i attend john carroll university in cleveland. we have a firearms policy online
herethe main statement of importance is that "The above prohibition applies,
regardless of whether the owner has a valid state permit to carry the firearm."
at first i thought this was ok because it is a private university. however, after going through some of the ohio code i came upon
thissection 2923.126 B
the important area:
"A valid license does not authorize the licensee to carry a concealed handgun into any of the following places:
(5) Any premises owned or leased by any public
or private college, university, or other institution of higher education, unless the handgun is in a locked motor vehicle or the licensee is in the immediate process of placing the handgun in a locked motor vehicle;
now to me this seems contradictory to the university policy. this law does not say "unless universities want to make a stricter policy"
this fact is included with #6 (See below)
(6) Any church, synagogue, mosque, or other place of worship, unless the church, synagogue, mosque, or other place of worship posts or permits otherwise;
which means these places have the
option to follow a different route if they so choose.
Now i just went and talked to the head of our campus security, and he said that the JCU policy is stricter than state law (obviously!) and thats that. he said its because i'm a student, and it could be different if i was coming to the university as a visitor, etc.
i really didnt like his argument, because i still dont see any law where it states a university (even private) can make a stricter law
in a thread i made about this awhile ago i got 1 response which stated: "Here in Michigan, private colleges/universities can ban firearms since they are private property owners. Public colleges/universities is another can of worms. We had a few that decided the whole campus was a "classroom" and thus instituted a ban on firearms. Our law said firearms were not to be carried in classrooms or dorms, so techincally parking lots were ok. Just my $.02 from my experiences here in Michigan."
but then again, our #5 says 'owned or leased' which would cover that too!
does anyone know any more about this? more importantly, is there a specific person/office i should email for the ohio gov't that deals with this type of question.
i want to get my CCW but its pointless if the only time i can have it on me is on breaks when i'm at home (1.5 months/year) - i stay up here in the summer on campus housing....
help please, thanks in advance.