Student Issue, 2011—Guns on Campus

On March 7, 2011, the Faculty Senate unanimously voted to support the university’s current policy of prohibiting firearms on campus. In April the Student Senate passed a resolution to express student opposition to state Senate Bills 0051 and 0399, which would allow concealed permit-carrying students, faculty, and staff to carry firearms on the UT campus. The Student Government Association resolution passed 40 for; 6 opposed; and 1 abstaining.

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  • Title Student Issue, 2011—Guns on Campus
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  • Website Name Volopedia
  • Publisher University of Tennessee Libraries
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  • Access Date July 31, 2026
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  • Date of Last Update October 17, 2018