The Issue Of Guns On Campus

Out of allthe ways to make college campus safer, guns should not be one of them.

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.

In today’s society everything is debated. It is possible to trace most political debates to constitutional rights. One of the most controversial of these, is the second amendment. In a piece, written by Buteau and Fernandez, this can be seen. The article is titled “Guns on [C]ampus [P]olicy to be [D]ebated” and published in Florida International University’s “The Beacon”. Carrying firearms on school grounds has been argued in features like this for many years. Reading through it, the writers actually show us their stance and persuasion techniques. As this story is reviewed, the authors’ intentions and argument will be revealed.

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

In the “Allowing Guns Won’t Make Campuses Safer” article, the president of Drexel University in Philadelphia John A. Fry, who happens to be the author of this article, made plenty valid points to support his point of view. He goes back into recent American history and provides incidents where guns have led to extreme violence. For example, last year a student killed six and injured thirteen near the University of California in Santa Barbara. Another incident was in 2013 when a twenty-three year old shot his father and brother before killing three others at Santa Monica College, and that is just to name a few. Mr. Fry said, “Only in America do we respond to shootings with the need for more guns. Arming college campuses will do little to reduce mass attacks, and will likely lead to more shooting deaths” revealing his stance on guns on campuses and in our country.

In recent years gun control on college campuses has become a rising issue. Certain states have made it legal to carry a firearm on any college campus. Other states are giving the power to colleges to decide if weapons will be allowed on their property. An example of this is lawmakers in Columbus Ohio have made it legal to carry a gun on campus. This is because of an attack at Ohio State University where a driver ran his car into a group of people and then began to attack them with a knife. He injured eleven different people before campus police arrived and killed him (Arm Cops).

Gun Control is a hot debate topic, where people have been divided into two different viewpoints. The majority of states has supported their colleges to carry guns in case of a mass shootout. While the majority of liberal and democratic oppose carrying guns onto school property. Some states such as Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin, and Mississippi has already passed the law to allowed students to carry concealed weapons on campuses to protect themselves from unwanted mass shooters. It sounds good when a politician says all college students should carry concealed weapons, but will it have any effect or will it be a big mistake. The majority of people present their arguments that Gun shouldn’t be allowed in Campuses. A campus is a place where students gain knowledge it’s not a battlefield of guns or place where students fear with their classmates. This day 's people are being irrational about mass shootouts, media also has a huge responsibility on this issue, media has the power to put fears on audience lives. There are many solutions in order to fix this problem. Deploying more security could be a solution, it will also create more jobs. Simply handing guns to teachers and students won’t solve the problem of mass shot outs, not everyone is a hero among college students as well, and there might be some students or faculty member who are same likeminded as shooters. The another solution which could be effective is deploying more police officers onto

Gun ownership is an incredibly great burden and responsibility, and should not be taken lightly, since the slightest lapse in judgement or reasoning could result in a catastrophic event that brings about deadly consequences. Gun ownership is widely debated with regard to its place on the campus. Many assume that guns on campus will reduce the safety concerns of college students, leading to a greater sense of security. However, campus carrying will create a fearful and volatile environment and lead to an escalation in crime and violence, and creating a dangerous setting.

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.

In the past couple of years, violence in colleges have been on the rise. Many crimes happen that the media don’t inform the public about because they don't want college to seem as dangerous as it really is. Guns made for people for a means of defense can be used to save lives and can also be used to end them. Colleges will lose a lot of money when students find out just how dangerous the campus can be and they should want students to feel safe. Pepper spray is not always able to take out a shooter or anyone that is armed for a long period of time. Just holding a gun makes a person feel safe whether it has ammo in it or not. Even though guns on campus can bring harm to others when a psychopath can use his or her gun right for killing rather

Gun Massacres do have an end to them but the steps to end them must be taken before we can say that we will have come close to eradicating the problems that cause gun violence to occur in the first place. Perhaps new policy could include keeping police stationed at strategic points on campus to better respond to threats right when they are called in, or arming security guards better, or perhaps doing random gun sweeps to make sure that no guns are on campus. These things would be more effective than arming, or allowing, an entire student body that could use the guns for anything. However, those opposed may see this as an infringement against gun rights, as Colorado found it recently to be in violation of state law. There is no evidence that says a well armed society is a polite society sans a quote popular amongst right wingers, and in this case it makes no sense to arm a society that would possibly not react in the way that is foreseen, especially if the consequences could be a lot worse than is intended. On the contrary, schools are generally safe areas, as evidenced by the isolated incidents of school shootings. (Rubino, 2012) When the sheer number of schools in the United States is brought into account, and how few gun violence incidents there are, it makes sense not to arm a student body against a threat that likely will never occur within 50 miles of them, an overwhelming likeliness. A gun free campus is

Watching the news and reading the newspaper will proclaim that gun violence has lead to uncontrollable measures. Everytime I turn on the television there is a shooting, and the results are always someone getting killed. Clubs, Schools, and even in my own neighborhood are the places that are singled out the most. Guns on a college campus deflexes the purpose of instututional learning, it’s very dangerous to the school, students and administratives. Although there are dangers on university campuses, students should not be allowed to carry concealed handguns because guns on campus lead to an escalation in violent crime, distraction from the learning environment and more suicides.

Are firearms on campus, safe or dangerous? Over 4,314 colleges and universities in the United States ban students and staff from carrying concealed guns on campus (Students For Gun Free Schools). Why do we want to put more guns on campuses when we are trying to avoid violence? Concealed campus carry should not be permitted owing to the fact that it increases crime rate, escalates confrontations, and defeats the purpose of qualified police officers and security on campus.