Hansen for guns on campus bill

State Sen. Kris Hansen, R-Havre, defended her support of student possession of guns on campus.

Hansen spoke during the weekly video conference between lawmakers in Helena and Havre residents.

Hansen said the bill, approved by the state Senate and awaiting action in the House, would provide for limited possession of firearms on campus, but would not be unlimited.

She said she wondered if banning guns would create "a safe zone or a zone where bad guys know nobody can shoot back."

She said while she was in the Army, she was undergoing training in Virginia at the time of the Virginia Tech shooting...