Texas A&M’s Young Americans for Liberty, or YAL, is fighting to allow non-lethal weapons, such as pepper spray and tasers, for on-campus residents. While pepper spray is not explicitly listed in the policy, it could be considered a hazardous weapon and remains a gray area. The Division of Student Affairs’ weapons policy marks the second non-lethal weapon policy that YAL has challenged. However, she said that this change is more complicated, as housing policies are separate from campus policies. So that was really scary.”Thompson said that non-lethal weapons could provide students a greater sense of security in situations like hers.