‘We will never use them’: the California universities stockpiling AR-15s, grenades and submachine guns

The Guardian ^ | 7/9/26

[CFW]

For many public colleges and universities in California, keeping their campuses safe includes owning military-grade weaponry: AR-15s, stun grenades designed to cause temporary blindness and sonic weapons that resonate so loudly they are known in the armed forces as the voice of God.

According to California state law, campus police can only own military equipment if the college believes there is no other way to uphold civilian safety.

That law, which passed in 2021, also requires police to make all their equipment dealings exceedingly clear to the public. However, not every college follows every part of the law, according to an investigation by CalMatters into all 148 public campuses in the California Community Colleges, University of California and California State University systems.

Each campus’s state or district governing board – which gives permission for police to procure such items – has to annually re-approve a use policy, a chronicle of when the equipment has been used and an inventory. Once the report is approved and published online, campus police have 30 days to hold a conveniently located and “well-publicized” forum for the public to learn about and give feedback on the equipment, according to state law.

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These grenades have “always been in our armory”, Capt Jermaine Thomas said. “We will never use them.” He added that the department plans to destroy them, along with the university’s submachine gun, which is also not authorized under Cal State policy

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; US: California
KEYWORDS: antifastockpiles; banglist; ca; firearms; hypocrisy

[CFW]

Interesting article. But you can tell it's the Guardian. They are so scared of "semi-automatic rifles" you'd think they were discussing an M2 Browning 50 cal.

[Jonty30]

Nothing is bought without being used at some point.

[ridesthemiles]

“THE CHECK IS IN THE MAIL”

[Ronaldus Magnus III]

Capt Jermaine Thomas said. “We will never use them"

Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight

When Antifa overruns Captain Thomas' office, armory, and stocks up on all of the weapons, Captain Thomas, if he is still breathing, will receive a heavy dose of the Kalifornia version of the "Peaceful Protest."*

** Peaceful Protest - outside of Kalifornia, it is known as rioting, mayhem and anarchy.

[TexasGator]

“Nothing is bought without being used at some point.”

You haven’t seen my wife’s purse collection!

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

Bump

[unclebankster]

You haven’t seen my wife’s purse collection!

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Lol

It’s simple amazing how many purses a wife thinks she needs.
I ask why & how many do you need? She smirks at me and says “why do you care?”

The I move along & find something to do.😃

[Lurker]

I asked that once.

She asked me how many guns I need.

Conversation over.

L

[TexasGator]

“The I move along & find something to do.”

I had to put together a rack for the purses. Took up the whole wall.

She has sold a few online.

[enraged]

You haven’t seen my wife’s purse collection.
For me it’s shoes. She had foot surgery and they put a plate in her foot. can’t wear 90% of them anymore. won’t let go.
Same deal here, she asked how many guns I needed. I explained they are still worth what I paid, how about your collection?
Silence.

[unclebankster]

Great comeback 👍

[Third Person]

we’ll never use them, except on our students

[TexasGator]

“For me it’s shoes. She had foot surgery and they put a plate in her foot. can’t wear 90% of them anymore. won’t let go.”

My wife has dozens.

And a whole closet of dress office wear from before she retired 16 years ago. Still wrapped from the laundry.

I keep my mouth shut and don’t inquire about her keeping clothes that no longer fit.

[17th Miss Regt]

Bear in mind that a semi-automatic rifle can fire up to 200 rounds of 88 mm ammunition with one trigger pull, kill an elephant at 2000 yards, and carve up the meat. If the rifle has a scary bayonet lug it will also package the meat for sale at that range. Finally, if the rifle has a pistol grip, it may cause transgender women to think about transitioning back. The horrors are innumerable!

[Equine1952]

“Bear in mind that a semi-automatic rifle can fire up to 200 rounds of 88 mm ammunition with one trigger pull, kill an elephant at 2000 yards, and carve up the meat. If the rifle has a scary bayonet lug it will also package the meat for sale at that range. Finally, if the rifle has a pistol grip, it may cause transgender women to think about transitioning back. The horrors are innumerable!”

I’ve heard that. 🥴 Sheesh! That’s dangerous 💩.

[Organic Panic]

Does the military issue AR15s? Flash bang grenades? Those sound like law enforcement weapons.

[CFW]

And just imagine what it can do if you pay for the chain saw attachment.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Oh brother! A bunch of nancy boiz prancing around with military weapons. What could possibly go wrong?

[TigersEye]

If the universities keep turning out terrorists they’ll need some good hardware to keep them from burning down the universities.

[Equine1952]

It could be in perspective. Say a small town sheriff tells a guy off a bus pulling into his town. “Don’t bring your 💩 into my town”. Guy comes back and tells the sheriff that his boss wants to know who said that? The sheriff tells him “maw duece”. Copy?