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COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. -- FOX21 has an update on the University of Colorado's new gun policy, and its impact on the school's local campus.

Last week, the university announced students with concealed carry permits can live in university housing, but they will be required to stay in a designated section or building.

The decision is in response to the recent Colorado Supreme Court ruling allowing those with a permit to carry a concealed gun on campus.

"As part of the landlord-tennant agreement the terms are students who have a concealed weapons permit must live in our upper class or upper division housing," Tom Hutton with University of Colorado Colorado Springs said. "When the gun is not on their person it needs to be in a safe that the university will provide."

Hutton said as part of the policy, students and others with concealed carry permits will not be allowed to bring their weapons inside the dorms designated for freshman.

"That is really for the safety of the residents, freshman housing in our opinion should not have weapons in it," he said.

But that is not all, as Hutton said UCCS is also asking permit holders to agree to not bring their guns to large on-campus events, including athletics.

"We think there are very few UCCS students who have those permits," Hutton said. "We think probably less than one-percent of the student body."

If anything he said the university wants students to know a lot of time and research is behind the new policy, designed to both follow state law and keep teachers, students and visitors safe.