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Weapons Policy
 
 
     
It is unlawful for any person to carry or to possess or to have under such person's control any firearm, weapon, or unlawful explosive compound while within a school safety zone; at a technical college building, a technical college function, or on technical college property or on transportation furnished by the college.

The term "weapon" includes any operable or inoperable pistol, revolver, or any weapon designed or intended to propel a missile of any kind, or a machine gun, shotgun, sawed-off shotgun, sawed-off rifle, dangerous weapon or silencer; or any dirk, Bowie knife, switchblade knife, ballistic knife, any other knife having a blade of two or more inches, straight-edge razor, spring stick, metal knuckles, blackjack, any bat, club, or other bludgeon-type weapon; or any flailing instrument consisting of two or more rigid parts connected in such a manner as to allow them to swing freely, which may be known as a nun chahka, nun chuck, nunchaku, shuriken, or fighting chain; or any disc, of whatever configuration, having at least two points or pointed blades which is designed to be thrown or propelled and which may be known as a throwing star or oriental dart; or any weapon of like kind; and any stun gun or laser as defined in O.C.G.A. 16-11-106.

General Provisions

1. Unless otherwise provided by law, it is unlawful for any person to carry, possess, or have under such person’s control any firearm, weapon, or unlawful explosive compound while within a school safety zone; at a technical college building, on technical college property, or at a technical college sanctioned function; or, on a bus or other transportation furnished by the college. Note: this prohibition does not extend to a peace officer as defined by O.C.G.A. 35-8-2 when the individual is acting in the performance of his/her official duties or when en route to or from his/her official duties.


2. Unless otherwise provided by law, it is an express violation of policy for any individual to use, possess, manufacture, distribute, maintain, transport, or receive any of the following on any technical college campus, any satellite or off-site work location, or any college sanctioned function:

 

a. any firearm or weapon whether operable or inoperable as defined in O.C.G.A. 16-11-127.1 or any facsimile thereof, including, but not limited to paintball guns, BB guns, potato guns, air soft guns, or any device that propels a projectile of any kind;

b. any dangerous weapon, machine gun, sawed-off shotgun or rifle, shotgun or silencer as defined in O.C.G.A. 16-11-121;

c.any bacteriological weapon, biological weapon, destructive device, detonator, explosive, incendiary, or over-pressure device, or poison gas as defined in O.C.G.A. 16-7-80.

d. any explosive compound/material defined in O.C.G.A. 16-7-81; or,

e. any hoax device, replica of a destructive device or configuration of explosive materials with the appearance of a destructive device, including, but not limited to, fake bombs, packages containing substances with the appearance of chemical explosives or toxic materials.

Firearm: includes, any operable or inoperable pistol, revolver, or any weapon designed or intended to propel a missile of any kind as defined in O.C.G.A. 16-11-27-1, or a machine gun, shotgun, sawed-off shotgun, sawed-off rifle, dangerous weapon or silencer as defined in O.C.G.A. 16-11-121.

Weapon: any operable or inoperable object (or reasonable facsimile thereof) referenced in O.C.G.A. 16-11-127.1., including but not limited to any knife with a blade two or more inches in length (e.g., switchblade, ballistic knife, etc.), straight-edge razor or razor blade, any bludgeon-type instrument (e.g., blackjack, bat or club), any flailing instrument (e.g., nunchuck or fighting chain), stun gun or taser, or weapon designed to be thrown (e.g., throwing star or oriental dart).

3. The possession of a valid firearms permit and/or a valid license to carry a concealed weapon does not permit an individual (e.g., staff, student, etc) to carry a weapon or have a weapon under such person’s control on any technical college campus, satellite campus or other work location, or at any college sanctioned event. Note: this prohibition does not extend to any person employed as a campus police officer or security officer and who is otherwise authorized to carry a weapon pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 8 of Title 20.