In August 2020, citing the George Floyd protests as well as a police-involved shooting in 2018, university President Stephen Percy announced that PSU police will no longer carry firearms on patrol (though firearms will still be stored in the public safety office for use in case of an active shooter situation). While this announcement was made in August 2020, to this day PSU has not fully enacted this policy. In case of dangerous calls, Portland police will respond instead.[22][23]