Kentucky Supreme Court rules that guns are allowed on university grounds in vehicles

### April 30, 2012

Frankfort, Kentucky: The Kentucky Supreme Court has ruled that universities and colleges cannot enforce bans on guns on campus if the gun is stored in a vehicle.[1][2][3] The ruling has drawn fire from many Kentucky universities, seven of which, including the University of Louisville, filed briefs supporting the University of Kentucky.[1] It was the University of Kentucky's firing of a graduate student found to have a firearm in his vehicle that set off the legal battle.[2]

Though many institutions of higher learning oppose the ruling, believing it will limit their ability to secure their campuses, the National Rifle Association has praised the ruling.[1] The basis for the ruling were the state laws, which bar, "organizations from prohibiting gun owners from carrying firearms in their vehicles."[1] The University of Kentucky plans to thoroughly evaluate the ruling to determine if there are any further viable legal options.[1]

## Footnotes

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 The Courier Journal, "Kentucky Supreme Court says universities can't ban guns in staff, student vehicles on campuses," April 27, 2012
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 WLWT News 5, "Ky. High Court: Gun In Glove Box Legal On Campus," April 27, 2012 (dead link)
3. ↑ LEX18, "Kentucky Supreme Court Rules Gun In Glove Box Legal On Campus," April 26, 2012

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