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The 4th of July open line begins. Closing out:

* ROAR LYON ROAR: Lyon College is, my correspondent says, the 45th Arkansas college to decline the opportunity to allow staff members to carry concealed weapons on campus.

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Colleges have until Aug. 16 to opt out of Rep. Charlie Collins’ pistol-packing legislation.

According to my unofficial recordkeeper, these colleges have not been heard from:

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Four-year

Arkansas Baptist College, Little Rock
Central Baptist College, Conway
Champion Baptist College, Hot Springs
Williams Baptist College, Walnut Ridge

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Two-year

College of the Ouachitas, Malvern
Crowley’s Ridge College, Paragould
Mid-South Community College, West Memphis
Rich Mountain Community College, Mena
Shorter College, North Little Rock

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Corrections welcome.

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