A new student group at Grand Rapids Community College has formed to push the debate on the issue of carrying concealed weapons on college campuses, according to the Grand Rapids Press.

GRCC student Josh Eberly formed the group Students for Concealed Carry on Campus, as a chapter of a national organization by the same name. The national organization was formed after the Virginia Tech shootings.
 
Eberly told the Grand Rapids Press that weapons on campus will help make the space safer.

“Why wait for the police to show up when your life is in danger?” he told the Press.

But law enforcement is not keen on the idea of lifting a ban on concealed weapons in weapon free zones. From the Press:

“I’m a firm believer in Second Amendment rights in the appropriate setting, and a college campus is not an appropriate setting,” said GRCC Police Chief Cindy Kennel. “I don’t think campus would be safer.”

Under Michigan law, carrying a concealed weapon in a weapon free zone is illegal. GRCC policies prohibit concealed weapons as well.