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Page 6 • The Battalion Wednesday • October]; Speakers alert B-CS area of new handgunl □ Questions and concerns will be discussed about the new law by university police, the Rifle National Association and Rep. Steve Ogden. By Lily Aguilar The Battalion MSC Political Forum is host ing a panel of speakers tonight to address the concealed-hand- gun law which goes into effect Jan. 1,1996. “Back in the Holster and Un der the Jacket” begins at 8:30 p.m. in 292A MSC. State Rep. Steve Ogden of Bryan, University Police Department Director Bob Wiatt and National Rifle Associa tion member Dave Burdett will answer questions from the audi ence and discuss their concerns with the new handgun law. Refik Sahin, MSC Political Fo rum director of student programs, said the discussion should gener ate attention within Bryan-Col- lege Station because citizens will need to know the repercussions of carrying handguns. “We’ve targeted the communi ty as well as the campus,” Sahin said. “I’ve informed the school dis tricts because this could affect their work, too, because of gang activity in the schools.” Wiatt said he wants to em phasize the law’s provisions about where concealed hand guns are not permitted. “The program should be educa tional to [students],” he said. “It should alert them to get a hand gun license and warn them that simply having a license is not carte blanche to carry a weapon any and everywhere.” " We've targeted the community as well as the campus. " - Refik Sahin, MSC Political Forum director of student programs ver’s license and proof of tion,” he said. “There net^ an awareness that a p® have a gun, and officers trust that the citizen wi' | within reason].” Burdett said he the lobbying done by I and the reactions about the law. TheTexasif; ture has passed a strings: cealed-handgun law,In which requires 15 hours struction and stresses use of deadly force is acce^ “We are not stickitj I mmmm necks Out 88 Jl|| Burdett said, ‘In; Florida passed* cealed handgun Everyone needs n in mind that come] they can’t get a git put it in theirpocksi “The law exclude; of folks who coulde W Oc I Wiatt said citizens should be aware of concerns police offi cers have about concealed handguns. Handgun carriers should know what officers ex pect of them in situations where they have been pulled over in even a minor traffic in cident, he said. “Licensed carriers need to pre sent proof that they are a legal carrier when they show their dri- sidered questionable who has committedi who has gotten twoDI the last 20 years or committed to a mentaliu tion will be allowedtoa concealed handgun.” Burdett said the new!*; have a positive effectou!> and students should be sis the law as they leave puses and enter the real mi Be sig c nati som theii V som play be s E beei whc lion ago. Har rum that rupl Cin< Dog Continued from Page 1 Rudder was allowed to stay in the dorms on a trial basis with RHA agreement. “We have gotten positive feedback about Rud der, but that is because Czelusta has gone over and beyond his end of the agreement and done everything right,” Thompson said. "The program is not open to just anyone be cause owners have to maintain total control and follow strict guidelines.” Karen Hall, “puppy walker” supervisor for the Bryar/College Station area, said a college campus ex poses the dogs to such a wide range of situations like crowds, buses, bicycles and everyday distractions. “By the time they reach formal training they have been exposed to different situations and have a more solid background,” Hall said. book about dogs he could get his hands on asked his dad every night at the dinner tall let him have a dog. “While some kids were thinking aboutce was thinking about how much I wanted ai Czelusta said. After showing his dad a 4-H newsletter an advertisement for "puppy walkers,” Cidii was able to get his dog and began raisingp dog puppies. “My dad was deadset against having the house, but once he let us get one he loved dog as much as anyone else inthefamii Czelusta said. "He couldn’t helpbutsaj when we asked for more.” Czelusta’s training is filling a voidforg; dogs. Hall said only "I missed the dogs as much as my parents when I went off to college, and college is a way to expose the guide dogs to everyday situations." - Jesse Czelusta guide dog trainer of three dogs make it:; paired with a blind pen: "Guide dogs have to attention to their dm and not get sidetratli learn to look at leas above them and which commands toliE to and which ones obey,” she said. Hall said applican! not always think abo® time factor involved lit Czelusta raised three guide dogs during junior high and high school and said he wanted to raise another at A&M. "I missed the dogs as much as my parents when I went off to college,” he said, “and col lege is a way to expose the guide dogs to every day situations.” In junior high school, Czelusta read every training. “The dogs can’t be left alone longerlli three hours because a guide dog is witha! son 24 hours, so he has to want to be with; pie,” she said. "I wouldn’t even qualify to be a puppy W because I work full-time, and the puppy wol left alone for more than three hours a di Weather Today Partly cloudy with a high near 77. East winds 5-10 mph. Tonight Becoming cloudy with a low near 80. Light East winds. Thursday Mostly cloudy with isolated showers. Highneai Easterly winds 5-10 mph. Source - A&M Chapter of the American Meteorolojlctip J.U The Memorial Student Center tyr Presents SATANIC ACTIVITY ON CAMPUS Aremm At Jifk? 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