Gun Control In Schools

legislation varies in every state. In some states gun policy is stricter than in other states.

Mass Shootings are among the most controversial topics talk about in modern day society, and this is due to the apparent rise in shootings over the past couple of years. The nation has witnessed some of the most gruesome shootings in History such as Virginia Tech, and Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting. From the aftermath of these shootings, a solution was found to prevent such things from happening which is allow concealed-carry weapons on college campuses. It is said if there are more guns on campuses, the chances of a gun man taking out more innocent lives are less likely due to the amount of people with guns. Despite this sound solution of concealed carry on college campuses, the reality is that it causes more problems than it solves, and there are better solutions to this problem at hand. But, what exactly is the true nature of school shootings, is it actually a true threat to our education system?

If more guns does not indicate an increase in levels of violence, then what can be attributed to this relationship? According to Dudler, Cantor, and de Moore (2007), blaming a weapon for a crime is an illogical solution to the issue of gun violence. Furthermore,

Gun control has become a hot topic in recent times with heated debates and strong feelings

Before that, it was referred to as permit-less carry or Vermont carry, after the first state to give similar rights to its residents. Constitutional carry started making news after the Supreme Court’s District of Columbia v. Heller decision in 2008. This was the first time the federal government concluded that the “Second Amendment confers an individual right to possess a firearm for traditionally lawful purposes such as self-defense” (Acosta, Luis). This was no longer simply a collective “militia” right to own guns. Heller, however, didn’t address if that right stopped at your front door. This made carrying a firearm in public a focus of debate when it came to gun

allowed to flout Texas’ licensed carry laws, or any state laws, simply because it disagrees with

Although most colleges allow students to bring guns on campus they do not allow them to be brought into class or administrative buildings. Many gun advocates would like to see gun normalized everywhere and a good way to that is to implement that is when people are young and developing their values and understanding of the world. The passing of campus carry laws have exploded in recent years favoring strong proponents the theory, if we provide the law to allow students and faculty to carry we remove gun free zones. Therefore protecting the population on campuses with the thinking that mass shooters prey on those schools with gun free zones. Several of the deadliest

The implication was that students who support trigger warnings and safe spaces are narrow-minded, oversensitive and opposed to dialogue. The letter betrayed a fundamental misunderstanding of what the terms “trigger warnings” and “safe spaces” mean, and came across as an embarrassing attempt to deflect attention from serious issues on campus.

“Some favor increased regulation of firearm transfers and sales, believing that measures such as universal background checks help protect the public by preventing dangerous individuals from owning firearms” (DiLascio). Despite the beliefs of ineffectiveness that reforms will prevent firearms from falling into the wrong hands, those that approve of further regulations have good intentions of the people and their safety, but are also narrow minded and are not thinking of the bigger picture. Stacey Newman is a soft-spoken leader of the Progressive caucus in the Missouri House of Representatives. Newman has recently passed a bill that states, “gun buyers would also be required to tour an emergency room between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. on weekends, when firearm victims are present, and meet with at least two families affected by gun violence as well as two individuals who have officiated at the funerals of minors who were shot dead” (Johnson). While those that believe adding more laws would benefit the people, it is really not. Adding more regulations will only prevent law abiding citizens from being able to buy firearms to defend themselves. On the opposing side, “Some favor increased regulation of firearm transfers and sales, believing that measure such as universal background checks help protect the public by preventing dangerous individuals from owning firearms” (DiLascio). They also fail to realize that criminals are criminals and they will find a way to get what they want, regardless of any rules or laws that are passed. “The decision went on to list laws that would be permissible, such as imposing conditions on commercial sale of firearms and prohibiting guns in sensitive places like schools” (Johnson). Some laws also prohibits anyone to sell any type of firearm to individuals under 18, the mentally ill/disabled, and anyone with a criminal record

In this paper, I will discuss the recent law that allows for conceal handgun license holders to carry a concealed weapon on college campuses in Texas. Although “no permit is necessary for the purchase of rifles, shotguns, ammunition, or any firearm component in the state…the only qualifications pertinent to the purchase of firearms…is that the purchaser must be at least 18 years of age and a resident of the state,” there are rules as to who can carry a concealed handgun (gun.laws). “A person must apply for a license with the Department of Public Safety and meet certain requirements: the completed materials and applications, two passport color photographs, [be] at least 21 years of age, [be a] resident of the state of Texas, completion of

Gun control has long been a controversial topic in the United States. In 1791 the Second Amendment was ratified in the Constitution (Shallope, 1982). Since its ratification, the amendment has been interpreted two different ways depending on the acceptance or opposition to the issue (Shallope, 1982). Those opposing lax gun laws interpret the Second Amendment as only applying to the prohibition of the federal government interfering with state militia; it does not apply to individual citizens (Shallope, 1982). Laws concerning individual citizens rights to purchase, own, and carry a gun vary from state to state. Even though license requirements still differ across states, as of the year 2013, when Illinois became the last state to permit the carrying of a concealed handgun in public, the act of concealed carry is now legal in all 50 states (ProCon, 2017). In particular, laws concerning the possession of guns on college campuses fluctuate from state to state and even throughout individual institutions (LaPoint, 2010). Currently, 18 states have issued

Across the United States many people who are in favor of students carrying firearms on campus seem to be in favor simply due to the fact that when unarmed the human body becomes a victim. We have often seen massacres across the state happening in schools from elementary schools

So why in the world are college levels of institutions allowing students to walk on to a campus with a gun attached to them?

The law authorizes a license holder to carry a concealed handgun while he or she is on the campus of any institution of higher learning in the state. Open carrying of handguns is prohibited at these locations. The law further authorizes all institutions of higher learning to come up with rules, regulations or other provisions regarding the

There have been many accounts of mass shootings in the United States in 2010, guns were used 11,078 times and mass shootings compromising 35% of all gun deaths in the U.S. Region and states with lower gun ownership have shown to have higher shootings rates than states with lower gun ownership meaning letting guns on campuses will likely increase the chances of shootings to arise. According to a Harvard study‘‘