PUEBLO, Colo.—Concealed weapons will no longer be permitted on Colorado State University’s two campuses in Fort Collins and Pueblo.
The CSU System Board of Governors on Tuesday unanimously approved separate but similar bans proposed by administrators at the two campuses.
Students at Fort Collins who have concealed-carry permits will be able to put their weapons in a storage facility maintained by campus police.
Firearms were already banned at Fort Collins campus housing. Students who live on campus and own firearms can now store them with campus police.
The Pueblo campus doesn’t have a police force or storage facilities. Russell Meyer, provost of the Pueblo campus, said students who have a concealed-carry permit may be allowed to keep guns in their cars, but that hasn’t been decided.
Both campuses allow exemptions for educational purposes and for people who face a serious threat, if they have obtained a concealed-carry permit.
The CSU campuses were among a handful nationwide where concealed weapons were still permitted.
The Senate of the Associated Students of CSU at Pueblo previously endorsed the ban on a 11-1 vote. Steve Titus, president of the group, said the measure won support after administrators offered a clearer definition of “weapons” that did not include Tasers or pepper spray.
The ASCSU Senate on the Fort Collins campus opposed the gun control policy 23-1. The policy at that campus bans Tasers and pepper spray in quantities greater than an ounce.
The sheriff of Larimer County, which includes Fort Collins, also opposes the ban.
CSU-Fort Collins faculty support it.
