LETTER: Is USU liable for protection?

Editor,

I am wondering what liability Utah State University would have if it established a policy prohibiting students, faculty and staff on campus from legally carrying a concealed weapon and some crazed idiot starts shooting and causes injury or death to me. Is USU liable because they did not protect me or allow me to protect myself?

If USU follows the University of Utah and tries to take away our lawful rights due to an illogical conclusion that banning legally carried guns on campus will reduce the likelihood of violence, I would suggest that USU think about it’s liability before making up their own laws.

Randy Coleman