In an effort to keep guns off campus, the has enacted a policy that prohibits students from having guns in the dorms, even if the student has a conceal to carry permit.The stems from a supreme court ruling last spring that said universities in Colorado can鈥檛 ban conceal carry permit holders from bringing guns to campus.
鈥淭he school can make its own rules because once you sign on to be a student you have to follow certain rules. And if I knew my roommate had a weapon, like even if I knew they weren't going to use it, what if someone were drinking or they came into the room or they found It,鈥� said Elise O'Connel.
Elise O'Connel and Lauren McGee are juniors at CU and both agree with the school's decision.
Lauren McGee says, 鈥淚 don't want to up the chance of a school shooting, and it鈥檚 like under what circumstances would it be necessary to have a gun in your room?鈥�
But Mountain States Legal Foundation Attorney James Manley told the Boulder Daily Camera that he is reviewing the decision and may ask a judge to rule on the university's new policy.
also has a similar ban on any guns in their dorms.
