Briefcase 1 US' Texas state allows guns on campus. A new law has come into effect in US' Texas state that allows students to carry guns onto the campuses of public universities across the state. The new Campus Carry Law, passed in 2015, went into effect on Monday, CBS News reported. Also read: Texas Walmart shooting: Police shoot armed hostage-takerTexas is one of eight states that allows students to carry guns into college buildings, including those on the University of Texas system, which includes nearly 215,000 students. Also read: Texas shooting: Four including suspected shooter killed at apartment complexAn earlier Texas law signed in 1995 allowed students with concealed carry licenses to carry weapons on campus sidewalks, streets and parking lots.

Source: India Today August 02, 2016 06:55 UTC