National Rifle Association -University (NRA-U) made its way on to the Northern Arizona University (NAU) campus this March, presented by NAU Conservatives and Young Americans for Liberty. NRA-U is a project of the National Rifle Association’s Institute for Legislative Action.
The presentation taught students essential firearm knowledge, and touched on Second Amendment basics as well as pertinent legislation that affect gun control in the United States. Students were taught how to run a pro-Second Amendment club on campus and how to get involved hands-on with the issues that concern them.
It wasn’t surprising that there was opposition from some students.
A handful of representatives from ASNAU (student government) paid a visit, passing around a sheet of inaccurate information opposing SB 1474, which would allow concealed carry on public university campuses in Arizona. One of these students was Chelsea Byers, an ASNAU representative as well as the president of Students for Justice in Palestine, who staged a walkout in the middle of the presentation with 15-20 other students. The NRA presenters refused to give them the attention they were seeking and continued speaking while they filed out.
