UW-Rock County, UW-Whitewater following UW System's rules on guns
UW-Rock County and UW-Whitewater officials are ready for Wisconsin's new concealed-carry law.
The two campuses have adopted the UW System's policy that continues to ban guns from university buildings and events on or off campus.
The rules mean any student, employee or visitor with a license to carry a firearm or other weapon can keep it in his or her personal vehicle. People may not carry weapons into campus buildings or to special events, according to the UW-Rock County news release.
The law won't change things at UW-Rock County, said Kim Kostka, interim campus executive officer and dean.
"The rules are pretty simple," Kostka wrote in a news release. "We've long had a policy of no weapons on campus."
Concerns should be reported to police, UW-Whitewater Chancellor Richard Telfer wrote in a campus announcement.
"If you suspect or see that someone is carrying a weapon in any campus facility, your only appropriate action is to call 911," Telfer wrote.
Here are the rules that are the same for both schools:
-- By Tuesday, Nov. 1, signs prohibiting weapons must be prominently displayed near every entrance to every building.
-- All university-organized events must be posted with signs banning weapons.
-- University employees or volunteers may not carry weapons while doing university work on or off campus. That stands even if the employee or volunteer is licensed to carry a weapon.
-- University-owned vehicles may not be used to carry or store weapons.
-- Students, employees or visitors licensed to carry weapons must keep them in their vehicles on campus parking lots.
Oct 21, 2011 at 12:39 p.m.
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Do you have one to wear?
Oct 21, 2011 at 7:29 a.m.
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Will the bad guys with guns also wear the arm band?
Oct 20, 2011 at 6:58 p.m.
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A government requiring it's citizens to wear arm bands for exercising their inheritent rights as outlined by the constitution. And walker is the "nazi"? Nice Oreally, real nice.
The UW system is "supposed" to be a place where every right should be honored, protected, and educated about WITHOUT PREJUDICE. Like government it is largely owned by the people, for the people, at the will of the people. Public institutions serve the people, and by proxy should honor and protect the very constitutional rights those people have. Not inflict the will of a few of the leadership down onto the people.
Oct 20, 2011 at 6:38 p.m.
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The university's response is sensible, especially considering the many tragedies caused by deadly weapons. I think that all persons who intend to carry weapons should be required to register with their local police department, so that officers can keep an eye on them. And those who carry concealed weapons should be required to wear an armband, so that other people know they're armed and can avoid them.
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