Incidents on Campus in States That Allow Guns on Campus (as of 1.1.18)
Colorado:
– Colorado State University – July, 2008.1 A male student was found dead in a campus parking lot with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
– Colorado University – Denver. Nov. 2012.2 A CU-Denver staff member with a concealed carry permit accidentally shot herself and wounded another person while trying to unjam her gun.
– University of Northern Colorado – August 20, 2016.3 A male was found dead in a campus parking lot with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
– Fort Collins Community College – December 13, 2017.4 A 26-year-old female student pulled a loaded gun on her professor after he confronted her about cheating.
Florida:
– University of North Florida – Sept. 1, 2017.5 An 18 year old track team member was arrested for discharging a fire arm in a campus dorm room.
Georgia:
– Kennesaw State University – July 25, 2017.6 A KSU student was robbed at gunpoint in the parking lot of a residential building. The student had his wallet and gun stolen.
– Georgia Tech – Sept. 16, 2017.7 A student openly carrying a knife was shot and killed by campus police. The student had previously called 911 saying there was someone with a gun.
– University of Georgia – December 12, 2017.8 A 30 year-old-student bus driver, with a carry license, left a holstered semiautomatic handgun in a dormitory men’s restroom.
Idaho:
– Idaho State University – Sept. 2, 2014.9 A professor accidentally shot himself in the foot during class. He had a valid concealed carry permit and the gun was in his pants pocket.
– University of Idaho – July 3, 2017.10 A man shot and killed himself in the Arboretum
Kansas:
– Wichita State University – July 14, 2017.11 A university employee found a handgun in the restroom of a campus building.
– Wichita State University – Aug. 19, 2017.12 On move-in day, a student found a backpack with a knife, magazines, and ammunition.
– University of Kansas – Sept. 5, 2017.13 A loaded revolver was found in the men’s restroom. The weapon had originally been reported stolen from another building on campus.
Mississippi:
– University of Mississippi – Oct. 28, 2015.14 Two non-affiliate males were arrested on weapons charges for having guns in their truck in the parking lot during a KKK rally.
– University of Southern Mississippi – May, 2013.15 A 22-year-old student with a concealed carry permit accidentally shot himself in the leg while sitting in his car.
Oregon:
– Umpqua Community College – Oct. 1, 2015.16 A 23 year old gunman killed 10 and wounded 7 before being shot and killed by a police officer.
Tennessee:
– Tennessee State University – Sept. 5, 2017.17 A 19 year old former student was shot and injured in the parking lot of a campus dorm.
Texas:
– Tarleton State University – Sept. 15, 2016.18 A concealed carry permit holder accidentally discharged his firearm in his dorm room.
– Texas A&M University – Sept. 1, 2017.19 A LTC holder negligently discharged his firearm in his dorm room while showing the weapon to his friend.
– Texas Tech University – October 9, 2017.20 A 19 year old student shot and killed a police officer at the police department after he was brought in for a welfare check.
– Texarkana Community College – November 10, 2017.21 A 22-year-old male student accidentally shot himself in the knee while showing his friend the gun in a parked car on campus.
Utah:
– Weber State University – January, 2012.22 A 24-year-old student with a concealed carry permit accidentally shot himself in the leg while his gun discharged in his pants pocket.
– Utah State University – October, 2014.23 A visiting scholar had to cancel her lecture after receiving death threats and after the school said they could not provide metal detectors at the entrance due to their campus carry laws.
– Utah Valley University – May 10, 2015.24 Two police cadets were walking to a gun safety class on campus when there was an accidental discharge injuring one of the cadets.
– University of Utah – Dec. 29, 2016.25 A 25 year old man shot and killed his 23 year old wife in a campus parking lot before shooting himself.
– Utah Valley University – April 25, 2017.26 A student who had a valid concealed carry permit accidentally discharged his gun in his book back in the food court on campus.
Prepared by Julie Gavran, Southwestern Director ([email protected])
1 http://www.news.colostate.edu/Release/4432
2 http://www.westword.com/news/cu-denver-accidental-shooting-now-ex-staffer-trying-to-unjam-gun-when-it-fired-5909883
3 http://www.greeleytribune.com/news/local/police-investigate-death-on-university-of-northern-colorado-campus-no-foul-playsuspected/
4 http://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/crime/2017/12/13/police-front-range-student-pulled-gun-when-instructor-confronted-hercheating/950077001/
5 http://jacksonville.com/news/public-safety/2017-09-01/unf-track-student-arrested-gun-incident-dorm
6 http://www.ajc.com/news/local/cops-ksu-student-gun-wallet-stolen-armed-robbery-campusdorm/1IyM6cDukikBYhExsf2qFJ/?ecmp=ajc_social_twitter_2014_colleges_sfp
7 https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2017/09/17/us/georgia-tech-student-killed/index.html
8 http://onlineathens.com/local-news/2017-12-12/uga-bus-driver-charged-bringing-loaded-gun-residencehall#.WjCAsKRLT54.facebook
9 http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/09/idaho-professor-shoots-self-guns-campus/
10 https://www.uiargonaut.com/2017/07/03/moscow-police-rules-gunshot-victim-as-a-suicide/
11 http://www.kansas.com/news/local/article161499863.html
12 https://thesunflower.com/19570/news/student-reports-knife-pistol-magazines-and-ammo-found-in-backpack-on-move-in-day/
13 http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2017/sep/05/unattended-loaded-handgun-found-wescoe-hallrestro/utm_content=buffer921f7&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
14 http://wspa.com/2015/10/28/feds-2-kkk-members-charged-with-having-guns-on-miss-campus/
15 http://www.wlox.com/story/22157829/southern-miss-student-in-serious-condition-after-gunshot-wound
16 https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/02/us/oregon-shooting-umpqua-community-college.html?mcubz=0
17 http://www.newschannel5.com/news/1-hurt-in-shooting-outside-tsu-residence-hall
18 https://www.dallasnews.com/news/higher-education/2016/09/15/tarleton-state-student-accidentally-discharges-gun-campusdorm
19 http://www.thebatt.com/news/firearm-accidentally-discharged-in-corps-dorm-on-sept/article_16f5a970-9e43-11e7-9710-57bd4aa1ea1c.html
20 https://www.dallasnews.com/news/news/2017/10/09/shooting-reported-texas-tech-university-police-department-campuslockdown
21 http://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/texarkana/story/2017/nov/10/man-accidentally-shoots-self-texarkana-college/699376/
22 http://www.wsusignpost.com/2012/01/05/firearm-discharges-on-campus/
23 http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2014/10/15/3579863/utahs-concealed-carry-laws-force-feminist-speaker-to-cancel-event-afterdeath-threats/
24 http://www.heraldextra.com/news/community/beehive-buzz/feedback-on-facebook-accidental-shooting-on-uvu-campus-leavesone/
article_707b0532-1864-5a78-b13b-307e37bcdafb.html
25 http://klewtv.com/news/nation-world/1-dead-at-shooting-at-university-of-utah-campus
26 https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/utah/articles/2017-04-26/utah-valley-student-accidentally-discharges-gun-in-bookbag
