ASG passed a resolution in support of survivors of the Parkland, Florida school shooting at their March 15 meeting. The resolution, titled “A Resolution in Support of Survivors,” passed 11-7, with one abstention.

“I would like to send my deepest condolences to those family members involved in each of the shootings that have occurred over the past several years,” said Grayce McAllister, junior in business administration. “So, it is with great sadness that I read this resolution and read about the news of the shootings.”

It was written by Victoria Goetzinger, sophomore sociology major, however McAllister proposed to take out lines 10 through 13 from the resolution.

“We would take out the line that says ‘whereas Kansas is the only state that allows concealed carry on campus without permit or training requirements and whereas to ensure the safety of our students, faculty, and Emporia State University, concealed carry should be repealed to reduce gun violence on campus,’” McAllister said.

McAllister said that the guns that have been used in shootings haven’t been concealed weapons, so this would only take away protection from those that would otherwise be able to protect themselves.

“When you have someone who has been trained and follows the rules of concealed carry, they are actually protecting their fellow citizens,” McAllister said. “Those few who want to obtain guns for malicious intent will find a way to get them, and it is the job of those citizens who are trained in carrying to stop them and protect the right to life of the unarmed citizens.”

Others argued that by standing with survivors of the shootings, they were agreeing with these students on their stance for more gun control, which meant not removing these lines from the resolution.

“The FBI in 2015 noted that only 30 percent of mass homicides were stopped by a good guy with a gun,” said Gage Simpson, freshman political science major. “I think that censoring the availability of guns to particularly college students is a good thing.”

Brady Lund, graduate business student, said that the resolution changed halfway through from supporting the survivors to discussing conceal and carry laws.

“It’s called ‘A Resolution in Support of Survivors’ and it starts off by talking about the Parkland incident and sending condolences to those individuals,” Lund said. “Then it totally changes to a completely different resolution, talking about the conceal and carry law in the state of Kansas. So, I think it would be appropriate to have two separate resolutions.”

The proposed amendment to remove lines 10 through 13 failed, so the lines remained in. The resolution was not separated into two separate resolutions either, and it passed as written.

The next ASG meeting will be held at 5:15 p.m. April 12 in the Senate Chambers on the third floor of the Memorial Union.