The Nevada Assembly approved AB 148 today, which will allow holders of concealed carry weapons permits (CCW) to bring their firearm onto public institutions of higher education.
Assemblywoman Michele Fiore (District 4 – Las Vegas) said her introduction of AB 148 was inspired by the story of Amanda Collins, a former UNR student and CCW holder who was brutally raped in a parking garage less than 300 yards from the campus police station in 2007.
Collins was unable to carry her firearm at UNR due to a campus prohibition.
Fiore said she watched Collins burst into tears last session after the Assembly Judiciary Committee refused to hold a vote on the issue.
“Today, the Assembly passed common-sense legislation that provides responsible gun owners the opportunity to protect themselves,” Fiore said. “We cannot have a law that leaves women defenseless when they have the ability and the means to stop their attacker.”
Along with Fiore, 18 other members of the Assembly and two State Senators sponsor the bill.
