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California public colleges and universities
Coverage of California public colleges and universities in the Nexus archive.
- ‘We will never use them’: the California universities stockpiling AR-15s, grenades and submachine guns
California universities are acquiring military-grade weapons like AR-15s, stun grenades, and sonic weapons under a 2021 state law that permits such equipment for civilian safety. Students express concerns these tools may be used to suppress dissent rather than protect safety.