Weapons
The University Police is taking many steps to work toward our mission of providing a safe and secure environment for the entire University community. As a part of this mission we promote safety on campus by providing education about and enforcing the Georgia weapons on campus laws.
The University of Georgia is designated as a school safety zone. This means that it is illegal to possess a weapon on or within 1,000 feet of any property owned or used by the University. This includes dorms, vehicles, and fraternity and sorority houses. It is a felony to break this law, and the penalties can be severe.
Weapons come in many forms, and simply possessing one these objects is considered a violation of the law. The following items are prohibited on campus:
- Pistol, revolver, or any weapon designed or intended to propel a missile of any kind (this includes air soft, paintball, BB or pellet guns, potato guns and other such homemade devices)
- Knife having a blade of two or more inches
- Straight-edge razor or razor blade
- Spring stick
- Bat, club, or other bludgeon-type weapon
- Nun chahka, nun chuck, nunchaku, shuriken
- Throwing star or oriental dart
- Stun gun or taser
Please remember that these are only a few examples of weapons that are illegal on campus. For the complete list see OCGA 16-11-127.1.
If you know of anyone who is in possession of one of these items while on campus please let the University Police Department know immediately.
Please download and read the UGA Weapons Policy (PDF).
You can also download a PDF of the flyer: Weapons: Zero Tolerence on Campus.