Sen. Lois Wolk (D-Davis) introduced SB 707 several months ago to close a loophole that allows people with a concealed carry license to carry firearms onto school grounds. This bill will prohibit that except in instances in which school officials grant permission or the carrier is retired from law enforcement.

"California's college campuses and K-12 schools should be sanctuaries for learning, free from the fear of gun violence," said Peggy McCrum, president of the California Chapters of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. This new law, she claims, "will make schools safer and decrease students' risk of being injured or killed."

The measure is supported also by law enforcement groups like the California College and University Police Chiefs Association.