Student at Purdue pushes to end gun-free zone at his school

From the Purdue student paper:

A student government senator from Krannert will propose legislation for concealed carrying on campus at the student government meeting tonight.
Zach Briggs, senator and junior in the Krannert School of Management, wrote in an email that this piece of legislation could protect students and possibly, one day, his younger sister.
“The biggest reason (behind this legislation is) the safety of every individual on campus,” Briggs wrote. “Additionally, I think of my little sister and how someday she could be walking on this campus. If anyone ever tried to hurt her I would want her to at least have the option of defending herself.”
Briggs wrote in the email that although he expects some disagreement from the senate and the campus, he still has a lot of support on this issue. . . . .
“An Indiana resident with the proper licensing can carry on Purdue’s campus with no fear of repercussions since he or she could only be punished through University Regulations,” Briggs wrote, “which obviously don’t apply to him or her if this person is not a student, a member of faculty, or staff. This means IU students have the right to carry here without enforceable punitive actions being taken while Purdue students can’t.” . . .