed-carry permit, the position implied by Professor Peterson's comments directly violates Colorado law and the operating principles of the campus." That makes sense. I'm sure students, teac...