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Gun debate comes to Ohio campuses Jesse Schrote News Writer Schrote.2@wright.edu
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hioans with concealedcarry licenses could carry a gun inside a daycare center, police stations and many other public places under a bill that recently passed in the Ohio House. In order to become law, it would have to pass the Ohio Senate. Rep. Ron Maag, the bill’s sponsor, explained that House Bill 48 cleans up issues with current gun laws and ensures concealed-carry license holders can carry without “undue hardships.” In addition, the bill would allow universities to adopt policies that would allow people to carry concealed handguns on campus. If such a policy is not implemented, the bill would reduce the charge to a minor misdemeanor if a license holder carries a handgun on campus illegally. Sgt. Patrick Ammon of the WSU police department shared what is currently known of the bill as it pertains to WSU. “I have not heard anything where the university will change its policy,” Ammon said. Ammon is a firearms and
active shooter response instructor. “Highly trained law enforcement can miss up to 80 percent of their shots in a dynamic situation. How many shots do you think the basic concealed carry trained person with no previous firearms training would miss?” Ammon said. “Things are changing quickly and so are training requirements so who knows
what the future will offer?” House minority leader, Fred Strahorn, called the bill a solution in search of a problem. “There is this weird assumption that just because you have a handgun and have a permit that you know what you’re doing,” Strahorn said. “Even if something happens, it doesn’t mean that you’re not as big of a threat to the public by hitting the wrong person.”
Sophomore Amanda Reindl is a supporter of the bill. “I would be fine with it, as long as the people are properly trained,” Reindl said. This issue is far from over, with recent active shooter incidents in Colorado Springs, CO and San Bernardino, CA. The subject remains an issue not only locally, but also in the national spotlight.
Photo by Josh Cunningham The issue of concealed carry licenses on university campuses rises to the forefront.
WSU transportation adds GPS app to track shuttles Olivia Rutherford News Editor Rutherford.24@wright.edu
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right State is making improvements to the transportation system by adding an app called DoubleMap that tracks the closest shuttles to each shuttle stop. DoubleMap is an app that allows users to track the exact location of buses and the bus stops they frequent. By simply downloading the application and selecting the university, users will be able to see the GPS location of the buses in use. The app also allows the company or school using the app to add in the estimate times until the next bus will be available but Wright State has not implemented this feature yet. Some
schools, such as the University of Cincinnati, also have the app live online for users without a cellphone. Ben Hamilton, commuter senator for the Student Government Association, began using the new app last week. “I think it’s a really good idea as far as safety for students because they’re not going to have to be waiting outside in the dark waiting for a bus to get there,” Hamilton said. “They can be inside a building in a secure area and watch to see when they buses will be there.” DoubleMap is currently available for iOS and in the Google Play Store.
Photo by Josh Cunningham