BREAKING🚨 California campus police are stockpiling AR-15s, tear gas grenades, and even submachine guns — insisting they’ll “never use them.” An investigation into all 148 public campuses across California's community college, UC and Cal State systems found military-grade weaponry stocked where students go to class. AR-15s. Stun grenades designed to cause temporary blindness. Sonic weapons so loud the military calls them the voice of God. A 2021 state law says campus police can only own this equipment if there's no other way to keep people safe, and it forces them to disclose every piece to the public. Not every college follows every part of that law. At San Jose State, police own 33 tear gas grenades that burst into clouds of choking chemicals. Captain Jermaine Thomas said the grenades have "always been in our armory" and that the department plans to destroy them, along with a submachine gun that Cal State policy never authorized. A spokesperson said that submachine gun was never added to the rulebook because the school never asked permission to use it. San Jose State and San Francisco State both own AR-15s their own system doesn't authorize. When asked, a Cal State spokesperson called the rifles "standard issue" and said they don't need to be reported, even though San Jose's own report lists them as specialized firearms. San Francisco said its rifles won't appear in future reports at all. At UC Davis, a captain confirmed outside police can bring their own unauthorized military gear onto campus. The school has lent drones to other UC campuses for crowd control and can borrow equipment ahead of "major" protests. Compton College's president said a reporter's question was the first time the weapons law was on his radar, then he discovered his own campus never adopted a required use policy. At Cal State Dominguez Hills, staff said the department doesn't submit its report to any governing body at all. Students fear the real purpose. At Mt. San Antonio College, César Tlatoāni Alvarado said veterans and students of color were not comfortable watching their campus become militarized. Hundreds of rifles. Thousands of chemical rounds. Sitting where 19-year-olds take midterms.