Teaching Agriculture For College Students

While the debate and argument over the carry on campus law continues, more and more concerns are surfacing about the jeopardy it could put our nation in. Are students even mature enough for the handling of weapons? Students are not to be trusted with guns and college campus should stay a gun-free zone. Carrying a gun in general requires responsibility that people of a young age sometimes tend not to have. The handling a firearm and a lack of responsibility within a person can be a very dangerous situation. Judgement and maturity of such a young group are things to consider when thinking about the carry on campus law and a student’s capability to make smart choices when handling a weapon can’t be trusted.

Concealed carry and college campuses are two major topics currently in the media, yet these two topics are rarely used in unison, until now. The topic of whether or not concealed carry should be allowed on college campuses is a now mainstream debate with multiple views and numerous differentiating opinions. Many of the general public question if campus police is capable enough to protect a university’s enormous student body? Another commonly discussed issue is if concealed handguns actually do deter crime, and if they are capable of aiding in stopping a mass shooting spree? Or if guns on campus, carried by fellow classmates would make students as a whole feel more cautious or on the opposing hand make students feel more secure with guns carried on campus? If guns are allowed on campus, how will this affect a growing student’s ideology? These questions and many more are highly spoken of in our social media based generation, the answers to these questions help to improve our knowledge on this debate of concealed carry on college campuses, which will lead us to form our own individual opinions on this debate topic based on the facts and evidence presented.

If college campuses legalize the right to obtain a concealed weapon there could a risk of escalation in violence on college campuses. Allowing college students to carry a concealed weapon on campus makes for many opportunities of potential misuse of the weapon. According to the Journal of American College Health, most college students don't have experience shooting or holding a gun, therefore, they could make a mistake and unintentionally harm somebody or even themselves. Granting college students access to guns will pose increased risks of incidents of self-injury, accidental shootings and even murders. The University of Louisiana system shows that evidence also indicates that the presence of concealed weapons on campus would increase the likelihood of

The presence of guns on post-secondary campuses has taken on a new light after the recent Virginia Tech and UA

Concealed guns on campus is a major topic floating around right now. Many people believe that it would be beneficial to carry guns on campus. Some believe people should have the right to protect themselves if there is a potential attack. It is a right to own a gun and to carry it, if you have the right qualifications. If you can carry a gun anywhere else it makes sense that you should be able to carry it on campus. A few years ago it was brought to attention about people being able to carry guns on campus. At first it seemed like a long shot but now the argument has gained attention and people have changed their views on the issue to agreeing that it would be good to be able to have a concealed gun on campus.

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

In 2007 an armed student killed 32 people at Virginia Tech, making it one of the deadliest gun massacres in U.S history. As a result, a group known as Students for Concealed Carry on Campus began a movement to legalize campus carry for colleges in the U.S. Lawmakers then put in place laws that would allow students and faculty to carry weapons to better defend themselves (The Secret History of the Campus Carry Movement). As of 2016 Texas became the ninth state to allow concealed carry on public universities for holders of gun permits. Nevertheless, the debate over whether to allow concealed weapons in schools remains a hot topic in our political society. Although the different viewpoints of the new law are evident, the major similarity is the safety of the student body. There exists’ two sides for concealed weapons on college campuses in the state of Texas. The side that believes students are safer by carrying a concealed weapon, and the side that believes the contrary and says that weapons should not be allowed on school premises. Regulations vary from state to state; 18 states have banned concealed weapons on college campuses and 23 states allow each school to determine its own policies (Campus Carry). Even after the Virginia shooting, the movement did not echo with all Americans.

In the United States of America, there is a rising epidemic happening and its gun violence and the violence will not only rise, but triple if guns are permitted on college campuses and inevitably cause a ripple of issues. With several campus shootings, the most fatal being in 2007, the shooting that occurred at Virginia Tech University, a number of states are pushing harder to consider legislation about whether or not to permit concealed guns on college campuses and to obliterate the existing firearm regulations. This is not Colleges and Universities purpose; they’re for learning and experiences and amongst other things, not about guns. Students and faculty should not be allowed to carry firearms onto college campuses, firearms are illegal on most campuses, and that is how it should remain. In 2015, the number of colleges and universities in the United

Allowing concealed weapons on campus can also prevent casualties and injuries in the event of a mass public shooting. According to Smith “Between 1977 and 1995, the average death rate from mass shootings plummeted by up to 91% after such laws [right-to-carry concealed handgun laws] went into effect, and injuries dropped by over 80%.”

After suffering from an uncontrollable rage following his parents’ divorce he shot and stabbed his mother and killed his wife. The following morning, he climbed the bell tower and proceeded to kill 14 people and injuring 31 in an hour and a half (history). The “campus-carry law” was passed near the 50th anniversary of this tragic event. Huyler Marsh, a graduate student at University of Texas grew up in a home without guns, but once he arrived on campus he joined a gun club, and now has his very own CHL. “’I wear it pretty much whenever I can…If I call 911 it might be ten minutes before they get here. It might be more. It’s nice to know you have the ultimate responsibility for your safety” (nytimes). There was a great debate on UT’s campus, the president of the University was against it himself, wanting to keep UT as safe as possible. Another student on the UT campus, Ana Lopez, talks about having open discussions in class about controversial topics and “is worried now that in such classes that students will hesitate, knowing someone might have a gun”

The purpose of this report is to determine if allowing carry concealed weapons on college campus is a beneficial asset. After doing substantial research on this controversial question my

According to David Burnett, a spokesman for Students for Concealed Carry, LaPierre’s quote would hold true even on college campuses. He believes if students and staff of colleges had the capability to conceal and carry weapons, colleges would become safer, and those who carried would potentially have the ability to stop a tragedy like Virginia Tech’s attack from happening. On the contrary, Henigan believes equipping students and staff with concealed firearms will cause further issues and risks to progress. To him, if concealed carry on college campuses pass, an eruption of chaos and more disputes will occur, even more than what takes place now.

(2016, February 17). University of Texas approves campus carry: how the state forced its hand. Christian Science Monitor. p. N.PAG

Allowing Professors to carry concealed weapons on campus, it could potentially lower the number of victims and tragedies. Cool mentioned how to make the impositions more realistic with certain regulations on the rule; “It would be absurd to allow every college student to be armed. But responsible adult students (including veterans and former police officers) as well as university employees and staff should have that option.” He then also states how people can be intimidated or hesitant and to get a potential threat to

As an adult college student I see the world changing around me daily. Change can be great. However as we have seen with recent change within the Senate Bill 11 regarding campus carry not everyone seems open to this change. I find myself disagreeing with it completely. I feel campus carry does not benefit anyone and makes the learning environment a stressful one. However, according to the graph provided later in this essay there has been drastic reduction within concealed carry and violent crimes. We will explore this graph more in depth within this paper. Yes, it is within an American’s right to bear arms but with better limitations with learning environments.