Should Guns Be Allowed In Schools

Due to the recent upheaval of violent crimes on campus, many pro-gun activist have suggested that both the students and teachers should be allowed to carry concealed weapons on campus. Those for this may claim that their rights have been violated because many college campuses refuse to allow weapons of any kind on campus. It is not the right to carry a gun which is in debate here, but rather it is whether or not guns should be allowed on a college campus. The Constitution of The United States of America already grants citizens the right to carry guns, and being in the south, I am by far no stranger to seeing a gun from time-to-time, but it is not appropriate for guns to be in a vulnerable area such as a college campus. There are already too many guns available to the public, and allowing them on an educational facility would greatly increase the likelihood of injury or death. Americans, as previously mentioned, have the right to bear arms, and this should be held sacred, and not infringed, taken away, or limited. However, stricter firearm control should be implemented for those who chose to carry a concealed weapon, and gun control should be done by having stricter certification processes before a firearm or gun permit is issued, intensive psychological evaluation for the person or persons applying for a gun permit or a gun,and greater educational requirements for gun owners and firearm safety.

Allowing guns on campuses has to be one of the most absurd solutions conceived to regulate safety. Firearms have no place in the hands of staff and students on campus. The idea is totally blown out of proportion because many universities actually considering concealed carry believe the impact will be less crime and more safety, but what exactly does it mean to allow a weapon on college property? People that are for campus carry argue that those with a firearm will be able to defend themselves against any incident that is bound to happen, but what happens when they pull out a gun? How will students, staff, or law enforcement react? Guns on campuses are not a good idea due to the fact students aren't fully mature enough to carry a weapon, they will become inhibited in

In 2007, 32 students and teachers die after being held at gunpoint on the campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University by a student, Seung Hui Cho, who attended the school later on dies from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. In all 27 students and 5 faculty members died. I really think that guns shouldn't be allowed on college campuses at all because it will cause a distraction from the learning environment, would lead to an increased number of suicides by college students, a gun might go off by accident, most college students are too young to carry a concealed handgun license, and school shootings don't happen that often and college campuses are very safe so, therefore, there is no need to carry a concealed weapon on a campus.

Firearm deaths are second in deaths in the United States only behind car accidents. “Our Hearts Are Broken” was the headline after the massacre of Sandy Hook elementary. 20 young children were killed in this viscous attack but the death toll was 27 including faculty and staff. The truth is that school shootings are becoming more common and occur pretty often. These enraged students carry out plans of mass murder is simply freighting. With faculty able to carry concealed firearms on school property the benefits will out way the negatives instantly. According to deontology carrying a concealed weapon on campus is ethical because there will be more protection provided and a massive decrease in casualties involving shootings, but also a decrease in occurrence in non-weaponized violent acts.

The decision for college and university campuses to allow their students to carry concealed weapons on campus is a risky debate that one should disagree with. A numerous amount of unfortunate events that have a chance of happening would result as a train thought if the decision was made. Various public schools below college level have been publicized throughout the years to have been involved with shootings, threats, or suicide with arms that were sneaked onto campus discretely, or exposed through a rageful manner fired at random innocent individuals. College level, there is already a majority of students that are above the age of eighteen or twenty-one, both ages having the legal privilege to purchase a weapon. This would increase a caution

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

Students walk college campuses thinking of homework, friends, social happenings, but rarely thinking about their safety. Students on college campuses are defenseless against an armed assailant because an armed assailant can shoot and harm many students in a short time before the police arrive. There are opposing views about allowing concealed weapons on college campuses, and the debate has been making news lately with the number of school shootings and people getting killed and injured rising. According to Robert Birnbaum in The Magazine of Higher Learning, “More Guns advocates argue that college students and faculty should be able to carry weapons for their own protection, particularly since history has shown that colleges can’t protect them from assailants” (Birnbaum 7). For students to properly defend themselves against armed assailants, they should be allowed to carry concealed weapons on campus.

Students, especially in a college environment, should not be in possession of a firearm. College students go to parties and tend to get intoxicated. When under the influence, a student’s judgment becomes impaired, now add a gun into an already potentially dangerous environment and the consequences could be fatal. Even if students do exercise caution when handling their firearms, accidents can occur. According to Gun Violence Archive, there were 1,959 accidental shootings in 2015 and already 533 accidental shootings in 2016. Not only are guns dangerous at the hands of a shooter, but they are dangerous in the hands of anyone. Most students are not trained on how to operated a firearm, tend to make poor decisions and accidents do happen. In my opinion, students should not be allowed to have guns on campus, for the sake of everyone’s

Due to the significant number of violent shootings on college campuses in the past recent years, many have argued that both students and teachers should be allowed to carry a concealed handgun on campus to defend themselves. They believe it will help stop shootings and make campuses safer, but will it? These people who are suggesting this are only thinking about their own safety and not thinking about the consequences that will flourish due to guns on campus. Guns on campus would not only lead to an escalation in violent crimes, but will lead to an increase in the number of incidents. Allowing people to bring guns on college campuses won’t solve anything; instead we should be limiting the amount of weapons to make it a safer environment for both students and teachers.

Some students and teachers cannot be trusted in places like schools with them. A large number of supporters are not looking at the other solutions to this issue, such as therapy and social groups for students with behavioral problems. Schools should be a safe place to be, and students cannot feel that safety not knowing if the person next to them has a gun or not. After the Columbine shooting in 1999, the public and school boards all over the country started to believe more firearms in schools would solve every gun related incident. Supporters are being especially ignorant are not looking at the other ways to prevent shootings from occurring. Shootings are terrifying for everyone. With simple actions, they could be prevented easily through counseling and therapy to those who are potential perpetrators. Guns cannot be the only

Well what if it discharges in the middle of class and accidentally shoots and injures someone, anyone for that matter. “I don’t ever want to be a college president who has to call a parent and tell them that their child has been shot on campus”(Michael Sorrell, president of paul quinn college). Mr.Sorrell has got his head in the game. No teacher should even have to think about possibly having to call a parent over a child being shot and injured. “University leadership believes concealed handguns on campus present significant concerns and are not conducive to a positive learning environment.”(Donald Christian, president of Concordia University Texas). This is also true, weapons on campus would be a big distraction. Teens would want to hold it and see it or possibly go outside and fire it. They would be overly distracted and more worried over the weapon that's in the same room as them than they would be their work that's laying on the table right under their noses. This could also cause many problems because they may fail for not paying attention it could ruin one's future

Schools far away from police and fire need to have concealed weapons to protect students. A vice principal went to his car and got a weapon and was able to stop a school shooting before authorities arrived. Which shows that if concealed carry was allowed he could of possibly stopped the shooter before they started.

While some people argue that allowing firearms on campus would cause more shootings and gun-related deaths, or make more students uncomfortable in their own classrooms, there are many facts and arguments to combat this. People with negative intentions will not be stopped by the law, and by removing gun-rights, the rights of people with good intentions would also be removed. There are examples of how concealed carry being allowed could’ve saved lives amid mass shootings, such as the Virginia Tech Massacre of

A controversy that have been going on since the Sandy Hook school shooting in 2012. Three years ago twenty, first-graders between the ages of six and seven were killed along with four teachers the principal and the school psychologist. The shooter age twenty is responsible for this massacre. This has every school in America asking the question, should we put guns on our campuses? No, you shouldn 't though it sounds like a great idea now you must think about the future impact in would have on the student population. College campuses are having an especially hard with this considering the age group in which their student body lies. If this law was passed campuses around America would have to face the fact that student would be able to carry around dangerous weapons. More guns on campus would create additional risk for students, shooters would not be deterred by concealed carry permit holders and those who do carry guns aren 't even required to take proper training or gun safety classes.

Should teachers be allowed to possess guns during school hours? I think that teachers shouldn’t be allowed to possess guns during school hours because of three reason. First reason is because it is dangerous for students . secondly because it will increase violence. Lastly because of the teacher use. In the next few paragraphs i will explain why teachers shouldn't be allowed to possess guns in school.