It is stated in my campus guidelines that while we are allowed to have guns they must be checked in and out of our public safties office gun safe. If it is found in your vehicle wheather cased or not it is a trip to the deans office for him to decide. These kids got lucky in my opioin. Everyone thinks kids in these situations should get off sctoch free but rules are rules I agree if its in a small rural community then it should be handled as such. But in my eyes the students should know that if they are caught they will be punished. Take the extra time to go home and drop your gun or bow off and be late to a class if you go to a small school and you explain why you were late I think they will understand better then oh you have a gun in your car on school property. People need to start taking responsibilty for their actions no matter how innocent the mistake.

Our local Big10 university's policy states:
"B. The possession, use, or distribution of any explosives, guns, or other deadly or dangerous materials or weapons reasonably calculated to cause bodily injury is prohibited in University Facilities, unless specifically authorized by the EVPT or authorized representative or required by or used in the course of a University activity and under the supervision of a University representative. The EVPT or authorized representative may make reasonable search of patrons, fans, or visitors for any explosives, guns, or other deadly or dangerous materials or weapons as deemed necessary for the protection of the University Facility and its occupants"

They do have a rifle & pistol club and a trap & skeet club on campus, and an armory for the ROTC. So as I read it, if they see no intent to do harm, you're in the clear.

It is nice to see common sense prevail for once in our nations schools. The university that I attended has a zero tolerance policy, even though several recent incidents involving attacks and home invasions on campus have caused a push to allow concealed carry by licensed individuals.

Muley.... the ATF needs you.

Wow, SD_Whitetail_Hntr, I'm envious. The university where I teach says no guns, period. During dove season I asked if I could check in my shotgun with campus police, but it was no dice. If I wanted to hunt after work, I'd have to go home first, then back to my hunting grounds, by which time, of course, it would be sunset.

Kids who live in our dorms are screwed - they have zero options. Of course, the gun prohibition doesn't prevent murder: Two years ago, one dorm resident was beaten to death with a baseball bat, allegedly by his roommate. Baseball gear is, of course, still allowed.

You can still leave them in your car on campus in Montana as long as the car is locked. This actually isn't that big a news story, its just that all the other places blow it out of proportion. There are still plenty of places where people won't bat an eye, you just never hear about them.

Don't know how that happened. The above post should have stated: Some of the "incidents" I have read about were caused by juveniles who didn't attend the school where the incident occurred. How can one expel a student from a school that the student doesn't attend? Sorry.

My School said we were supposed to keep all of our guns locked up with security when not in use. But considering we hunted most mornings before class and had a school sponsored trap shooting club, we just kept them cased up and out of view and nobody bothered us. Nothing like walking across the quad in full wetland camo with a cased shotgun and a strap of mallards over your shoulder at 9AM... In fact, we were allowed to bow/shotgun hunt on campus with permission. Being a recent grad, I certainly miss those days. SJU, Central MN.

I went to a private christian school in AR. The official policy was to check in guns with the public safety office and you could check them out 24/7. It was well known that during hunting season, people would keep them in their trucks. If the deans somehow found it, they would simply remind you to check in your guns and ask you how the hunting was.