Sen. Michael Waddoups, R-Taylorsville, is heading up the working group to address the gun ban. He said he hopes to have some resolution during this session, although the group has only met once to listen to university concerns.

Waddoups added, however, that he has some questions he needs answered first. If guns are allowed in some areas and not others, for example, the university needs to provide some type of safe gun storage when students enter non-gun areas.

Waddoups said he also wants to see more data on the types of violent crimes that are occurring on Utah's college campuses, as well as exactly what the parameters would be for concealed weapons permit holders.

"We need to make sure it's understood that concealed weapons are concealed and no one knows that they are there unless there's an incident going on," he said.

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