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The University of Virginia Board of Visitors approved a regulation banning guns on campus Friday.

The university had previously banned weapons, fireworks and explosives on the school’s property — but according to Virginia Attorney Gen. Ken Cuccinelli, that policy did not extend to concealed carry permit holders. Cuccinelli wrote in July:

“Because the University adopted a policy rather than a regulation, it has not ‘otherwise prohibited by law’ persons with a concealed carry permit from possessing a handgun, and, therefore, the policies may not be used to prohibit persons with such a permit from carrying a concealed firearm into the buildings covered by the policy.”

The new regulation closes that loophole, and prohibits all weapons (including those of concealed carry permit holders) on university grounds.

George Mason University’s gun law prohibits guns inside campus buildings, but does not ban concealed carry on the outside campus. GMU’s law was challenged but upheld earlier this year in the Virginia Supreme Court.

Last month, an Oregon court repealed the university system’s ban on concealed carry; the university system has decided not to appeal.

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