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<blockquote data-quote="VladdDImpaler" data-source="post: 1776214" data-attributes="member: 20141"><p>As an alumnus and employee of a university in Oklahoma, I have seen this from both the viewpoint of a student and a campus administrator. </p><p></p><p>I hunted and went to a mentor's property to shoot about once or twice a month while attending the university. Campus policy does not allow weapons of any sort to be kept in campus housing. If I wanted to keep my firearms and ammunition on campus, I was required to check them in with the campus police department and then go check them out when I wanted to use them. I chose to keep my hunting firearms at my mentor's house instead. Another option that was protected by OK law would have been to keep my weapons stored in my truck, but there were already cases of vehicles being broken into and stolen so I chose not to do that. Good idea since my truck was stolen not long after I brought all my guns to school.</p><p></p><p>I also received my SDA permit while attending the university I now work for. For a period of about 10 months after receiving my permit, I both worked for the university as an employee and attended as a student. I talked with campus police about getting a letter from the president of the university granting permission to carry on campus, per the requirements of the SDA. The campus police department stated they would not have a problem with my carrying, but the president would only give a letter of permission to employees. Since I was still a student living on campus, I would not be able to receive a letter. Within a month of graduating, I received the letter of permission.</p><p></p><p>As a student, I do not understand the difference that my graduating made. I didn't magically mature or learn better firearm safety upon graduation. I'm sure it was all about preventing the university from setting a precedence that a student could carry on campus.</p><p></p><p>As an employee, I respect the university's right to determine what activities can occur on the campus. I also strongly believe, due to my experience and interaction with our executive administration, that if the university administration was given a way to allow students to carry while saving face with select groups of parents and certain donors, such as a new law being passed in OK that took the decision out of their hands, the majority of the student body and staff would not have any qualms over the issue. Unfortunately, parents and donors are the life force for most universities.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="VladdDImpaler, post: 1776214, member: 20141"] As an alumnus and employee of a university in Oklahoma, I have seen this from both the viewpoint of a student and a campus administrator. I hunted and went to a mentor's property to shoot about once or twice a month while attending the university. Campus policy does not allow weapons of any sort to be kept in campus housing. If I wanted to keep my firearms and ammunition on campus, I was required to check them in with the campus police department and then go check them out when I wanted to use them. I chose to keep my hunting firearms at my mentor's house instead. Another option that was protected by OK law would have been to keep my weapons stored in my truck, but there were already cases of vehicles being broken into and stolen so I chose not to do that. Good idea since my truck was stolen not long after I brought all my guns to school. I also received my SDA permit while attending the university I now work for. For a period of about 10 months after receiving my permit, I both worked for the university as an employee and attended as a student. I talked with campus police about getting a letter from the president of the university granting permission to carry on campus, per the requirements of the SDA. The campus police department stated they would not have a problem with my carrying, but the president would only give a letter of permission to employees. Since I was still a student living on campus, I would not be able to receive a letter. Within a month of graduating, I received the letter of permission. As a student, I do not understand the difference that my graduating made. I didn't magically mature or learn better firearm safety upon graduation. I'm sure it was all about preventing the university from setting a precedence that a student could carry on campus. As an employee, I respect the university's right to determine what activities can occur on the campus. I also strongly believe, due to my experience and interaction with our executive administration, that if the university administration was given a way to allow students to carry while saving face with select groups of parents and certain donors, such as a new law being passed in OK that took the decision out of their hands, the majority of the student body and staff would not have any qualms over the issue. Unfortunately, parents and donors are the life force for most universities. [/QUOTE]
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