Campus carry in the United States

Campus carry in the United States refers to the possession of firearms on College or University campuses in the United States. Each state has its own discretion on laws concerning campus carry.

Map of which category of law applies to each US state.
A map of which US states have what kind of campus carry laws:
  Mandatory (Guns always allowed)
  Institutional (Campuses can choose)
  Non-Permissive (Guns banned)

Campus Carry by State

There are three different forms of Campus carry that states enact: Mandatory, Institutional, or Non-permissive.

Mandatory refers to a law or court decision which requires a publicly funded institution to allow firearms on campus. Some states require the firearm to be concealed (e.g. Texas) while others allow concealed or open carry (e.g. Utah).

Institutional refers to the decision of each institution to determine whether to allow firearms on campus or not. The majority of institutions in these states opt to ban guns with a few exceptions (e.g. Liberty University).

Non-Permissive refers to the prohibition of firearms on any institutional property.

For full details for each state, including references to state laws and campus policies, see references.[1][2]

Status of campus carry, by jurisdiction
Jurisdiction Mandatory Institutional Non-Permissive Notes
Alabama Yes
Alaska Yes
Arizona Yes
Arkansas Yes
California
Colorado Yes
Connecticut Yes
Delaware Yes
District of Columbia
Florida May keep a gun in a locked car in parking lot.
Georgia May keep a gun in a locked car in parking lot.
Hawaii Yes
Idaho Yes
Illinois
Indiana Yes
Iowa Yes
Kansas Yes Takes effect July 2017. Gun ban allowed only if "adequate security measures" are in place.
Kentucky Yes May keep a gun in a locked car in parking lot.
Louisiana
Maine Yes
Maryland Yes
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota Yes May keep a gun in a locked car in parking lot.
Mississippi Yes
Missouri
Montana Yes
Nebraska May keep a gun in a locked car in parking lot.
Nevada
New Hampshire Yes
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina May keep a gun in a locked car in parking lot.
North Dakota May keep a gun in a locked car in parking lot.
Ohio May keep a gun in a locked car in parking lot.
Oklahoma Yes May keep a gun in a locked car in parking lot.
Oregon Yes Campus buildings are exempted.
Pennsylvania Yes
Rhode Island Yes
South Carolina May carry only with permission of institutional authorities, otherwise guns banned.[3] May keep a gun in a locked car in parking lot.
South Dakota Yes
Tennessee Full-time employees of public colleges/universities with handgun carry permits may carry concealed; students cannot; takes effect July 1, 2016.[4] May keep a gun in a locked car in parking lot.
Texas Yes Takes effect August 2016 (August 2017 for Community Colleges).
Utah Yes
Vermont Yes
Virginia Yes
Washington Yes
West Virginia Yes
Wisconsin Yes Campus buildings are exempted if signs posted.
Wyoming

References

  1. ↑ "Colleges and Universities where concealed guns are permitted". Armed Campuses. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
  2. ↑ "Guns on Campus: Overview". www.ncsl.org. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
  3. ↑ http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess118_2009-2010/bills/593.htm
  4. ↑ "TN Gov. Haslam lets guns-on-campus bill become law without his signature". timesfreepress.com. Retrieved 2016-05-04.

See also

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