Precious Lives

Stories about kids, guns and how to stop the violence. Precious Lives, created by 371 Productions, is a 2-year, 100-part weekly radio series about gun violence and young people in the Milwaukee area. The series applies a public health lens to each story to help listeners understand the full scope of the problem: who are the victims and the shooters; how are the weapons obtained; and what can we change about the environment that contributes to violence in Milwaukee?

#043 Precious Lives: Should Guns Be Allowed Inside Campus Buildings?

WUWM 89.7 FM

Published November 3, 2015 at 11:45 AM CST

Competing posters in the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Student Union in response to the GOP proposed Campus Carry Act."

If you have your concealed carry permit in Wisconsin, it’s legal to carry a concealed weapon on a college campus. As long as you don’t step foot in a campus building.

GOP Assemblyman Jesse Kremer and Sen. Devin LeMahieuhave introduced the Campus Carry Act, a bill that would allow concealed guns in the classroom. They say it will make campuses safer from violent crime and mass shootings.

Mike Sportiello, the President of the UWMilwaukee Student Association does not think so. He says the campus is safe, so why introduce guns? It turns out not everyone on campus shares Mike’s view.