UC Campus Police Hold Assault Rifles, Grenades and Sonic Cannons
San José State alone logs 28 Colt AR-15s, 13 CS ball grenades and 20 smoke grenades, filed under a 2021 transparency law.
- UC campuses report 11 Long Range Acoustic Devices, sonic weapons, across Category 13 filings.
- Dozens of Colt, Sig, Ruger and Windham AR-15 patrol rifles sit in Category 10 inventories.
- SJSU's Oct. 2025 memo, signed by Chief Michael Carroll, itemizes the grenade counts precisely.
Why it mattersAB 481 forces disclosure, not consent: the law's job ends at a filed PDF, not a locked armory.
University of California Police Departments' AB 481 Annual Military Equipment Report to the UC Regents (Sept. 2024, prepared by UC Council of Chiefs of Police); corroborated by San José State University Police Dept. AB 481 2025 Annual Report ↗ · Jul 9, 20267/9/26 · ✓ Checked✓ Check