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To what “idiotic federal law [that] prohibits any of us from actually having firearms on campus” are you referring? Michigan law prohibits concealed carry in dormitories or classrooms of community college, colleges, or universities, but that is as far as the CCW restrictions go. When I carry on campus and in some of the offices, have I been violating some other laws of which I am unaware?
Did I write federal? Musta had "federal" on the brain from my PoliSci class. Either that, or I was thinking 18USC921 & 20USC7151 (which apply to k-12 schools). I don't know about MI, but in most states I've been in, guns on campus are entirely a no-no for personal reasons (under state law, as you point out), without permission from the campus CEO or CLEO. They're only allowed for academic (instructional) reasons. Where I teach, the college president won't even allow our police academy director (obvioulsy a former LEO) to carry personally. Only the academy instructors carry, because they are all FT LEOs and PT instructors.