Texas' new law allowing people to carry concealed handguns on college campuses takes effect in August -- exactly 50 years after an ex-Marine climbed the University of Texas at Austin's iconic tower and shot dozens of people, killing 15 and wounding 32.

One of the most well-known survivors, Claire Wilson, sees the timing as a "grotesque insult," according to a new Texas Monthly article that details her life after the shooting. The article examines the lifelong effects of the nation's first high-profile campus shooting.

Wilson, who lost her unborn son in the shooting, has spoken out multiple times against the state's new law, telling state lawmakers that "a campus is a sacred place."

Wilson first testified against the proposed law in 2013, when it failed to pass.

"I never thought about somebody using a gun to kill themselves or others until August 1, 1966, when I was walking across the campus of the University of Texas," she told lawmakers, according to the Texas Monthly article. "I was eighteen and eight months pregnant ... I was not able ever again to have a child."

Two years after Wilson spoke, the new law passed.

"Though supporters argued that the measure would make universities safer, Claire was heartened when protests erupted at UT, where an overwhelming majority of students, professors, and administrators balked at the Legislature's actions," the article says.