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What laws or codes forbid the possession or carry of weapons concealed or unconcealed on the UW campus or others, if any?
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(2) In order to assure those rights to all members of the university community and to maintain a peaceful atmosphere in which the university may continue to make its special contribution to society, the following types of conduct are hereby prohibited on or in property either owned, controlled or operated by the university which is used or set aside for university purposes, hereinafter referred to as the university campus: (e) Possession or use of firearms, explosives, dangerous chemicals or other dangerous weapons or instrumentalities on the university campus, except for authorized university purposes, unless prior written approval has been obtained from the university chief of police, or any other person designated by the president of the university;
For the University of Washington, I found 1 WAC that covers firearms on campus: Chapter 478-124 WAC: General Conduct Code for the University of Washington.
The passage pertaining to firearms states:
As many facilities as UW has, this passage includes all campuses & facilities operated by the University of Washington including: Harborview Medical Center & other similar facilities. So UW, unless policies change, is a Weapon-free/Gun-free zone.
What is Washington LAW on campus carry?That WAC only applies to students and staff. And even then only applies administratively.
What is Washington LAW on campus carry?
http://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=9.41.280
http://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=9.41.300
Only the places listed in those 2 laws in the RCW are are locations in which one is legally prohibited from being in possession of a firearm. Nowhere in RCW does it state that colleges or universities are prohibited locations.
What is Washington LAW on campus carry?
Grim posted the closest laws but there isn't actually a campus carry law. Therefore, following British Legal Tradition, it's legal.
a few months ago, there was in the news the story of a fellow with a firearm on a different university campus and he was asked to leave and told something like he would be trespassing if he returned, I think . . .
a few months ago, there was in the news the story of a fellow with a firearm on a different university campus and he was asked to leave and told something like he would be trespassing if he returned, I think . . .
The man was arrested on a misdemeanor weapons violation, Rittereiser said. He has not been formally charged.
Are public college campuses public in WA?a few months ago, there was in the news the story of a fellow with a firearm on a different university campus and he was asked to leave and told something like he would be trespassing if he returned, I think . . .
(13) Shall enforce the rules prescribed by the state board for community and technical colleges for the government of community and technical colleges, students and teachers, and adopt such rules and perform all other acts not inconsistent with law or rules of the state board for community and technical colleges as the board of trustees may in its discretion deem necessary or appropriate to the administration of college districts: PROVIDED, That such rules shall include, but not be limited to, rules relating to housing, scholarships, conduct at the various community and technical college facilities, and discipline: PROVIDED, FURTHER, That the board of trustees may suspend or expel from community and technical colleges students who refuse to obey any of the duly adopted rules;
(1)(a) The code reviser shall cause the Washington Administrative Code to be compiled, indexed by subject, and published. All current, permanently effective rules of each agency shall be published in the Washington Administrative Code. Compilations shall be supplemented or revised as often as necessary and at least annually in a form compatible with the main compilation.
Some additional information to digest.
RCW 28B.50.140
Boards of trustees—Powers and duties.
(as pertaining to the board of trustees appointed by the governor to each of the Washington state owned and operated PUBLIC COLLEGES)
RCW 34.05.210
Code and register—Publication and distribution—Omissions, removals, revisions—Judicial notice.
These 2 quotes alone, to the best of my research and knowledge not only prohibit the board of trustees from enacting any rules to ban lawfully carried firearms from public college campus', but also make any rule that is not specifically listed in that agency's section of the Washington Administrative Code, completely void and invalid. Meaning, that if the "agency" has a rule that is written down in some "policies and proceedures" book somewhere, but it is NOT listed in the WAC, it is void. And because any rule that bans lawfully carried and possessed firearms from the campus would be clearly "inconsistent" with established state law (RCW), it would also be in violation of the state constitution and additionally, the US constitution.
Mind you, I have not even bothered to check to see what the policies are regarding state owned and operated "universities", but I have a suspicion that any such rules would also be considered to be void/invalid/unconstitutional if someone were to take the time and effort to step up and challenge such rules in court.
The only thing I've heard specifically to the UW in recent news has been this:
http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2013/07/replica-of-handgun-gets-man-arrested-at-uw-library/
No name given, no follow-up. News drops the story once they find out it's not a real gun.
Nice work, Grim.Some additional information to digest.
RCW 28B.50.140
Boards of trustees—Powers and duties.
(as pertaining to the board of trustees appointed by the governor to each of the Washington state owned and operated PUBLIC COLLEGES)
RCW 34.05.210
Code and register—Publication and distribution—Omissions, removals, revisions—Judicial notice.
These 2 quotes alone, to the best of my research and knowledge not only prohibit the board of trustees from enacting any rules to ban lawfully carried firearms from public college campus', but also make any rule that is not specifically listed in that agency's section of the Washington Administrative Code, completely void and invalid. Meaning, that if the "agency" has a rule that is written down in some "policies and proceedures" book somewhere, but it is NOT listed in the WAC, it is void. And because any rule that bans lawfully carried and possessed firearms from the campus would be clearly "inconsistent" with established state law (RCW), it would also be in violation of the state constitution and additionally, the US constitution.
Mind you, I have not even bothered to check to see what the policies are regarding state owned and operated "universities", but I have a suspicion that any such rules would also be considered to be void/invalid/unconstitutional if someone were to take the time and effort to step up and challenge such rules in court.