Prohibited Items On Campus
The General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts prohibit the possession of any of the following on the campus of any college or university: any firearm, stiletto, dagger, dirk knife, any knife having a double-edge blade, a switch knife or any knife having an automatic spring release, any knife having a blade of over one and one-half inches, a sling shot, black jack, metallic knuckles or knuckles of any substance with a similar effect as metallic knuckles.
Only police officers are authorized to possess firearms on campus. The possession or storage of any dangerous weapon on Wheaton College property is unlawful and may lead to judicial/criminal action against the offender. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts firearms laws are strictly enforced. In Massachusetts conviction for the illegal possession of a firearm carries a mandatory one-year jail sentence.