Carry at University in Ohio

[awpk03s]

I've sent the below inquiry to the Ohio Attorney General, but wanted some opinions from TFL. UD is a private university, but I believe they get some state or federal funding, so I think this still applies and that they can't have their own rule? Someone gets shot or stabbed or killed every single day and night in Dayton - and while campus is safe, right off campus is questionable to me. Kind of like - red lights are optional if cars pull up next to you if you know what I mean.

The bill states that carry in or on University property is prohibited, unless locked in a motor vehicle or in the process of being locked in a motor vehicle. I am a commuter graduate student to the University of Dayton - who has a rule prohibiting firearms. Is the University permitted to do this?

Please give me some guidance on which rule or law takes presendence here. I take all night classes, and Dayton is in my opinion a dangerous city. I would like the privelege of protecting myself, but do not wish to break the law or the rules.

Any comments or feedback otherwise is welcome.

 

[TheBluesMan]

I would like the privelege of protecting myself, but do not wish to break the law or the rules.

This sentence is a little self-contradictory.

First of all, you have the right to defend yourself, it isn't a privilege; but the law can limit the tools you use to do so. Some may tell you to carry a gun anyway and just keep it concealed - nobody will know. I would take a self-defense class and carry pepper spray and a pocket knife if I were you. It is likely those items aren't illegal, but check the school's rules to be sure.

 

[awpk03s]

Thanks for the reply - Okay, well I was catering a little to the State when I typed that originally - because they make a big deal to say in the CCW handout that carrying a weapon in Ohio is a privelge, not a right. But anyway, I do carry a pocket knife, a Gerber EZ-Out which I trust very much, but I'd rather have my Sig in my glovebox anyway than in my safe at home - know what I mean?