CHAPTER 5: ADMINISTRATION
POLICY 5J.4 Possession or Carry of Firearms
Part 1. Purpose and Scope
The purpose of this policy is to establish restrictions
on possession or carry of firearms applicable to the Minnesota
State Colleges and Universities System, in accordance with
the Minnesota Citizens' Personal Protection Act of 2003,
Minnesota Statutes section 624.714, and other applicable
law. Please refer to Anoka-Ramsey Community College’s
Zero Tolerance Policy 5J.3 regarding the College’s
commitment to an environment where employees, students
and visitors are at zero risk of involvement in workplace
violence. Also see Procedure 5J.3.11 for detail outlining
the prohibition of other dangerous weapons for reasons
other than academic by any person on College property.
Part 2. Definitions
Subpart A. Employee. "Employee" means any
individual employed by Minnesota State Colleges and Universities,
its colleges and universities and the Office of the Chancellor,
including student employees.
Subpart B. Firearm. "Firearm" means a gun,
whether loaded or unloaded, that discharges shot or a
projectile
by means of an explosive, a gas or compressed air.
Subpart C. Pistol. "Pistol" means a weapon
as defined in Minnesota Statutes section 624.712, subd.
2.
Subpart D. Student. "Student" means an individual
who is:
- registered to take or is taking one or more courses,
classes, or seminars, credit or noncredit, at any
System college or university; or
- between terms of a continuing course of study
at the college, such as summer break between spring
and fall
academic terms; or
- expelled or suspended from enrollment as a student
at the college, during the pendency of any adjudication
of
the student disciplinary action.
Subpart E. System property. "System property" means
the facilities and land owned, leased, or under
the primary control of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities,
its Board of Trustees, Office of the Chancellor,
colleges, and universities.
Subpart F. Visitor. "Visitor" means
any person who is on System property, but does not
include (1)
an employee of the Minnesota State Colleges and
Universities acting in the course and scope of
his/her employment;
or (2) a student, when that student is on System
property.
Part 3. General
No person is permitted to carry
or possess a firearm on System property except
as provided in this
policy.
Subpart A. Employees.
- Prohibition. Employees are prohibited from possessing
or carrying a firearm while acting in the course
and scope of their employment, either on or
off System property,
regardless of whether the employee has a permit
to carry a firearm, except as otherwise provided
in
this policy.
- Licensed peace officers. Subpart 3.A.1. does
not apply to employees who are licensed peace
officers under Minnesota
Statutes section 626.84, subd.1(c), when
assigned by the college to public safety duties.
- Employee reporting responsibility. An
employee with a reasonable basis for believing
an individual
is in
possession of or carrying a firearm in violation
of this policy has
a responsibility to report the suspected
act in a timely manner, unless doing so would
subject
the
employee
or others to physical harm. Reports should
be made
to the
official
designated in the applicable policy of the
college. The designated official for the
Cambridge Campus
is the Dean
of Educational Services, and the designée
at the Coon Rapids Campus is the Vice President
for Administration.
This policy shall not prohibit prompt notification
to
appropriate law enforcement authorities when
an immediate threat to
personal safety exists. Employees shall not
make reports of a suspected violation knowing
they
are false or
in reckless disregard of the truth.
Subpart B. Students.
- Prohibition. Students are
prohibited from possessing or carrying a firearm while
on
System property,
regardless of whether the student has
a permit to carry a firearm,
except as otherwise provided in this
policy.
- Licensed peace officers. This policy does
not apply to students who are licensed
peace officers
under Minnesota
Statutes section 626.84, subd.1(c).
Subpart C. Visitors.
- Prohibition. Visitors are prohibited
from possessing or carrying
a firearm while on
System property,
except as otherwise provided
in this policy.
- Licensed peace officers. This
policy does not apply
to visitors who are
licensed peace
officers
under Minnesota
Statutes section 626.84,
subd.1(c).
Part 4. Exceptions
Subpart A. Parking areas.
This policy does
not prohibit the lawful
possession or carry
of firearms
in a parking
area or parking
facility.
Subpart B. Authorized
uses. This
policy does not prohibit:
- Lawful
possession
or
carry related
to an academic
use
or use at
a campus
shooting
range,
such as
law
enforcement programs,
approved
in
writing by the
college
president; or
- Transport
of
an unloaded firearm
directly
between
a
parking area or
parking
facility
and
the location
authorized
for
its use, or
transport
of
an
unloaded firearm
directly
between
a
parking
area
or parking
facility
and
a storage facility
provided
by
the
college.
- Possession or
carry of
a pistol
by a
visitor who
has a
lawful permit
to carry
a pistol
pursuant to
Minnesota Statutes
section 624.714,
subd. 1a.
The
College will
not provide
storage facilities
for employees'
or students'
weapons.
Part
5. Storage
in State
Vehicles Prohibited
No vehicle
owned, leased,
or otherwise
under the
control of
the System
shall be
used to
store or
carry a
firearm, except
as authorized
for purposes
under part
4.B.1.
Part
6. Violations
Violations of
this policy
by students
or employees
are misconduct
subject to
discipline, up
to and
including expulsion
or termination.
Part
7. Referral
to Law
Enforcement
Minnesota
State Colleges
and Universities
may refer
suspected violations
of law
to appropriate
law enforcement
authorities, and
provide access
to investigative
or other
data as
permitted by
law.
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History:
| 11/03 |
Adopted and implemented new policy to comply
with new MnSCU policy based on new Minnesota law
passed
in Spring 2003 |
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