This Policy has the following muzzle velocity of grounds if the use or possession purposes: less than 700 feet per of the firearm falls within one of second, or which expels the following exceptions: A. To reaffirm the Board of breakable paint balls Trustees’ position that containing washable A. Subject to Board approval, the presence of firearms marking colors. firearm use or possession on campus, in any of the D. The term “clear and present may be permitted where College buildings, or in any danger” has the same such use or possession is of the College’s facilities is meaning as in Section 105 of part of a College-approved dangerous and contrary to the Firearm Concealed Act, course or curriculum. Such the mission of the College. as amended. Accordingly use will be restricted to that “clear and present danger” part of campus designated B. To recognize that the Act means: specifically for the course affords certain limited rights or program. For college- to individuals possessing A person who demonstrates approved courses, students a valid license to carry a threatening physical or will not be permitted to concealed firearm. verbal behavior, such bring their firearms into as violent, suicidal, or the classrooms or College C. To establish consequences assaultive threats, actions, buildings. Students will and penalties for a violation or other behavior as only bring firearms to the of this policy. determined by a physician, shooting range at specific clinical psychologist, times designated by the II. Definitions qualified examiner, school instructor. Firearms must be A. The term “firearm” is administrator, or law unloaded when taken to the defined as a loaded or enforcement official. range and be approved by unloaded handgun. the instructor. Ammunition III. Persons Covered by this Policy should be brought to the B. The term “concealed range separate from the firearm” means a loaded or This policy applies to all firearm. No student is ever unloaded handgun carried on employees, students, and other allowed on the range at any or about a person completely individuals on College property. time other than during class or mostly concealed from time under the supervision view of the public or onto IV. Reaffirmation of Prohibition of the approved college or about a person within a instructor. vehicle. Except as provided in this policy, or in Firearms Policy 6017, no B. The firearm is carried by a C. The term “handgun” is individual shall possess, carry, or full-time law enforcement defined as any device which have control of a firearm either officer required to carry a is designed to expel a on his or her person or in his firearm as a condition of his projectile or projectiles by or her vehicle on any property or her employment, or by an the action of an explosion, owned or otherwise controlled enforcement officer from an expansion of gas, or escape by the College. This prohibition external agency conducting of gas that is designed to be includes, without limitation, the official business at the held and fired by the use of following areas: College. This exception a single hand. “Handgun” does not apply to off-duty does not include: A. The College’s main campus law enforcement officers on in Harrisburg. campus, including off-duty 1. a stun gun or taser; law enforcement officers 2. a machine gun as B. The David L. Stanley White attending classes as students. County Center. defined in item (i) VI. Parking Lot Safe Harbor of paragraph (7) of C. Any building owned, leased, subsection (a) of Section or otherwise under the A firearm may be transported 24-1 of the Criminal control of the College. into a College parking area Code; within a vehicle if the firearm 3. a short-barreled rifle or D. Anywhere on the grounds of and its ammunition remain shotgun as defined in the College. locked in a case out of plain item (ii) of paragraph view within the parked vehicle. (7) of subsection (a) E. Anywhere on the College’s “Case” is defined as a glove of Section 24-1 of the parking areas, sidewalks, compartment or console that Criminal Code; or and common areas. completely encases the firearm 4. any pneumatic gun, and its ammunition, the trunk of spring gun, paint ball F. Any vehicle owned, leased, the vehicle, or a firearm carrying gun, or B-B gun which or controlled by the College. box, shipping box or other expels a single globular projectile not exceeding V. Exceptions 45 .18 inch in diameter, or which has a maximum The provisions of this policy do not apply to the possession of firearms in College vehicles, College buildings, or on College