From the Daily Reveille:

The state House Criminal Justice Committee approved a widely-debated gun bill with an 11 to 3 vote Thursday after three hours of discussion.

House Bill 199, introduced by Rep. Ernest Wooton, of Jefferson, Plaquemines and St. Charles parishes, would authorize concealed handgun license holders to exercise permits on higher education campuses.

The bill aims to limit a college or university’s authority to regulate or prohibit concealed carry on campus.

Representatives Roy Burrell, Frank Howard and Barbara Norton voted against the bill.

The bill will advance to the House floor, where it will be discussed and voted on by all representatives.

Wooton said the bill applies to all members of a campus community, including faculty, staff and visitors in addition to students.

“This is not about students,” Wooton said. “It’s about concealed handgun holders on college campuses.”

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