University of Colorado places ban on Nerf guns

Washington Times ^ | 12/11/2009 | Wayne Richardson

[markomalley]

First, Colorado State University voted to ban concealed firearms on campus.

Then the University of Colorado went a few steps further and cracked down on another nefarious threat: Nerf guns.

Plans for a student-led game of humans vs. zombies took a hit after campus security officials discovered that players intended to use the popular orange-and-green toy weaponry. Simulated guns, even those that shoot spongy Nerf balls, are banned at the University of Colorado.

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CU spokesman Bronson Hilliard said students cooperated fully, replacing the Nerf guns with balled-up socks and even taking it upon themselves to hang fliers in dormitories warning players to leave their Nerfs at home. The game started Dec. 1 and ended a couple of days later.

Still, it didn't take long for cries of "liberal killjoys" to ring out across the Internet. The contrast was especially stark given the headlines that week at Colorado State University, thought to be the last college outside Utah that allowed students to carry concealed weapons on campus with a permit.

The CSU Board of Governors voted unanimously Dec. 4 to ban concealed weapons over the objections of students. Presidents of the Colorado State system have until February to submit a weapons plan that complies with the new policy.

At CU, the ban on Nerf guns isn't new. University officials pointed out that the Board of Regents banned simulated weapons from campus years ago, rather than just in time to suck the fun out of last week's game.

[gov_bean_ counter]

Too easy to confuse them with “assault weapons”... /s

[The Magical Mischief Tour]

[FrankR]

"University of Colorado places ban on Nerf guns"

The rest of this planet have GOT to be rolling on the floor laughing some of this crap here in America. We have become the harbingers of the walking insane.

The clinton's started this "tail wagging the dog" stuff, but the obama's have taken it heights not even imagined by bill clinton.

But let's all remember, clinton got too big for his britches too, but it only took an intern to take them off him.

[DemforBush]

"Simulated guns...are banned at the University of Colorado."

Does this count?

[chuck_the_tv_out]

“even taking it upon themselves to hang fliers in dormitories”

I hate people like that. I like to rip down their crappy fliers & accidentally spill stuff on their faggy magazines.

[chuck_the_tv_out]

[Joe Boucher]

And it’s up against the wall ya red neck mother.

[6SJ7]

A balled-up sock, especially a dirty one, is a a far more deadly weapon than a nerf gun.

[Alex Murphy]

Let them just try and take mine from me....

And should that fail, I like to keep this handy for close encounters...

[mtg]

Geez, I didn't know Nerf guns could kill people.

[Will we know the moment]

They only kill nerf people and they put holes in their nerf skin and cause all the nerf blood and nerf guts to fall out onto the ground. It really is a horrible sight to see.