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.
More Information
- Georgia Law 16-11-127.1
- AskUGA Weapons Policy
- Download and read the UGA Weapons Policy Memo (PDF)
- UGA Police flyer: Weapons: Zero Tolerence on Campus (PDF with photos)
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