On campus, outside the buildings, is something that we have been doing for years. It is inside the buildings where the problem might exist.
Preemption does NOT apply to state agencies - but only to municipal agencies.
§ 15.2-915. Control of firearms; applicability to authorities and
local governmental agencies.
A. No
locality shall adopt or enforce any ordinance, resolution or motion, as permitted by §
15.2-1425, and no agent of such
locality shall take any administrative action, governing the purchase, possession, transfer, ownership, carrying, storage or transporting of firearms, ammunition, or components or combination thereof other than those expressly authorized by statute. For purposes of this section, a statute that does not refer to firearms, ammunition, or components or combination thereof, shall not be construed to provide express authorization.