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Since 1900 | Volume 106, Issue 81 | Tuesday, January 18, 2005
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Firearms on campus
Today: Concealed handgun advocates challenge the OUS policy
Wednesday. Seeking solutions to the handgun dilemma
Revealing concealed handguns
Two out of 50 people over 21 in Lane County will have a license to carry a concealed handgun.
Controversy continues over the Oregon University Systems policy on concealed firearms
BY PARKER HOWELL
SENIOR NEWS REPORTER
One year ago this month, Uni
versity graduate student and
Concealed Handgun License
holder Brian Stubbs challenged an
Oregon University System policy for
bidding him from carrying his gun
on campus.
A federal judge dismissed Stubbs’
suit against the Oregon State Board of
Higher Education in June, but key play
ers on both sides of this ongoing con
troversy — whether to allow students,
faculty and visitors with licenses to car
ry concealed firearms to bring them
onto campus — agree the matter has
yet to be resolved.
Source of contention
Statewide, 98,537 people had a CHL
as of December 2004, according to Law
Enforcement Data System information.
In Lane County, 9,566 or about 4.1 per
cent of people over 21 held licenses,
compared with 9,921 (about 3.2 per
cent) in Washington County and 11,673
(about 2.4 percent) in Multnomah
County. Some of these holders think
the OUS is violating state law by forbid
ding concealed weapons on university
campuses for license holders. Once
people obtain licenses in Oregon, the
Oregon Revised Statutes allow them to
carry their concealed handguns in
“public buildings,” including hospitals,
public and private schools and univer
sities, with the exception of court
rooms. Some private establishments,
such as bars and movies theaters, may
post signs banning concealed weapons.
However, the Oregon Administrative
Rules for Oregon universities — regula
tions created by the board of higher ed
ucation to interpret Oregon statutes —
bar CHL holders from carrying con
cealed guns at OUS facilities, such as in
University buildings.
Obtaining a license
Oregonians interested in carrying a
concealed handgun must obtain a per
mit from their local sheriff’s office after
meeting eligibility requirements and
completing a firearms safety course.
However, laws governing con
cealed handgun licenses vary on a
state-to-state basis. About 35 states,
including Oregon, have “shall issue”
laws allowing anyone who applies
and meets state requirements to carry
a concealed handgun, according to
Packing.org. Several other states,
such as California, have limited laws
allowing lawenforcement to deter
mine whether to issue a license to a
specific applicant. Concealed
weapons are prohibited in five states,
including Illinois and Wisconsin.
Special Deputy Paige Payne, who
works in the Washington County Sher
iff’s Office Concealed Handgun License
Unit, said law enforcement agencies
around the state share information
about concealed carry licenses.
If a CHL holder is accused of com
mitting a crime or has a restraining or
der placed against him or her, the local
sheriff’s office that issued the person’s
CHL will be notified, and the license
can be revoked.
Payne said her agency revokes
licenses “quite often.”
The Baron’s Den employee and
firearm safety instructor Raye Gunter,
who said he has put more people
through the Lane County Sheriff’s Of
fice for CHLs than any other instructor
in the state, said he’s seen the number
of people interested in having a con
cealed handgun rise as more people
come of age and make a decision to
carry for self-defense.
Gunter — who also teaches a basic
handgun safety class at Lane
HANDGUN, page 6
WAYS TO CARRY A HANDGUN
People with Concealed Handgun Licenses can choose to conceal their weapons in a variety of ways,
depending on the size of the weapon, the clothing appropriate for the climate and the person’s body type.
• Inside the waistband
One of the most common
and most popular styles
of concealed carry, IWB
holsters allow the bulk of
the weapon to fit inside
the pants so that only the
gun's butt needs to be
covered.
Source: www.gunnersalley.com
• Outside the waistband
Few OWB holsters will be
suitable for concealed carry
because they create a
bump in the holder's
clothing. OWB holsters work
well with smaller firearms
for people who have trouble
carrying IWB.
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• Ankle holsters
These holsters provide an
other option, but they may
require time to get used to
and only work with small
er guns. Pocket holsters
are a similar option.
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Downtown
the target
of loan
programs
To encourage local growth,
a committee allocates funds to
beginning businesses at city's 'core
BY MEGHANN M. CUNIFF
SENIOR NEWS REPORTER
City officials are hoping to turn downtown Eu
gene into an active, inviting and economically
strong area, and, if they invest the city’s money
wisely, they say they may soon have just that.
The Business Loan Program and the Down
town Revitalization Loan Program are two city
programs designed to give the Eugene economy
an edge in tough economic times and promote
business growth within the city’s core, City Loan
Analyst Denny Braud said.
“We’re trying to impact how they develop and
where they develop, ” Braud said of the programs’
effects on area businesses.
Braud, who oversees the two programs, said
the success rate of the city loan programs has
been high and is only expected to increase, “de
spite some initial failings.”
The Dive Bar & Grill was one of those initial
LOANS, page 12
Community
at center
ofMLKJr.
celebration
Keynote speaker Bebe Moore
Campbell addressed the current
status of racism and diversity
BY KARA HANSEN
NEWS REPORTER
At least 600 people gathered to bridge the gap
between races and to build a connection between
students and the Eugene community at the 19th
annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration at
the EMU Ballroom Monday night.
Musical performances, awards announce
ments and greetings from the University’s Vice
Provost for Institutional Equity and Diversity Greg
Vincent and Mayor Kitty Piercy led to the event’s
keynote address, given by author and journalist
Bebe Moore Campbell under the theme “Cele
brating Diversity Through Shared Humanity. ”
In her speech, Campbell said although times
have changed and equality is stronger than in
years past, challenges still exist for minorities in
the United States that “plague the black commu
nity in disproportionate numbers.”
“If white children were failing in schools the
way some black and brown children are,” Camp
bell said, “America would not allow it.”
But attending college has helped open up op
portunities for minority communities, she said.
There are 305 black students at the University
out of a total enrollment of 19,450, or 1.57 per
cent, according to the Registrar’s Office.
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