Throughout the past year, steps have been taken across the WVU System to prepare for the July 1 take-effect date for the W.Va. Campus Self-Defense Act.
Sept. 15, 2024
The Dominion Post, Letter to the Editor
https://www.dominionpost.com/2024/09/14/sept-15-letters-to-the-editor/
The Dominion Post, Opinion
https://www.dominionpost.com/2024/09/07/campus-carry-flops-but-it-was-never-about-the-guns/
Sept. 2, 2024
The Daily Athenaeum
https://www.thedaonline.com/news/university/gee-farris-speak-on-academic-transformation-campus-carry-presidential-search/article_304c671c-63f1-11ef-9ad6-dfde8b49b1eb.html
The Dominion Post, Letter to Editor
https://www.dominionpost.com/2024/08/31/sept-1-letters-to-the-editor/
Aug. 23, 2024
The Daily Athenaeum
https://www.thedaonline.com/news/university/students-families-share-mixed-reactions-to-campus-carry/article_f3614432-5e5d-11ef-8498-b73f52720397.html
The Daily Athenaeum
https://www.thedaonline.com/news/university/what-to-do-if-you-see-someone-with-a-gun-on-campus/article_012d3d08-5e47-11ef-8aa9-f34afcd4af4a.html
Aug. 15, 2024
WBOY-TV
https://www.wboy.com/goldandbluenation/metal-detectors-to-be-added-to-wvu-athletics-venues/
The Daily Athenaeum
https://www.thedaonline.com/news/university/wvu-athletics-to-add-walk-through-metal-detectors-to-major-sporting-venues/article_573408c4-559d-11ef-9e88-2f54c33909db.html
WV MetroNews
https://wvmetronews.com/2024/08/08/metal-detectors-debut-at-wvu-sporting-events-later-this-month/
WV News
https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/safety-precautions-west-virginia-university-adds-metal-detectors-to-major-athletic-venues/article_21a64d2c-55af-11ef-9c01-e7d0332ecd5f.html
WV News
https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/wvu-enhances-game-day-safety-with-walk-through-metal-detectors/article_482abf14-5596-11ef-971d-17942fabc798.html
West Virginia Watch
https://westvirginiawatch.com/briefs/wvu-to-add-metal-detectors-to-athletic-venues-as-part-of-its-1m-campus-carry-law-implementation/
Blue Gold Sports
https://www.bluegoldsports.com/2024/08/08/metal-detectors-to-be-added-to-athletic-venues/
KDKA-TV
https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/new-metal-detectors-added-to-athletic-venues-at-wvu/
Connect-Bridgeport
https://connect-bridgeport.com/connect.cfm?func=view§ion=News&item=Walk-Through-Metal-Detectors-to-Greet-Fans-at-PSU-Opener-in-Football-and-at-All-Major-Athletic-Venues56356
WPXI-TV
https://www.wpxi.com/news/local/wvu-introduce-walk-through-metal-detectors-major-athletic-venues-this-fall/E5KG5FCCQRGUJNZ7Q2TTUE5OP4/
WDTV-TV
https://www.wdtv.com/video/2024/08/12/wvu-metal-detectors/
West Virginia Public Broadcasting
https://wvpublic.org/campus-carry-brings-changes-to-stadium-security-fan-experience/
West Virginia Public Broadcasting
https://wvpublic.org/campus-carry-and-aviation-education-this-west-virginia-morning/
Aug. 2, 2024
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2024/07/31/wvu-campus-carry-firearms/stories/202407300097
July 7, 2024
WDTV-TV
https://www.wdtv.com/2024/07/02/campus-self-defense-act-effect-across-west-virginia/
July 2, 2024
The Associated Press
https://apnews.com/article/west-virginia-campus-carry-law-1630a286cc32403926930d3934d69d0c
WV MetroNews, A “Talkline” segment with Corey Farris starts at the beginning of the show.
https://www.spreaker.com/episode/talkline-for-monday-july-1-2024--60567483
West Virginia Public Broadcasting
https://wvpublic.org/campus-carry-goes-into-effect-across-state/
WDTV-TV
https://www.wdtv.com/video/2024/07/01/wvu-campus-carry-takes-effect/
KDKA-TV
https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/students-now-permitted-to-carry-guns-on-west-virginia-college-campuses/
June 28, 2024
The Dominion Post
https://www.dominionpost.com/2024/06/27/wvu-prepares-for-campus-carry-to-take-effect-on-monday-july-1/
West Virginia Watch
https://westvirginiawatch.com/2024/06/27/wvu-spends-1m-to-implement-lawmakers-campus-carry-bill-says-only-5-students-have-applied/
The Daily Athenaeum
https://www.thedaonline.com/news/farris-announces-gun-storage-locker-fee-final-preparations-for-campus-carry/article_c7e83e40-3550-11ef-9191-bbbd5e689cce.html
WDTV-TV
https://www.wdtv.com/2024/06/26/concealed-carry-law-set-take-effect-wvu-next-week/
WBOY-TV
https://www.wboy.com/news/west-virginia/west-virginia-politics/how-wvu-fairmont-state-are-preparing-for-campus-carry-bill-becoming-law-on-july-1/
The Daily Athenaeum
https://www.thedaonline.com/nso/here-s-what-to-know-about-campus-carry/article_52bde1cc-01cc-11ef-93a7-b327c373f4fa.html
WBOY-TV
https://www.wboy.com/news/monongalia/west-virginia-university/photos-heres-what-campus-carry-measures-look-like-at-wvu/
WCHS-TV
https://wchstv.com/news/local/campus-carry-law-goes-into-effect-monday-in-west-virginia
WVNS-TV
https://www.wvnstv.com/news/concealed-carry-on-campus-at-a-local-level/
Lootpress
https://www.lootpress.com/new-campus-self-defense-act-takes-effect-at-wvu-july-1/
WV MetroNews
https://wvmetronews.com/2024/06/30/campus-carry-law-takes-effects-monday/
May 16, 2024
WVNS-TV
https://www.wvnstv.com/news/campus-carry-how-do-west-virginians-feel/
The Dominion Post, Opinion
https://www.dominionpost.com/2024/05/10/wvu-faculty-get-to-keep-gun-free-office-spaces/
The Dominion Post
https://www.dominionpost.com/2024/05/06/wvu-faculty-senate-approves-syllabus-statement-for-profs-who-dont-want-guns-in-their-offices-when-campus-carry-takes-effect/
The Daily Athenaeum
https://www.thedaonline.com/news/admin-announce-three-year-administrative-review-process-regional-campus-academic-transformation-updates/article_ae77a870-0c82-11ef-8951-cf0516ced1c1.html
WDTV-TV
https://www.wdtv.com/video/2024/05/08/wvu-concealed-carry/
April 28, 2024
WDTV-TV
https://www.wdtv.com/2024/04/24/campus-carry-discussions-continue-wvu/
WV MetroNews
https://wvmetronews.com/2024/04/23/wvu-fairmont-state-university-plot-courses-for-campus-carry-implementation/
The (Marshall) Parthenon
https://marshallparthenon.com/33490/news/university-makes-final-preparations-for-campus-carry/
April 19, 2024
WBOY-TV
https://www.wboy.com/news/monongalia/west-virginia-university/wvu-updates-community-on-campus-carry-rules/
WOWK-TV
https://www.wowktv.com/news/west-virginia/wvu-hosts-campus-carry-discussion-before-law-goes-into-effect/
The Daily Athenaeum
https://www.thedaonline.com/news/university/campus-carry-provisions-to-cost-approximately-1-million/article_ae28fb38-fdca-11ee-b750-db1d98934093.html
WV News
https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/west-virginia-university-permits-concealed-carry-on-campus-starting-july-1/article_6982bf8a-fddb-11ee-bf87-0fdcf7953bbf.html
The (Charleston) Gazette-Mail
https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/education/questions-asked-answered-in-online-forum-for-wvu-campus-carry-plans/article_48372cf5-d2b7-58f5-994b-6dc63745b686.html
WV MetroNews
https://wvmetronews.com/2024/04/19/wvu-offers-information-resources-as-campus-carry-implementation-closes-in/
WDTV-TV
https://www.wdtv.com/2024/04/19/wvu-continues-hold-meetings-regarding-campus-carry/
April 12, 2024
West Virginia Public Broadcasting
https://wvpublic.org/university-board-of-governors-makes-way-for-concealed-carry-on-campus/
WDTV-TV
https://www.wdtv.com/2024/04/15/wvu-bog-approves-rules-campus-carry-implementation/
WCBC
https://www.wcbcradio.com/?news=wvu-issues-campus-carry-guidelines
Lootpress
https://www.lootpress.com/wvu-releases-new-details-ahead-of-july-1-implementation-of-campus-self-defense-act-campus-conversation-planned/
WV MetroNews, A “Talkline” segment with Travis Mollohan starts at 27:50.
https://www.spreaker.com/episode/talkline-for-friday-april-12-2024--59440346
The Dominion Post
https://www.dominionpost.com/2024/04/12/wvu-bog-approves-rule-to-implement-campus-carry-effective-july-1/
WV MetroNews
https://wvmetronews.com/2024/04/12/wvu-bog-adopts-rule-for-campus-carry/
WV News, The State Journal
https://www.statejournal.com/west-virginia-university-board-of-governors-approves-campus-carry-rule/article_def811ef-5d8d-5b75-b10f-8afa92fc0038.html
West Virginia Daily News
https://wvdn.com/136228/
The Daily Athenaeum
https://www.thedaonline.com/news/university/bog-releases-presidential-search-timeline-students-request-campus-wide-vote/article_d5992478-f996-11ee-b072-532f220ea88f.html
The (Charleston) Gazette-Mail
https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/education/wvu-board-of-governors-campus-carry-vote-set-for-this-week/article_f55d927e-674b-5a24-b650-4fc36ccc8291.html
WV MetroNews
https://wvmetronews.com/2024/04/06/wvu-bog-to-vote-next-week-on-campus-carry-rule/
WV News
https://www.statejournal.com/west-virginia-university-bog-to-vote-on-proposed-campus-carry-rule-friday/article_7fcf1fc4-e2f7-5056-8d45-3bf999ddd12c.html
The Dominion Post
https://www.dominionpost.com/2024/04/03/wvu-posts-public-comments-on-proposed-campus-carry-rule-along-with-university-responses-to-suggestions/
The Dominion Post
https://www.dominionpost.com/2024/04/01/wvu-prepares-for-campus-carry-faculty-senate-learns-bog-will-vote-on-rule-governing-guns-on-campus-this-month/
The Daily Athenaeum
https://www.thedaonline.com/news/university/admin-discuss-record-freshman-retention-new-budget-model/article_75ca66c4-f090-11ee-a9bf-470220850af1.html
The (Charleston) Gazette-Mail
https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/education/wvu-faculty-senate-finalize-details-prepare-to-communicate-campus-carry-plans/article_94b899b9-4586-560f-b7ec-c64dae14f844.html
WVU News
https://vimeo.com/925622035?share=copy
West Virginia Press Association
https://wvpress.org/wvpa-sharing/inside-wvu-today-video-wvu-continues-preparations-for-campus-carry/
WSAZ-TV
https://www.wsaz.com/2024/03/19/west-virginia-universities-prepare-campus-carry-rollout/
WV News
https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/west-virginia-universities-prepare-for-campus-carry-law-implementation/article_b2a131a4-e64a-11ee-9224-4f3453f493c5.html
The (Charleston) Gazette-Mail
https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/education/marshall-wvu-making-final-plans-for-handguns-on-campus-what-you-need-to-know/article_30786e3f-216c-5d2f-90d2-538eea7586c1.html
WCHS-TV
https://wchstv.com/news/local/marshall-community-meeting-scheduled-to-discuss-implementation-of-campus-carry-law
WDTV-TV
https://www.wdtv.com/2024/02/28/wvu-offering-safety-training-ahead-concealed-carry-law/
Campus Reform
https://www.campusreform.org/article/west-virginia-college-plans-implement-policy-allowing-open-carry-campus/24879
WCHS-TV
https://wchstv.com/news/local/marshall-university-prepares-for-campus-carry-law-that-goes-into-effect-july-1-senate-bill-10-lawmaker-west-virginia-higher-education-police-handgun-concealed-weapon#
WBOY-TV
https://www.wboy.com/news/monongalia/west-virginia-university/what-the-campus-self-defense-act-may-look-like-at-wvu/
WDTV-TV
https://www.wdtv.com/2024/02/23/wvu-answers-questions-about-concealed-weapons-campus/
The (Charleston) Gazette Mail, Opinion
https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/columnists/phil_kabler/statehouse-beat-for-state-gop-the-cruelty-is-the-point/article_fc675a87-35fc-5942-a397-031e9b766b37.html
WV News
https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/wvu-plans-for-july-1-implementation-of-campus-self-defense-act/article_dd6406f2-d275-11ee-a65f-b3318553b67b.html
WV MetroNews
https://wvmetronews.com/2024/02/25/wvu-prepares-for-campus-self-defense-act-implementation/
My Buckhannon
https://www.mybuckhannon.com/wvu-plans-for-july-1-implementation-of-campus-self-defense-act/
WTRF-TV
https://www.wtrf.com/top-stories/campus-carry-law-to-go-into-affect-this-summer-at-local-university/