UT: In Year 1 of law, no major campus carry incidents The University of Texas’ security assessment calls for more police call boxes.[/caption]

Nine months after The University of Texas began implementing a law allowing students to carry concealed handguns in certain areas of campus, officials say things are back to normal.

“It’s actually been very quiet,” said Gerald “Bob” Harkins, who headed the campus carry implementation task force and serves as associate vice president of campus safety and security. “There was a lot of concern, a lot of angst, and once it was introduced, people go on about their business.”

He said he knows of two “minor” incidents involving campus carry: one with a former law-enforcement officer whose magazine accidentally fell onto the floor while using the restroom and another in which a student pulled out his handgun to show a friend.

Harkins said the university has been undergoing a security assessment of the entire campus in light of recent campus events, including the April 2016 murder of freshman Haruka Weiser and the May 1 fatal stabbing of freshman Harrison Brown.

Safety improvements, which are being implemented over time, include better lighting and landscaping, more transportation options and an enhanced safety awareness campaign, Harkins said.