Article 1—Student Rights and Responsibilities
Part 3. Student Discipline
§ 1-309 Possession or Storage of Weapons
(a) Except as provided in subsection (c), possession or storage
of weapons by students is prohibited on any property owned or controlled
by the University, including University certified housing units.
(b) Prohibited weapons include but are not limited to any: (1)
firearm, firearm ammunition, BB gun, pellet gun, paintball gun (except
as part of a sanctioned activity of a Registered Student Organization),
tear gas gun, stun gun, taser, or other dangerous or deadly device
of similar type; (2) knife with a blade of at least 3 inches in
length (except an ordinary eating utensil), dagger, dirk, switchblade
knife, stiletto, ax, hatchet, or other deadly or dangerous weapon
or instrument of similar type; (3) bludgeon, blackjack, slingshot,
sandbag, sand club, metal knuckles, billy club, throwing star, nunchaku,
or other dangerous or deadly weapon of similar type; (4) bomb, bombshell,
grenade, firework, bottle or other container containing an explosive,
toxic, or noxious substance, unless under academic/classroom supervision,
(other than an object containing a nonlethal noxious liquid, gas,
or substance designed solely for personal defense possessed by a
person 18 years of age or older); and (5) souvenir weapon or other
weapon that has been rendered permanently inoperative.
(c) Possession of a weapon on nonresidential University property
may be permitted when it is used as a prop or accessory in situations
such as (1) a University class; (2) a University-sponsored or sanctioned
artistic performance; or (3) a University-sanctioned activity of
a Registered Student Organization. Such weapons may not, however,
be stored on University property, except in a facility approved
for that purpose by the University.
(d) Subsections (a) to (c) above apply to possession or storage,
not use of a weapon. Use of a weapon that results in harm or threat
of harm to any person or property is governed by § 1-302, and
subsection (e) below.
(e) In determining appropriate sanctions for violations of the
student discipline rules contained in this Code (Article 1, Part
3), the use or threatened use of any object (whether or not defined
as a weapon in this section) while committing the violation may
be considered an aggravating factor.
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