Persuasive Essay On Guns In Schools

School should be a place of peace and opportunity, but gaps in the system of gun control threatens the safety of faculty and students. School shootings have killed a total of 297 lives, young and old (Slate Magazine). Gun control has been a continuous nationwide debate for many years. It seems that no one wants to take a stance against guns unless they are personally affected. In order to take control of the matter and prevent more incidents from continuing schools need to change. To achieve a safe environment in schools need to educate faculty, safe and students, heighten security, and assess mental health issues.

You go to school to be educated by your teachers and peers. It brings unnecessary tensions and can cause problems. Students, teachers, and other staffs shouldn’t be able to bring guns to school. Who’s to say that person carrying around an assault weapon doesn’t have an unstable problem? We don’t know what is on someone’s mind or what they are capable of. Anyone could be having a bad day and decide to threaten someone with a gun. These kinds of circumstances should be made clear to the public and be banned from educational schools. Guns are used as protection, but they may be misapplied to be used as violence. There are more rational ways we could go about this such as; investing in more security guards or police enforcement. Needless to say, guns are dangerous especially when in the hands of a deadly person. What's more important, the second amendment or the lives of our teachers and students? Ultimately guns have no place to be in or around a school

According to the NCSL, National Conference of State Legislatures “Over the last five years, campus safety legislation has been a hot issue across the country”. Authors like Jazz Silva are standing up for student’s rights that some State Legislatures might not care about. Not only are weapons dangerous but it is unsafe to students who may struggle with mental health issues. College campuses are safer than the communities that surround them. The University of Louisiana system states “93% of the violence against students occurs off campus.” Allowing guns on campus would lead to an escalation in violence, can lead to an increased number of suicides by college students, and the possibility that a weapon can go off by accident.

Soon after the 1999 massacre, school lockdowns became widespread and ushered new security measures in school across the U.S. The effort of installing Lockdowns were strengthened after the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Instructors and staff members applied these safety procedures to protect students at the school. Students were swept into the storage closets and behind bookcases where they would hide until the situation is fully resolved. Today, instructors are advised to snap off the lights, lock the doors and usher students into closets and corners while the school officials contact the police. In this locked room, students' text one another, play cards or board games or just wait until they are told everything is back to normal. Indeed, since the Columbine shooting, 32 states have enacted laws demanding schools to perform lockdown drills to keep students safe from intruders (Muschert 11). However, over the years, in the past decade, shooting has increased. The introduction of lockdown drills has not materialized in today’s setting as gun control laws have failed. The massive ownership of guns allowed in the Second Amendment of the U.S Constitution has promoted school shootings. Today, students have access to guns from parents and there is no minimum age for owning a long gun. It means even a child can own a rifle. The weakness of legal ownership of guns in the U.S is clear. So, even with

The dangers of having possession of a gun on campus can lead to a larger percentile of death because of the low accuracy levels. With that, it there is no assurance that the individual is going to have a clear view point of who the target is. Through basic training and acquiring a license they are not taught to know who

The reality today is how increasingly popular it is for news media to sensationalize campus shootings providing a quick vehicle for lines to get blurred between a true mass shooting incident vs. a campus argument where someone has brought a gun and used it during an altercation with an individual or group. The latter is actually a more common occurrence than a mass shooting unfortunately both usually end with casualties and victims of violence. Imagine either scenario with a classroom full of students who may or may not be carrying a gun. Most students in the class will be under the age of twenty-five, their experience to firing a gun is usually during hunting season with a rifle not a handgun. Now they have been placed in a high risk situation with zero experience on how to handle a mass shooter or disgruntled boyfriend or student upset about their final grades. Several gun owners today have obtained their concealed handgun license. Andy Pelosi states, "Most people with concealed guns don't have tactical training, as law enforcement receives" (para. 15). This training consists of providing knowledge of the owner’s handgun and accuracy of target shooting in a very non-threatening environment. This in no way prepares anyone for a true high risk situation. Then throw in the mix multiple people with firearms in a confined space trying to determine in a split second

There has been a various amount of debate between several groups of people and colleges, inquiring if they would feel comfortable with students having a handgun on college campuses. A few states in the U.S. have been thinking about allowing firearms in University campuses throughout America due to the increasing amount of assaults. Some of the states that are already allowing guns on school campus are Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Mississippi, Oregon, Texas, Utah, and Wisconsin. Although some individuals believe that having a gun on campus is a dreadful idea, some see it as a relief to their safety. It is known that a school’s first priority is to keep each and every student safe. Maintaining a safe environment in college or in any school is extremely necessary. In theory, if we start to allow the students and staff to carry weapons on school grounds they still need to learn how to use them appropriately, and be able to handle situations that get thrown their way. Students are put into situations where they have to stay up all night and do their school work. In addition to that, some actually have the responsibility to go to work. With that being said, in reality the students won’t have enough time to go through professional training to master the techniques on how to use guns responsibly like policemen and gain knowledge on how to react to extreme situations like they do.

Multiple people trying to stop the shooter would make it difficult for authorities to control the situation. It’s possible that a police officer could encounter a predicament in which he or she doesn’t know who the shooter is and who is the person that’s trying to defend him or herself. Depressed students who are stressed from the pressure of college will sometimes come across the idea of taking their lives. Guns would only make it easier by dramatically increasing the success rate for attempts when compared to methods like an overdose. Who will he or she shoot then; innocent people could get hurt this way. The main focal point in terms of weapon choice when it comes to Concealed Carry seems to be a gun, but I think there are other ways to minimize school shootings rather than pushing for gun violence. Wheeler mentions that “school killers have proved to be simply taking advantage of the lack of effective security school”, therefore, authorities should attempt to implement strict screenings to scare off shooters and prevent guns from making it inside the building in the first place

In order for students to be successful in college, they must be responsible. John McNay once said, "There is an assumption that if these people are licensed to carry guns then they will act responsibility and wise with the weapons. But we license people to drive cars, too, and we see people driving foolishly and carelessly all the time" (McNay). This states that there seems to be not much trust in the college students and that they will probably not act as responsible as they should with a deadly weapon in their possession. If the students are trusted to carry a gun, then they should be responsible with that gun in hand. Other factors also come into play when considering whether students should be allowed to carry guns, such as drugs or alcohol could play a role in how students act. Vore once said, "A lot of folks think they're just going to carry a gun ... and just going to pop their head up and confront the shooter and shoot them” (Hulsey). People who have guns often feel like they are strong and are invincible. They often act like they can confront the person when they can't always do that. It isn't safe because the student could easily be shot by the shooter. Shooters are more likely to shoot someone who has a gun than someone who doesn't, so students are just putting themselves in more danger if they have a gun in hand. Students need to be more responsible in knowing when the right time would be to take

Professors should feel safe an accommodated in their campuses, they shouldn’t feel afraid of entering their class because his or her students have loaded guns in their backpacks. Can you imagine the psychological damage that many students will be inflicted with when they witness their best friend kill their professor or colleagues just because he or she doesn’t like them? Can you imagine as a parent what it would feel like if your son or daughter is sentenced to jail or is killed because of killing innocent people? Some do agree that guns are necessary so that a person can defend themselves from attackers or thieves, but do you really think they’re necessary in a place where you’re there to learn. Others, such as David Skorton and Glenn Altschuler, believe that “[opposing] legislation will prevent colleges from setting their own gun policies- and will make students, staff, and faculty less safe” (628). These are the questions that should be asked and thought about when thinking of the idea of guns in college

Gun Control is a sensitive and controversial topic internationally debated. The Second Amendment states that, “A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a Free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed” (2nd Amendment). With this in mind, questions and controversy arise. Everybody has their own outlook whether people should be allowed to carry personal concealed firearms in public or on school campuses. Should students be allowed to carry guns on school grounds? “A recent study found that 78% of college students oppose such legislation and 79% said they would feel less safe if faculty, students, and visitors carried concealed weapons on campus,” (The Tradeoffs of Gun Ownership, 13). In reference to that, students should not be allowed to carry firearms on campus for the reason that many people would feel unsafe.

According to a list of school shootings on the CNN web-site, there were twenty school shootings that happened in the United States between January 2018 and April 2018. Twenty shootings, which killed and injured many people, on campuses are not a small number. Shockingly, a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida killed seventeen innocent people on February 14th, 2018, and it is a serious alert to students’ safety on campus. Many people believe that educators should be armed, so the students would feel safe while being in schools. Some people also urge the American government to enact a law, which allows educators to possess weapons in schools. On the other hand, there has been a lot of disagreements about ideas of armed educators because the teachers might not have a stable mentality to make a right decision and possibly end up shooting wrong targets in hostile situations. A critical discussion on the pros and cons of educators carrying guns will help people understand why shooting on campus should be addressed as well as become more aware of this concerning issue.

People now have to watch their surroundings everywhere they go because of careless or harmful people around them. In 2007 at the University of Nevada, a student was leaving class and a man with a gun attacked and raped her (Wiseman 53). The student would have used the gun as a form of protection to keep the man from raping her. However, the state law in Nevada would not allow the student to carry a gun on campus; therefore, she could not protect herself from the armed man (Wiseman 53). In Texas, anyone over the age of twenty-one can carry a concealed weapon on college campuses (“Guns on Campus…”). Some college students might be over twenty-one, but that does not necessarily mean that they are responsible enough to carry a concealed weapon. In the newspaper article “Guns on Campus…” states, “…Texas and several other states are arguing as they…allow concealed handguns on public college campuses, even if the college officials are adamantly opposed…A proposal with a good chance of passage in gun-friendly Texas…” Legislators in Texas think that since criminals are bringing guns on campuses, college students should have firearms to keep people from attacking the campus. Even though a college student is caring a gun does not mean they are going to keep people from attacking the campus, but the weapon will protect

The tragic events at Virginia Tech in April of 2007 and Northern Illinois University in February of 2008 have policymakers, campus officials and citizens looking for solutions to prevent future attacks (Dickerson). Violent shootings that have occurred on a few college campuses in recent years have provoked a debate over

The fear within the uncertainty of gun control is understandable, but the application is not, in any way, logical. According to ProCon, which evaluated statistics from Everytown for Gun Safety, since the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary, there have been 122 school shootings, resulting in only 34 deaths (2015). While these shootings and deaths are tragic, on a national radar, they are small numbers. In fact, out of the past 122 school shootings, only 11 were mass shootings (ProCon 2015). Mass shootings, or shootings where more than three people are injured or killed, are the most publicized, but small statistic, falling behind accidental shootings; showing that a gun related accident is more likely than a school shooting. As stated by the U.S. Department of Education, “the odds that a child would die in school–by homicide or suicide–are, fortunately, no greater than 1 in 1 million” (Bloom 2012). The fear of sitting in a classroom and being interrupted by a gunman has been heavily publicized by the media, as opposed to the actual reality, which shows that these chances are extremely slim. Ironically, According to Dave