Re: Capehart and getting kicked off the team

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Re: Agreed

Feb 18, 2024, 12:31 AM

CUGRAD1980® TigerPride97 Normally I'm extremely pro-gun, but when I see responses like these it makes me realize why so many people don't like you guys. Yes, you have a constitutional right to own a gun, and that right should not be taken. That does not mean, however, that you are allowed to carry guns anywhere you want inside the United States, as you should know full well. Private facilities can set their own rules. Libraries, government buildings, schools, and many stores frequently don't allow firearms inside their property. You can usually see signs on the doors or outer walls of such buildings that will tell you this. If you don't believe me, try bringing a gun with you into Death Valley for example. You'll find out real quick that won't be tolerated.

Clemson University has a legal no gun policy on its campus that applies to everyone, and they are allowed to set it because they have the authority across all campus property, which is owned by the University. And for the record, I never even said I personally liked or agreed with the policy, just that Clemson has the right to set it. And if it is the policy, it needs to be enforced by the University and adhered to by everyone. You shouldn't have such a cavalier attitude that you think you can turn up your nose at a particular Clemson rule just because you don't happen to like it, particularly as a Clemson fan. That's a very dangerous mentality. And as I also said, I don't think that what happened with Capehart is a big deal and I don't think that he should be punished for it or kicked off the team or anything like that. He clearly didn't do anything dangerous and had no bad intentions. My previous post was actually in support of him. I just said I hoped he'd be more careful in the future about knowing what's in his vehicle.

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South Carolina Code of Laws section 16-23-420(a) addresses carrying a weapon on campus and reads: "It is unlawful for a person to possess a firearm of any kind on any premises or property owned, operated, or controlled by a private or public school, without the express permission of the authorities in charge of the premises or property." The provisions of this subsection related to any premises or property owned, operated, or controlled by a private or public school, college, university, technical college, or other post-secondary institution, do not apply to a person who is authorized to carry a concealed weapon pursuant to "The Law Abiding Citizens Self-Defense Act of 1996" when the weapon remains inside an attended or locked motor vehicle and is secured in a closed glove compartment, closed console, closed trunk, or in a closed container secured by an integral fastener and transported in the luggage compartment of the vehicle.

So you actually CAN have a gun on campus, but only if A) you have a concealed carry permit and B) your gun stays in your car secured within some type of container. I guess there was some dispute over whether Capehart met these conditions when he was arrested, but from what people have said, he had the gun in the trunk, so it sounds like he was in compliance as long as he had a permit. Again, I don't think he did anything bad. But as you can see, there are gun regulations at Clemson that extend beyond what they would be ordinarily because Clemson is a school.

Capehart and getting kicked off the team

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