General Discussion

eridani

(51,907 posts) Sat Oct 17, 2015, 12:58 AM Oct 2015

Texas university will allow guns in dorm rooms but nerf guns are strictly prohibited

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/10/15/1432991/-Texas-university-will-allow-guns-in-dorm-rooms-but-nerf-guns-are-strictly-prohibited

Texas's campus carry law will be going into effect August 1, 2016. Some people feel it will create an unsafe atmosphere. Others are basically gun crazy. Texas A & M University (TAMU) will have to reconcile some of its guidelines for the student body—for example, if you are allowed to have licensed concealed weapons what can't you have?

From Texas A&M's residence guidelines—you know, dorm rules and regulations:

Projectiles
Propelling devices, such as rockets, catapults, slingshots, Nerf-type guns or any homemade device for the purpose of launching an object, are prohibited. Objects may not be thrown into or out of windows or onto or off of balconies.

10 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Texas university will allow guns in dorm rooms but nerf guns are strictly prohibited (Original Post) eridani Oct 2015 OP

"We can't allow nerf guns here! You hit someone in the eye with one of those, they could go blind!" Lancero Oct 2015 #1

Some muppet will be along shortly to point out the Bill Of Rights doesn't mention nerf Electric Monk Oct 2015 #2

I remember having Snobblevitch Oct 2015 #3

Which university was this?? Blue_Tires Oct 2015 #7

It was 30 years ago. Snobblevitch Oct 2015 #8

Hey, what could go wrong? Marrah_G Oct 2015 #4

They're already allowed in Utah, Washington State, and Alaska. Why don't you find out? friendly_iconoclast Oct 2015 #5

So how about providing some links GGJohn Oct 2015 #9

Still against the rules to throw your gun off a balcony ThoughtCriminal Oct 2015 #6

I understand why slingshots are banned, Nerf guns, not so much. Snobblevitch Oct 2015 #10

Lancero

(3,002 posts)

1. "We can't allow nerf guns here! You hit someone in the eye with one of those, they could go blind!"

Reply to eridani (Original post)

Sat Oct 17, 2015, 01:27 AM

Oct 2015

Electric Monk

(13,869 posts)

2. Some muppet will be along shortly to point out the Bill Of Rights doesn't mention nerf

Reply to eridani (Original post)

Sat Oct 17, 2015, 01:36 AM

Oct 2015

Hmm, but it does say Arms, and wouldn't a nerf gun fall into that category? They shoot projectiles.

Snobblevitch

(1,958 posts)

3. I remember having

Reply to eridani (Original post)

Sat Oct 17, 2015, 03:55 AM

Oct 2015

both shotguns and rifles in my dorm room, with ammunition for both, without violating any rules.

Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)

7. Which university was this??

Reply to Snobblevitch (Reply #3)

Sat Oct 17, 2015, 06:43 PM

Oct 2015

And where did you store them?

Snobblevitch

(1,958 posts)

8. It was 30 years ago.

Reply to Blue_Tires (Reply #7)

Sat Oct 17, 2015, 06:59 PM

Oct 2015

The were unloaded in cases in my closet.

It is still possible to have rifles and shotguns at some universities in Minnesota. There is a gun room with lockers. There are skeet shooting teams as well as hunting. I know of a school in northern Minnesota that has a fish cleaning room.