1. Resolution
On
Campus
Weapons
Policy
-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐SB1516-­‐010-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐
WHEREAS,
On
Monday,
October
12th,
it
was
announced
that
state
legislators
Jesse
Kremer
and
1
Devin
LeMahieu
circulated
legislation
that
would
remove
the
University
of
Wisconsin
System
2
(hereafter,
UW
System)
and
technical
colleges’
ability
to
ban
weapons
within
campus
buildings.
3
WHEREAS,
According
to
the
Center
for
Disease
Control’s
National
Vital
Statistics
Report
4
(hereafter,
CDC),
on
average
31
Americans
die
each
day
to
gun
violence
and
151
Americans
are
5
hospitalized
for
gun
related
assaults1
.
6
WHEREAS,
The
National
Bureau
of
Economic
Research
at
Stanford
University2
,
The
Journal
of
7
Trauma
Injury,
Infection,
and
Critical
Care3
,
the
Journal
of
American
College
Health
at
Harvard
8
University4
,
the
American
College
of
Emergency
Physicians5
,
the
American
Journal
of
Public
9
Health6
,
the
Social
Science
Research
Network7
,
and
the
American
Journal
of
Epidemiology8
have
10
all
released
peer
reviewed
studies
on
the
effectiveness
of
concealed
carry
as
a
safety
measure.
11
Each
study
concluded
that
there
is
no
evidence
to
suggest
that
having
more
armed
individuals
12
increases
safety,
rather
it
is
strongly
suggested
that
having
more
firearms
and
deadly
weapons
13
correlates
to
higher
rates
of
suicides,
aggravated
assaults,
accidents,
rape,
and
other
crimes.
14
WHEREAS,
The
Department
of
Justice’s
Bureau
of
Justice
Statistics
has
found
that
93%
of
all
15
violent
crime
that
affects
United
States
students
happens
off
college
campuses9
.
16
WHEREAS,
The
International
Association
of
Campus
Law
Enforcement
Administrators
stated,
17
“There
is
no
credible
evidence
to
suggest
that
the
presence
of
students
carrying
concealed
18
weapons
would
reduce
violence
on
college
campuses.
In
fact,
we
are
concerned
that
concealed
19
carry
laws
have
the
potential
to
dramatically
increase
violence
on
college
and
university
20
campuses
that
our
members
are
empowered
to
protect.”10
21
WHEREAS,
A
study
done
by
the
Southern
Criminal
Justice
Association
found
that
over
70%
of
22
student,
faculty,
and
administrator
respondents
oppose
the
option
of
carrying
concealed
guns
23
on
campus.
In
addition,
the
idea
of
more
guns
on
campus
makes
the
majority
of
students,
24
faculty,
and
administrators
feel
less
safe11
.
25
WHEREAS,
The
CDC
has
found
that
suicide
is
the
second
highest
cause
of
death
among
15-­‐34
26
year
old
individuals
within
the
United
States1
.
27
WHEREAS,
The
State
of
Wisconsin
does
not
have
any
law
or
policy
in
place
to
screen
28
individuals’
mental
health
when
purchasing
a
firearm
or
applying
for
a
concealed
carry
license
29
within
the
state.
30
WHEREAS,
The
CDC
reports
that
firearms
are
used
in
50.3%
of
suicides
within
the
United
31
States1
.
32

2. WHEREAS,
The
CDC
reports
that
the
percentage
of
adults
having
serious
thoughts
about
suicide
33
was
highest
among
adults
aged
18
to
25
(7.4%),
followed
by
adults
aged
26
to
49
(4.0%),
then
34
by
adults
aged
50
or
older
(2.7%)1
.
35
WHEREAS,
The
CDC
reports
that
the
percentage
of
adults
who
made
a
suicide
plan
in
the
past
36
year
was
higher
among
adults
aged
18
to
25
(2.5%)
than
among
adults
aged
26
to
49
(1.35%)
37
and
those
aged
50
or
older
(0.6%)1
.
38
WHEREAS,
The
ACPA:
College
Student
Educators
International,
the
Association
for
Student
39
Conduct
Administration,
the
Association
of
College
and
University
Housing
Officers
40
International,
the
National
Association
for
Campus
Activities,
the
National
Intramural-­‐41
Recreational
Sports
Association,
and
the
National
Orientation
Directors
Association
released
a
42
joint
statement
on
concealed
carry
on
college
campuses
stating,
“We
are
concerned
about
the
43
influence
of
alcohol
or
other
drugs
on
student
decision
making
combined
with
proximity
to
a
44
weapon.
We
are
also
worried
about
the
risk
of
suicide.”12
45
WHEREAS,
Both
the
Journal
of
American
College
Health
and
the
Journal
of
Studies
on
Alcohol
46
and
Drugs
have
found
that
45.5%
of
college
students
between
the
ages
of
18-­‐24
participated
in
47
binge
drinking
in
the
last
30
days.14
48
WHEREAS,
The
CDC
states,
“There
are
a
number
of
factors
that
increase
the
likelihood
a
person
49
will
take
his
or
her
own
life;
one
of
these
is
abusing
substances
such
as
alcohol
and
drugs.
50
Alcohol
and
drug
abuse
are
second
only
to
depression
and
other
mood
disorders
as
the
most
51
frequent
risk
factors
for
suicidal
behavior.”1
52
WHEREAS,
The
Clery
Report
on
safety
and
crime
on
campus
at
the
University
of
Wisconsin
53
Milwaukee
(hereafter,
UWM)
shows
that
the
campus
is
located
in
one
of
the
safest
areas
in
54
Milwaukee.
55
WHEREAS,
UWM
has
multiple
student
safety
programs
to
address
both
on
and
off
campus
56
safety
concerns
that
continue
to
improve
and
evolve
to
student
needs.
57
WHEREAS,
UWM
Chancellor
Mark
A.
Mone
stated,
“
I
am
also
publicly
stating
that
I
am
58
concerned
about
how
safety
at
UWM
could
be
negatively
affected
by
this
bill
[referring
to
state
59
legislators
Kremer
and
LeMahieu’s
proposed
legislation]
and
that
I
oppose
it.”
60
WHEREAS,
UW
System
released
the
following
statement
on
state
legislators
Kremer
and
61
Lemahieu’s
proposed
legislation,
“
We
take
the
safety
of
our
campus
communities
very
seriously
62
and
know
that
our
legislative
partners
do
as
well.
We
have
significant
concerns
and
questions
63
with
this
proposal
and
cannot
currently
support
it.
We
are,
however,
actively
engaged
in
a
64
dialogue
with
the
legislative
authors,
Regents,
and
campus
police
professionals
to
ensure
our
65
concerns
are
addressed.”
66
THEREFORE
BE
IT
RESOLVED;
The
students
of
the
UWM
denounce
the
efforts
by
state
67
legislators
Kremer
and
Lehamieu
to
expand
the
current
concealed
weapon
law,
allowing
68
weapons
to
be
carried
into
UW
System
campus
buildings
and
classrooms.
69
THEREFORE
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED;
This
resolution
will
be
forwarded
to
the
University
of
70
Wisconsin
System
Student
Representatives
to
propose
“Oppose
the
efforts
by
state
legislators
71
Kremer
and
Lehamieu
to
expand
the
current
concealed
weapons
law,
allowing
weapons
to
be
72
carried
into
UW
System
campus
buildings
and
classrooms.”
to
be
ratified
as
an
item
on
their
73
legislative
priorities
for
the
2015-­‐2016
academic
year.
74

3. THEREFORE
BE
IT
FINALLY
RESOLVED;
This
resolution
will
be
forwarded
to
State
Representative
75
Jonathan
Brostoff,
State
Senator
Chris
Larson,
State
Senator
Lena
Taylor,
State
Representative
76
David
Bowen,
State
Senator
Shelia
Harsdorf,
State
Senator
Stephen
Nass,
State
Senator
Janet
77
Bewley,
State
Senator
Richard
Gudex,
State
Senator
Dave
Hansen,
State
Representative
Rob
78
Swearingen,
State
Representative
David
Craig,
State
Representative
John
Jagler,
State
79
Representative
Janel
Brandtjen,
State
Representative
Joel
Kleefisch,
State
Representative
Bob
80
Gannon,
State
Representative
Keith
Ripp,
State
Representative
Bob
Kulp,
State
Representative
81
Gary
Tauchen,
State
Representative
Tyler
Vorpagel,
State
Representative
JoCasta
82
Zamarripa,
State
Representative
Christine
Sinicki,
State
Representative
Robb
Kahl,
State
83
Representative
Tod
Ohnstad,
State
Representative
Jesse
Kremer,
State
Senator
Devin
84
Lemahieu,
Governor
Scott
Walker,
President
of
UW
System
Ray
Cross,
President
of
the
Board
of
85
Regents
Regina
Millner,
UWM
Chancellor
Mark
Mone,
and
UWM
Vice
Chancellor
of
Student
86
Affairs
Michael
Laliberte.
A
formal
response
is
requested
from
the
above-­‐mentioned
parties
87
within
30
days
of
receiving
this
resolution.88
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President
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15
th
,
2015
–
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16
th
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