Stricter Gun Law

They defend this view by saying that,”…people are safer when they have guns to protect themselves; and that an armed bystander could put a stop to a mass shooting in progress” (Skorton and Altschuler 629). Timothy Wheeler makes another point by stating that gun free zones are easy targets for danger and that school killers have taken advantage of effective security (655). He enforces the idea of allowing guns on college grounds by affirming that at “…the Appalachian School of Law in 2002 [a] homicidal Virginia student was stopped from shooting more of his classmates when another student held him at gunpoint” (Wheeler 656). Skorton and Altschuler claim that “colleges and universities are far safer than most public places in the United States” (629). Although that is true, permitting guns on site would counteract that view in and out of the classroom. If firearms were to be allowed on college grounds would campuses still be considered secure locations, would students be able to speak freely on controversial topics, would they really be able to stop attackers if anything was to ever

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.

There will be more crimes, if we allow students and school employees to carry guns around the school. There is a lot of people that are mentally ill, and have plans to ruin other people’s life. . Many of those people that are mentally ill go to our community college. We will never know when someone will start shooting for no reason. It’s

Michael Newbern’s overarching topic in his article is that gun should be allowed at college campuses. Students should be learning their courses without any worry of being unsafe. He stated that college campuses are known to be safer than other locations. However,

Those that are non-supporters of the bill insist guns on campuses will lead to more tragedies. They believe there is no evidence that can conclude that guns on campus will decrease crimes. According to the author Darby Dickerson, ‘‘ Research has shown that the brains of most college students have not fully developed with regards to impulse control and judgment; therefore, allowing students access to guns could actually increase reckless shooting incidents.”(Dickerson). Non-Supporters believe giving guns

Violence flourishes everywhere we go in today’s society. There is no way out and no way to escape it. Going to college, does not make you feel any safer than being outside of college. Mass shootings this year have increased, especially in school all over the United States. Even though, the shootings have been in most high schools, they can be on college campuses just as well. Gun concealment should be allowed on college campuses. We deserve the right to protect ourselves. We deserve to feel safe anywhere we go without any fear of harm. They cannot take the second amendment away from the people. Students and faculty need extra security when they cannot rely on the authorities to be there. Special requirements should be intact, but if concealing a gun to feel protected is strong, there will be no problem taking the requirements.

That is the major worry for parents of students and students who would attend any public college. The other side says that the victims will have something to protect themselves with. How about let’s not allow guns on public universities and stop the ones that stand out because they carry a gun. The fact is this, with this law, anyone who carries a gun can become a shooter, however, they cannot be treated as such until they commit a crime or do something illegal. The shooter now can get to the center of a room or a very crowded place and have the advantage on anyone/everyone. In fact, Virginia Tech shooting became the deadliest shooting because the shooter was able to get in a place where he had the advantage over everyone. In these instances, a shooter will never be harmed by any regular civilian with a gun. The shooter will be free to do whatever he wants until taken down by an armed police officer or SWAT team.

Since the beginning of public education, there have been heinous crimes on the campuses of the schools. These crimes have taken place everywhere, from Columbine High School all the way to a classroom on the Virginia Tech campus. To be more specific the most devastating crime that can take place on a collegiate campus is a mass shooting. So, with more and more states beginning to allow those who possess a conceal carry permit, to carry at more places throughout the state. The question is asked, should college campuses allow students to carry a concealed handgun, while attending class. Some will say that there are already solutions in place; but, these solutions are not effective. The answer is yes, allowing students to carry is the only way to deter mass shootings on a college campus. Now some may ask, “What exactly is concealed carry?” Furthermore, more restaurants and places of work are beginning to allow employees and customers to enter with their concealed weapon. With the crime rate on the rise at most college campuses, campuses should consider allowing students to carry concealed weapons to deter crime.

Birnbaum, Robert. "Ready, Fire, Aim: The College Campus Gun Fight." Change, vol. 45, no. 5, Sep/Oct2013, pp. 6-14. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1080/00091383.2013.812462. Mr. Birnbaum talks about the two different sides of the question should guns be allowed on campus? The people who agree on the idea of having fire arms on campus have the case that having students and faculty with guns discourages violent crimes. While the people who disagree with the same idea say that the studies that have been done on safety with guns on campus are not good enough. Either way the laws set in place are going to have to follow the US Constitution and the constitution and laws of the state. There are five crimes that the law considers violent crimes in the Clery act

Javier Auyero states in his article that he dreads the possibility of having young vigilantes within his classroom (1). By allowing the “ campus carry “ laws to pass, the presence of guns will become germane. This allows for no definite way to distinguish between a mass shooter and a regular Joe. carrying a gun for protection. Even Art Acevedo, chief of the Austin Police Department disagrees with SB 11 (Campus carry Laws) he simply states that having concealed weapons on campuses with create a “less safe” environment (Auyero 1). Should we heed a warning from a man who knows quite a bit about violent gun crimes?

Numerous studies have shown that whenever guns are introduced into an environment, the result stands to reason that having guns on college campuses would only increase the risk of gun violence to students, faculty, and staff. Let's consider another gun lobby talking point, which supposedly explains the need to force guns onto college

“Colleges and universities occupy a special place in American society. They are much more than a series of buildings and collection of individuals. Instead, they are dynamic living and learning environments where individuals with varying levels of maturity interact, often under stressful circumstances. While recognizing the right of responsible individuals to possess firearms under other circumstances, the unique characteristics of a university campus make the presence of firearms problematic. The shootings that have occurred in recent years at US colleges and universities have generated passionate debate about how best to prevent such violence and whether persons should be allowed to carry concealed guns on campuses. Experts believe there is no credible evidence that students or staff carrying guns would reduce crime. In fact, research has shown that the brains of most college students have not fully developed regarding impulse control and judgment” (Dickerson). Therefore, guns should not be allowed on college campuses because it would lead to an escalation in violent crime, distract from the learning environment, and lead to accidental discharge incidents.

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‘‘

Would school shootings be reduced if guns were allowed on college campus or would it make more school shootings. Not very many people believe that guns were allowed to be carried around with them throughout the day let alone a school campus, surprising adults and staff at colleges students are allowed to have guns on college campuses in Georgia and Arkansas. Some people on these college campuses feel that they need a gun to put a hold on school shooters or just for defending themselves. But others feel that it jeopardizes the campus. It makes them feel in more insecure because the students do not know who may have a gun on campus which makes students frightened to just be on campus. With that information guns on college grounds is a controversial topic because some people feel the need to protect themselves by having a gun on campus and others feel the need to leave the guns and weapons to the authorities by not having guns on campuses.

For every teacher and student I am sorry for your loss of those seventeen people. I believe in the movement of stricter gun laws. There's other things that you can do besides taking away guns to civilians. I believe that there should be more precautions on people that buy semi-automatic and fully automatic guns. We could try to make it where you have to go through a course to get a permit or a license to get a fully-automatic or semi-automatic gun. We could also try to make it where if someone has a mental disorder they should not be able to buy or have one. I believe in our safety of our friends and family, but I also believe in the second amendment so we can have those guns to protect our families when or if the need arrives.