campus police officers at public universities now carry guns

[gfrlaser]

Campuses arming officers as parents, others seek assurances

"There is no DOJ requirement for reporting the use of weapons by police," Reaves said by email. "The individual agencies would likely have records of this, but DOJ does not attempt to collect this information as part of any systematic data collection."

 

[cluznar]

What took them so long? All colleges should have armed security. Have them train and carry a 9mm or .38 special. It could save a life.
Also every lower school, High school, elementary down to 1st grade should allow teachers to carry concealed guns. How many more must die before people realize guns do not just kill and take lives....they can also save lives. Bravo for armed security on campus.
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[tcox4freedom]

I thought they've always carried a firearm?
The campus police at the college I attended in the mid-80's were armed anyway.

 

[TrapperBob]

I've been teaching at this University for 29 years, and our police have always carried guns. They are actual police officers, not campus security. The US universities where I was a student also had armed police. I just thought every college did that.

 

[tcox4freedom]

I've been teaching at this University for 29 years, and our police have always carried guns. They are actual police officers, not campus security. The US universities where I was a student also had armed police. I just thought every college did that.

Me too- The University in the town where I have lived the last 25 years has armed campus police. (I guess a geographical thing.)


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[XD40scinNC]

Well DUH! They are sworn LEO's with the same powers as any LEO in the state.

 

[r1derbike]

My old high school (class of '73) is employing teachers and staff as highly trained shooter combatants. Seems like each took 72 or 80 hours training. The combined school campuses in a central location mean a lot of armed staff. Licenses are good for two years, then qualification to retain.

Why it took 42 years is beyond me. Rise of mentally-ill murderers seems to be the culprit, as well as gun-free killing fields (zones).

 

[Nick Burkhardt]

At my State University the campus cops were the humorless State Police.

Off campus the city police understood that the university provided 25% of the economy and were more lenient.

 

[Rhino]

campus police officers at public universities now carry guns

When did they NOT?

 

[S&W645]

When did they NOT?

The ones at the largest community college in the US did not in the early 70s at our campus. They were more like meter maids than anything else. Most of the school police for the elementary, junior, and senior high schools did not either. The guns may have been available but not carried. Heck, even guns in racks in student pickups were seen at the high school and until about 1975, nothing was said about it. And this week, the Criminal Justice committee of the Florida House voted to pass a bill to allow CWorFL holders over 21 to conceal carry on campus. Now it is on to the full House.

 

[the dark]

Campus police have always been armed on our campus. I've been here since 88.

 

[XD40scinNC]

The ones at the largest community college in the US did not in the early 70s at our campus. They were more like meter maids than anything else. Most of the school police for the elementary, junior, and senior high schools did not either. The guns may have been available but not carried. Heck, even guns in racks in student pickups were seen at the high school and until about 1975, nothing was said about it. And this week, the Criminal Justice committee of the Florida House voted to pass a bill to allow CWorFL holders over 21 to conceal carry on campus. Now it is on to the full House.

That is because they were not sworn/certified LEO's, but security guards. And in the early 70's parking and flipping cigarette butts in the grass was about all the policing that was needed. The security duty included making sure that all buildings were locked after classes, and unlocked in the morning.

Today, the community college here has both sworn LEO's who are armed, and unarmed security guards that enforce parking, and make sure buildings are unlocked in the morning.

 

[S&W645]

That is because they were not sworn/certified LEO's, but security guards. And in the early 70's parking and flipping cigarette butts in the grass was about all the policing that was needed. The security duty included making sure that all buildings were locked after classes, and unlocked in the morning.

Today, the community college here has both sworn LEO's who are armed, and unarmed security guards that enforce parking, and make sure buildings are unlocked in the morning.

Back then, we didn't need militarize cops to patrol the campus. Many of these were off duty cops moonlighting. Students were there to learn, not cause troubles.

 

[XD40scinNC]

Back then, we didn't need militarize cops to patrol the campus. Many of these were off duty cops moonlighting. Students were there to learn, not cause troubles.

They were also just security guards, and in one instance I know that the security guard was a firefighter that worked his off days as a campus security guard. Not sworn LEO's, and if a cop did moonlight, he was not hired as a LEO but as a security guard.

Most times a LEO moonlights, they are moonlighting as an armed LEO at events.

 

[Rhino]

The ones at the largest community college in the US did not in the early 70s at our campus. They were more like meter maids than anything else. Most of the school police for the elementary, junior, and senior high schools did not either. The guns may have been available but not carried. Heck, even guns in racks in student pickups were seen at the high school and until about 1975, nothing was said about it. And this week, the Criminal Justice committee of the Florida House voted to pass a bill to allow CWorFL holders over 21 to conceal carry on campus. Now it is on to the full House.

Good for them. Hopefully it will make it the rest of the way.
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Guess it depends on location as far as the campus cops go. All campus police I've ever seen were armed. Now there have been campus security officers that weren't, but police? Yeah, they've all been armed that I've seen.

 

[Gregmm6]

I thought such a thing (cops carrying guns) was already pretty much standard in the US.