Notice to Housing Students
Blinn College policy prohibits students under the age of 21 to possess a weapon in on-campus student
housing. Only qualified students at least 21 and over are permitted to carry a legally approved weapon on campus and in a residential facility. Any resident who is licensed to carry a concealed handgun and chooses to bring the handgun into their residence hall room/apartment must store his/her handgun and ammunition in a combination or electronic locking steel safe when the handgun is not on or about their person.
Any resident of campus housing, who is a handgun license holder and wants to store a handgun in his/her room, must provide and properly install their own steel safe in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations.
- The safe shall be designed and manufactured for the storage of a
- No safe may be permanently affixed to the housing
- The College will not provide a primary storage
- Residents are responsible for the actions of their guests, including family and
Minimum Requirements:
-Electronic lock, min. of 2 (two) 3/4 inch locking bolts.
-Walls composed of at least 10 Gauge steel or thicker
Examples:
Barska AX11618 Digital Keypad Safe
Barska AX11902 Fireproof Digital Keypad Safe Ivation™ Biometric Fingerprint Home Safe Mesa Safe Company Model MH101
Mesa Safe Mesa MHRC916E-BLK
Mesa Safe Company Model MHRC916E Polet Large Hotel Safe
Sentry®Safe X105 Security Safe
Stack-On Personal Safe with Electronic Lock
Stack-On Extra Wide Strong Box Safe with Electronic Lock Viking Security Safe VS-25BL Biometric Safe Fingerprint Safe
Blinn College considers any violation of state law regulating firearms to be a violation of Blinn College
rules. Accordingly, such a violation is subject to disciplinary action through the Colleges student judicial process, which may include removal from campus housing. Additionally, the handgun license holder must comply with Texas statutory law at all times
.
For more information, please visit www.blinn.edu/campus-carry
Thank you,
Blinn College Housing housing@blinn.edu 979-830-4461