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Unicorn on campus at GMU

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I just spotted my first unicorn! And it was on campus at George Mason University of all places. He was a middle aged AA male. He was walking in the opposite direction as me and I had to get to class, so I didn't get a chance to speak with him. Was it any of you guys??
 
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After my first class I drove around a bit hoping I could spot him but had no luck.

I was sitting there in class and checked facebook. Said [hunter45]
Just saw someone open carrying on campus at George Mason
and I quickly reached and patted my strong side to make sure I didn't forget to remove my holster before going to class this morning :lol::uhoh:
 
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In my criminology class today we had to fill out a survey and one of the questions was, "Students and faculty should be allowed to carry legally registered guns on campus." I obviously checked "strongly agree." Then I circled the word "registered" and wrote "There is no such thing as registered guns in VA!"

So I had a great first day. I got to see someone OC'ing and concealed carry on campus was mentioned in one my classes! :D
 
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hunter45 wrote:
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So I had a great first day. I got to see someone OC'ing and concealed carry on campus was mentioned in one my classes! :D
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better than my first day at GMU :lol:
 
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hunter45 wrote:
In my criminology class today we had to fill out a survey and one of the questions was, "Students and faculty should be allowed to carry legally registered guns on campus." I obviously checked "strongly agree." Then I circled the word "registered" and wrote "There is no such thing as registered guns in VA!"

So I had a great first day. I got to see someone OC'ing and concealed carry on campus was mentioned in one my classes! :D
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In that case it should have been false, unless you want registered guns in VA?
 
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NightmareSHANIQUA wrote:
Boy wouldn't that be a great start to the GMU PD's day: finally having something to do other that sit around.
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Why - open carry on outdoor campus grounds is not even prohibited by GMU's penaltyless published regulation in the Virginia Administrative Code.
 
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Mike wrote:
NightmareSHANIQUA wrote:
Boy wouldn't that be a great start to the GMU PD's day: finally having something to do other that sit around.
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Why - open carry on outdoor campus grounds is not even prohibited by GMU's penaltyless published regulation in the Virginia Administrative Code.
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It wouldn't stop the 911 calls from coming in though from uneducated people :)

eta: and I don't mean anything special by that, it happens elsewhere too.
 
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I was under the impression that only CC had been addressed on VA public campuses
 
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hunter45 wrote:
In my criminology class today we had to fill out a survey and one of the questions was, "Students and faculty should be allowed to carry legally registered guns on campus." I obviously checked "strongly agree." Then I circled the word "registered" and wrote "There is no such thing as registered guns in VA!"

So I had a great first day. I got to see someone OC'ing and concealed carry on campus was mentioned in one my classes! :D
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Today in class he went over the survey results. When we got to the concealed carry on campus question, he said: "One student wrote that there is no gun registration in Virginia. I have no idea what they are talking about." :cuss:
 
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So did you speak up and fill the instructor in on what the law actually is?
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I wanted to, but he changed the subject very quickly, it was at the end of the class. I had to send him an e-mail telling him which essay topic I wanted to write about (one of the topics is guns on campus, which I chose), so I set him straight in that e-mail. I provided him with a link to the VSP website that says:

Are firearms registered in Virginia?
With the exception of machine guns, firearms are not registered in Virginia.
 
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hunter45 wrote:
jmelvin wrote:
So did you speak up and fill the instructor in on what the law actually is?
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I wanted to, but he changed the subject very quickly, it was at the end of the class. I had to send him an e-mail telling him which essay topic I wanted to write about (one of the topics is guns on campus, which I chose), so I set him straight in that e-mail. I provided him with a link to the VSP website that says:

Are firearms registered in Virginia?
With the exception of machine guns, firearms are not registered in Virginia.
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"like button" whoops, this isn't facebook!:p
 
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hunter45 wrote:
jmelvin wrote:
So did you speak up and fill the instructor in on what the law actually is?
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I wanted to, but he changed the subject very quickly, it was at the end of the class. I had to send him an e-mail telling him which essay topic I wanted to write about (one of the topics is guns on campus, which I chose), so I set him straight in that e-mail. I provided him with a link to the VSP website that says:

Are firearms registered in Virginia?
With the exception of machine guns, firearms are not registered in Virginia.
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I am predicting that you might not get a perfect score in this class.
 
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nuc65 wrote:
I am predicting that you might not get a perfect score in this class.
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No, I did it in a very polite way. But I'd rather have him say the correct facts and get a bad grade than have him tell students false info about guns and get a good grade.
 
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No reported (related) incidents on GMU PD's website, meaning no one called 911, GMU PD know OC is legal on campus, or both.
 
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We will, eventually. Today I had lunch with a very pro-gun prof.
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I parked my truck next to Hunter45's vehicle today also!

I think we'll see campus carry sooner than expected. I hope it is this year.
 
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nova wrote:
We will, eventually. Today I had lunch with a very pro-gun prof.
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I parked my truck next to Hunter45's vehicle today also!

I think we'll see campus carry sooner than expected. I hope it is this year.
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Haha, 4th floor of Sandy Creek? I wasn't paying attention to the vehicles around me when I left (around 12:40pm).
 
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nova wrote:
We will, eventually. Today I had lunch with a very pro-gun prof.
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I parked my truck next to Hunter45's vehicle today also!

I think we'll see campus carry sooner than expected. I hope it is this year.
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So I would assume ol' Bobbo being in office will help us out more than when Kaine was? I still havent really followed the politics all that closely. I dont seem to have a whole lot of spare time to :(

But if we do get campus carry, will it be OC or CC?
 
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