Republican delegate sues university over gun ban
Says school does not have authority to regulate firearms A Republican state delegate in Wyoming is taking a university to court for its ban on openly carried firearms, saying that state law “clearly” shows that the university is forbidden to regulate guns in such a way. In April, Del. Lyle Williams, who represents District 18 of the Wyoming House of Representatives, was cited while openly carrying a firearm during the biannual Wyoming GOP Convention being held at the University of Wyoming’s Conference Center. After campus police noticed Williams’s gun, they asked to disarm or leave campus. He refused and was given a trespassing citation, a charge that can carry a $750 fine and up to six months imprisonment. University policy dictates that “any person carrying a dangerous weapon in a University facility is required to relinquish the weapon to the UW Police Department voluntarily or upon request.” Now Williams is suing the University of Wyoming, arguing that their gun regulation policy is “blatantly in violation of Wyoming statute.” The statute in question is Wyoming’s Firearms Freedom Act, which states that “no city, town, county, political subdivision or any other entity shall authorize, regulate or prohibit the… storage, use, carrying or possession of firearms…” Reached via Facebook, Williams told The College Fix that prior to the GOP convention, fellow members of the Wyoming GOP had attempted to comply with the state’s prohibition on concealed carry on campus. “Most of our members who carry firearms routinely prefer to carry concealed,” he […]
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