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I don't know any laws prohibiting legal knives at colleges in Texas but they may have policies that could get you kicked out."Premises" means a building or a portion of a building. The term does not include any public or private driveway, street, sidewalk or walkway, parking lot, parking garage, or other parking area.
Good point, I'll look into that. I bet it'll be online somewhere in their siteapostate wrote:I don't know any laws prohibiting legal knives at colleges in Texas but they may have policies that could get you kicked out."Premises" means a building or a portion of a building. The term does not include any public or private driveway, street, sidewalk or walkway, parking lot, parking garage, or other parking area.
Texas Penal Code wrote:46.01. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(6) "Illegal knife" means a:
(A) knife with a blade over five and one-half inches;
The school prohibits it. You don't even need look at the policy. They prohibit tweezers and nail clippers.46.03. PLACES WEAPONS PROHIBITED. (a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly possesses or goes with a firearm, illegal knife, club, or prohibited weapon listed in Section 46.05(a):
(1) on the physical premises of a school or educational institution,...
SonicmetalicS wrote:I've got two questions. First off, as I understand it, it's OKAY to have a firearm (pistol) in your car on a public university campus as long as it stays in the car in the parking lot, or on the road. Does a parking garage constitute a building though? Or is it okay to leave the gun in the car if it's in a university parking garage.
Second question. Is it legal to have a knife with a blade of less than 5 inches on your person in college buildings?
I ask because I'll be going to a public university for the first time this fall, and as much as I would like to be able to protect myself, I would also very much like to follow the laws and stay OUT of jail
http://www.tamug.edu/police/alcdrgswpns.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;Weapons
State law prohibits the possession, carrying or use of illegal weapons or firearms on property that is owned or controlled by Texas A&M University at Galveston. All of these actions are considered to be felony offenses. The weapons-free zone for TAMUG extends 600 feet beyond the campus perimeter.
The only exception to this policy is for authorized law enforcement offices or other persons specifically authorized by TAMUG. Student violations of this policy may additionally result in disciplinary action.
I read my schools and its fairly vague, also no mention of legal knives. It says "students shall not possess a firearm, bullets, or any replica firearm or weapon on school property."seamusTX wrote:You can bet your sweet bippy you would be expelled if caught with a weapon in a vehicle parked on school grounds.
This is the weapons policy of Texas A&M University at Galveston, which I pulled up simply because it is near me:
http://www.tamug.edu/police/alcdrgswpns.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;Weapons
State law prohibits the possession, carrying or use of illegal weapons or firearms on property that is owned or controlled by Texas A&M University at Galveston. All of these actions are considered to be felony offenses. The weapons-free zone for TAMUG extends 600 feet beyond the campus perimeter.
The only exception to this policy is for authorized law enforcement offices or other persons specifically authorized by TAMUG. Student violations of this policy may additionally result in disciplinary action.
I realize that this is legally not enforceable. In particular, the school has no legal authority one inch outside the campus. But they will do whatever damage they can.
- Jim
...A&M's lying to their students in order to promote their control over their property...the law specifically says parking lots and streets aren't covered, and they're saying "on property that is owned or controlled by Texas A&M..." oppressive, to say the least...seamusTX wrote:You can bet your sweet bippy you would be expelled if caught with a weapon in a vehicle parked on school grounds.
This is the weapons policy of Texas A&M University at Galveston, which I pulled up simply because it is near me:
http://www.tamug.edu/police/alcdrgswpns.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;Weapons
State law prohibits the possession, carrying or use of illegal weapons or firearms on property that is owned or controlled by Texas A&M University at Galveston. All of these actions are considered to be felony offenses. The weapons-free zone for TAMUG extends 600 feet beyond the campus perimeter.
The only exception to this policy is for authorized law enforcement offices or other persons specifically authorized by TAMUG. Student violations of this policy may additionally result in disciplinary action.
I realize that this is legally not enforceable. In particular, the school has no legal authority one inch outside the campus. But they will do whatever damage they can.
- Jim
seamusTX wrote:I don't lose sleep over my car being searched, but I don't have to deal with school rules.
The problem is those "drug and gun" dogs. They have got a lot of people in trouble by alerting on vehicles that contained firearms. When they do that, the police feel that they have probable cause for a search (even if arguably they do not, you will have to prove it in court).
- Jim
Who appoints those people, anyway?...the administration of the school obviously doesn't care about the law, either.
