PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A bill that would authorize campus police at the state's three public colleges, including the University of Rhode Island, to carry guns was held for further study Tuesday by the House Judiciary Committee.
Rep. Edith Ajello, the chairman, said the bill remains alive, but that some members felt they needed more information before casting a vote.
To date, the only public colleges and universities in the U.S. where trained campus police officers are not permitted to carry guns are URI, Rhode Island College and the Community College of Rhode Island -- and the University of Oregon, where the university's president is considering seeking permission from his state's board of education.
Police at Brown University have been armed since 2006.