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jb2012 wrote:

JMod45 wrote:
TAMU policy is that guns are allowed in dorms, but you must purchase or rent a safe from Res Life. You are not allowed to use your own safe in a dorm.

how would they know? There is no way personally that I would buy a safe from that company. BUT, there is absolutely no way I would ever live in a dorm again lol.

Res Life is not a company.....(well, technically they might be) That is the shorthand for Department of Residence Life. Basically you have to have a safe furnished by the university (at your expense or course).

I have not heard any details as to why, but I would guess it is so that the university knows how to get into the safe if they ever need. I guess if I am being an optimist, it could also be to make sure the safe meets certain qualifications, and isn't just a tin can with a lock on it.

This is the rules for campus dorms, Corps dorms have slightly different rules, but basically the same.
Found them here: https://reslife.tamu.edu/livingOnCampus/rules#weapons

Concealed handgun license holders must follow all state and federal laws concerning owning and possessing a handgun on campus. Any resident who is licensed to carry a concealed handgun and chooses to bring the handgun into their room/apartment must store his or her handgun and ammunition in an electronic locking steel safe that has been rented or purchased from the Department of Residence Life. For information regarding safe rentals/purchases, visit http://reslife.tamu.edu/livingOnCampus/amenities/safes.

TheCytochromeC wrote:

Cjwglock19 wrote:So what does a dorm resident do for storage??

From article on Fox News website

For example, at the University of Texas at Austin, teachers will be allowed to declare their offices as gun-free zones, but most will post signs announcing it. Dorm residents can have guns in common areas, such as dining areas and lounges, but not sleeping rooms, where no storage of weapons is allowed. Exceptions to the room restrictions will be made for visiting family members who are licensed to carry handguns.

That's university policy specific. UTA appears to allow them in dorms now but University owned apartments and independent apartments may have lessee agreements. https://www.uta.edu/policy/hop/12-500?hl=handgun

UTA isn't providing lockers of any kind of check-in system. So for UTA it's basically it's all or nothing and your responsibility.

TAMU policy is that guns are allowed in dorms, but you must purchase or rent a safe from Res Life. You are not allowed to use your own safe in a dorm.

A week from Monday. 6 business days. No I can't wait, I hate having to leave my gun at home every day. It also means any errands after work I am either disarmed, or I have to schedule going home to get it first. I am usually on a motorcycle, and don't trust locking it up on there.