Kansas regents still seek some limits on guns on campus

(AP) — Gun owners in Kansas will still face some restrictions at state universities even after they're allowed to carry their concealed weapons onto campuses and into some buildings next year under a policy the state Board of Regents approved Wednesday.

The changes take effect in July 2017, when a state law will no longer allow the universities to keep concealed weapons off campus or outside of buildings that don't have security measures, such as metal detectors.

Kansas has allowed people 21 and older to carry concealed weapons since 2007 but last year abolished a requirement for obtaining a state permit and undergoing eight hours of training.

In 2013, the Republican-dominated Legislature revised the concealed carry law so that gun owners could bring their weapons into more public buildings but gave the universities a four-year exemption.

Julene Miller, the board's general counsel, said three other states, Colorado, Idaho and Utah, allow concealed weapons inside buildings on state university campuses, and Texas will start in August.