Weapons

Policy

All federal, state, county, and municipal laws concerning the carrying and possession of firearms are in effect and shall be enforced on the BYU–Hawaii campus.

The storing, possessing, carrying (openly or concealed), or brandishing of a firearm, ammunition, or explosive material on university property shall not be permitted.

Violation of this policy may result in removal, prosecution, suspension, termination, and/or expulsion from the university.

Faculty and staff living in university housing are discouraged from having weapons. For those that have them, they should be kept in locked and secured places. Ammunition should be kept in a separate secured location. The same applies to bows and arrows. Keep them separate and secure.

If anyone witnesses a violation of this policy, he or she should contact Campus Security immediately at (808) 675-3911.

Implementation

1.1 Definitions

1.1.1 Firearm

Including but not limited to rifles, pistols, pellet guns, paintball guns, or BB guns.

1.1.2 University personnel

Faculty, staff, and students

1.1.3 Vocational tools

Including but not limited to knives, box cutters, scissors, machetes, and other tools

1.1.4 Weapon

Any object, device, or instrument capable of threatening or producing bodily harm or which may be used to inflict self-injury, including but not limited to firearms, nunchucks, knives, blades, clubs, metal knuckles, throwing stars, arrows, explosives, fireworks, stun guns, poisons, and objects that have been modified to serve as weapons.

Disclaimer

The policies on this website (including any university procedures, processes, benefits, courses of conduct, or oral or written statements arising from or related to these policies) do not constitute any legally enforceable contract, obligation, or liability on the part of the university, except to the extent that they are incorporated by reference into a written agreement signed by an authorized university official. These policies do not alter the “at-will” employment status of any university employee hired on an “at-will” basis. The university reserves the right to interpret, revise, or withdraw these policies at any time and at its sole discretion.