Firearms and Weaponry Possession Policy

East Mississippi Community College recognizes that the possession of firearms (including handguns) or other weapons on school premises or at school functions by other than duly authorized law enforcement officials create unreasonable and unwarranted risk of injury or death to EMCC employees, students, visitors, and guests, and also creates an unreasonable and unwarranted risk of injury or death to EMCC employees, students, visitors, and guests, and also creates an unreasonable and unwarranted risk of damage to properties of EMCC, employees, students, visitors, and guests. Therefore, EMCC prohibits the possession of firearms or weapons in any form by any person other than duly authorized law enforcement officials on school premises or at school functions, regardless of whether the possessor of the weapon has a valid permit to carry the weapon.