Penn State Police confiscated two BB guns Wednesday from two Hamilton Hall residents who were firing the weapons in the building's hallway.

The incident occurred a day before police seized a set of metal knuckles from another student in Lyons Hall.

However, two weapon incidents in two days does not necessarily signal a trend, Police Supervisor Dwight Smith said.

"I wouldn't want to draw any conclusions from the fact that we had two of these types of incidents in a short span of time," he said.

Police have not determined how many shots were fired in the hallway, but no one was injured in the incident. Charges are not being filed against either student, Smith said.

Police discovered the metal knuckles, a prohibited weapon in dorms, while checking on the welfare of the student, he said.

Although police take all weapon violations seriously, the BB gun incident is not as serious as some past episodes, he added.

Penn State Police have handled reports of students firing sling shots or BB guns toward pedestrians from dorm windows, Smith said.

Some years, the Office of Residence Life handles one or two weapon violations, but other years there are none, Residence Life Director Diane Andrews said.

"It's happened before, but it's not something that happens on a regular basis," she said.

All types of propellants and potential weapons, including BB guns, paintball guns and martial arts equipment, are banned in dorms, Alison Cummings, assistant director for residence life, said.

East Halls coordinator Julie Draper said she could recall only one weapon violation occurring last semester.

"We're pretty good about letting students know [about policies] from the beginning," she said.

Penn State Police allow students to store legal weapons banned on campus in a department storage facility, Smith said.

"Rather than have [weapons] in the residence halls we want to give [students] a place that they can store them and still have access to them," he added.

During hunting season, Penn State Police may store as many as 50 hunting rifles for students, Smith said.

Students are not charged for the service, and police will hold the weapons as long as they attend Penn State, he added.