/Institutions/Georgia-Northwestern-Technical-College/json/2016-2017/Semester-Catalog-local.json

/Institutions/Georgia-Northwestern-Technical-College/json/2016-2017/Semester-Catalog.json

Weapons Policy

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 on technical college property to include all campus and off-site work locations; at a technical college sanctioned function; or, on a bus or other means of transportation furnished by the college.
2. Unless otherwise provided by law, it is unlawful for any person to carry a weapon (i.e., a knife or handgun) or a long gun while in a government building or a building occupied, in part, by a government entity.
3. 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 in the System Office or on technical college property to include all campus and off-site work locations, or at any college sanctioned function:
   1. 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;
   2. any dangerous weapon, machine gun, sawed-off shotgun or rifle, hotgun or silencer as defined in O.C.G.A. 16-11-121;
   3. 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.
   4. any explosive compound/material defined in O.C.G.A. 16-7-81; or,
   5. 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.
4. Personal Possession (Carrying) of a Weapon – the possession of a valid firearms permit and/or a valid license to carry a concealed weapon does not permit any individual (e.g., staff, student, etc) to carry a weapon on their person on any technical college campus, satellite campus or other work site, or at any college sanctioned event.
5. Vehicle in Transit – an individual over the age of 21 who holds a valid firearms permit or license to carry a concealed weapon may possess a weapon on their person in his/her vehicle or may keep a weapon in a locked compartment of, in a locked container in, or in a locked firearms rack in a motor vehicle when in transit on technical college property.
6. Parked Vehicle – the driver of a vehicle parked on the property of any technical college (including the personal vehicle of a student, System Office, or technical college employee) may keep a firearm in his/her vehicle provided the weapon is locked out of sight within the vehicle’s trunk, glove box, or other enclosed compartment or areas within the vehicle. Note: this provision applies to those drivers possessing a valid Georgia weapons carry license or who are otherwise authorized by law to carry or possess a firearm/weapon.