ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (AP) — The Alamogordo branch of New Mexico State University will no longer allow groups to rent its facilities to sell or give away guns.
The Alamogordo News reports that NMSU-A Interim President Dr. Ken Van Winkle announced the ban on Wednesday. It puts an end to the fundraiser gun shows that the Alamogordo Evening Lions Club and Western Frontier Gun Shows have been holding on the campus since 2011.
The new policy will also prohibit National Rifle Association banquets if the NRA has a gun raffle with the firearms present at the banquet.
In a statement, Van Winkle cited recent acts of mass violence, including the attacks in Paris and shootings at an Oregon college.
He said a college campus isn't an appropriate place for gun sales.