Colorado University Bans Guns in Dorms

DENVER—In light of a ruling by the Colorado Supreme Court allowing individuals with state concealed carry permits to carry handguns on college properties, the University of Colorado has amended its housing contracts, asking their undergraduate students to keep their weapons at home—well, their parents’ homes, or at least off campus. Graduate students who hold concealed carry permits can live in off-campus university housing, provided their weapons are stored in a safe within their units when they’re not carrying them. Resident advisers and faculty who live on campus must sign the same agreement.

When the Supreme Court made the ruling this past spring, the University of Colorado Board of Regents authorized the chancellors of CU-Boulder and CU-Colorado Springs to create a process to implement the decision on their campuses. The university policy bans the open display of weapons, including guns, explosives and knives, on campus for anyone other than law enforcement officials with badges. Students with CCPs can store their weapons at the CU Police Department on campus and can carry concealed handguns on campus and in school buildings, except for ticketed public venues, such as Folsom Field.