All city, state, and federal laws and regulations governing firearms and weapons apply on university property. Unless used in an educational setting, firearms and guns (including, but not limited to, bullet, pellet, BB, and paintball), bows and arrows, blowpipes, knives (including, but not limited to, bowie knives, hawk bill knives, switchblades, and machetes), nunchucks, throwing stars, brass knuckles, explosives, explosive devices, slingshots, leaded canes, and any other type of weapon prohibited by law, are not allowed on campus.
The storage of personally-owned firearms and weapons must occur off campus (Storage in one’s car does not fulfill the off-campus requirement). Students who violate this policy are subject to university sanctions and fines, and arrest on local, state, and/or federal charges.
According to the criminal code of the State of Tennessee, the possession of a weapon on school property when it is not used for instructional or school-sanctioned purposes is considered a felony and prescribes a maximum penalty of six (6) years imprisonment and a fine not to exceed three thousand dollars ($3,000).
Students who violate this policy may be sanctioned with suspension or dismissal.