The Issue Of Open Carry

From the article, “A California Gun Law Runs Counter to Trend”, I support the bill passed that forces students to be unable to carry concealed firearms around campus. I also agree with Brian that teachers should not be required to have a concealed weapon. However, as Tyler said, teachers should be permitted to attain a firearm even if not required. If a teacher decides to have a firearm on campus, the school must make sure the teacher is certified and properly trained to use a firearm. A teacher having easy access to a concealed firearm is an extra precaution to keep students safe, if police staff is not able to reach the scene in time. I believe that there should be an increase of police staff on campus that is able to defend against any threats,

Arkansas state law section 5-73-119 (Criminal Offenses. 2016) stated the following concerning allowing the arming of teachers with firearms.

Hollywood myth-making and NRA-pronouncements aside, having a teacher pull a gun is not a simple solution when split-second decisions are the difference between life and death. Nevertheless, Alabama joins a list of states that are considering legislation that would allow teachers to carry guns in schools. Other states include Minnesota, Missouri, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah ,and Virginia. Although Holtzclaw is a pro-gun rights conservative, state legislatures should consider critical questions he raised on his blog before voting to arm teachers.

Over the past several years the topic of gun control has been very relevant. With the increase in crime and the school shootings, everybody felt the need to have a concealed weapons permit. They wanted to be able to protect themselves and their children. No where is safe in this day in age everybody is fighting and angry. The one place you wouldn't think to worry about, the one place you trust your children to go to being "school" is now a dangerous place. Why would someone want to target a school with innocent children you may ask? Because these people are sick. This reason being why the teachers need to be allowed to have their concealed weapons permits and be able to carry a weapon on school grounds so that they can protect our children

Due to the high number of recent school shootings and gun related discharges, 56% of Americans have come to expect these terrible incidents according to a poll conducted by CBS news. A debate has grown in the United States, whether to arm and train the public school teachers using federal funds. Under the right circumstances it has the potential to be a good idea but there are many issues with the situation. Such as the cost and accuracy of arming teachers, the abuse that could go on due to intimidation as well as the fact there is a better solution that would benefit the students of Texas better than just their teachers toting around a gun.

Open carry in Texas was enacted on June 13, 2015 allowing people who have permits to carry their handguns openly without having to show permits to law enforcement. When this was first passed I wasn’t quite sure how I felt about it because the thought of people just walking around with guns’ kind of scared me a little since in today’s world shootings in public places have risen quite a bit in the last 10 years. The first time I ever saw someone carrying a gun in public I was a little nervous yet felt after at the same time because you don’t know if this person is crazy or not.

Teachers teach, inspire, motivate, grade, and research. We cannot add an additional job for these teachers who do so much for our students, especially a job with such a great responsibility such as carrying a dangerous weapon in order to protect these students. It is wrong to require teachers to become law enforcement. Instead of allowing teachers to be armed, we can merely hire those who are literally trained to protect people in our schools. Teachers are in school to educate, and law enforcement can be in schools to

Is it considered safe or a threat to let teachers carry weapons on campus? Teachers carrying weapons on campus has been a controversy for a while now, with one side of society believing it should be acceptable, and the other side believing it should not even be thought about. People believe that the unarmed man will is more prone to die than the armed man, as for the others they believe that there is too much potential for deadly violence. Since the well know shooting at Sandy Hook elementary took place in December of 2012, "72 incidents since Sandy Hook" (Vartabedian). This shooting brought people to question if teachers should be allowed to carry concealed weapons. Gun Control is the regulation restricting or limiting the sale and possession of handguns and riffle in an effort to reduce violent crime. Gun Control is a very controversial topic because both sides have great support. The second amendment states "forbidding carrying firearms in places such as schools" to protect those around (Scalia 1). Some people blame these vicious actions on "economy changes. People change" (Vartabedian). States are making changes to help protect their citizens. They are specific bills "only allow guns in public schools" (Frankel).

With the increase in concealed carry permits, there has also been a large increase in firearm sales. From 2008 to 2011, there were about 14 million firearms sold in the United States, “while over 20 million were sold between 2012 and 2013, and about a quarter were sold to first-time buyers”(Howell). With the number of first time buyers on the rise it shows that the United States is leaning towards a more right look at firearms. “A 2000 Gallup Poll found that 35 percent of Americans thought that owning a gun made their home safer. By 2014 that number soared to 63 percent”(Howell). This goes hand and hand with the increase of firearm sales and concealed carry permits. The change when a person starts carrying a gun is they, “No longer are they a protectee. They’re suddenly and substantially less dependent”(French) and start to lean towards the protector role. The rise in

Imagine the notion of being defenseless against an individual holding the purpose of wreaking mass devastation on the students and faculty inside of a school. In 2012, Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut endured a tragedy that carries historical significance to the notion of shielding those inside of a classroom in a worst-case situation. When twenty-six students had their life taken away during a school massacre, the thought of permitting teachers to carry handguns during class drew more consideration than ever. The safety of the students inside of a school facility may be in jeopardy as manifested in school shootings such as the ones which transpired at Sandy Hook Elementary School and Virginia Tech, where thirty-two students and teachers lost their lives (History.com). While many feel that presenting teachers with handguns may prove harmful to safety efforts, inflicting such standards would provide instructors and students equally with enhanced protection and overall security.

The topic of teachers carrying concealed weapons, has grown since tragic school shooting are occurring more frequently. Recent talks have been about using teachers as frontline defenders. School is suppose to be a safe place for students to learn safely. Teachers shouldn’t have to carry concealed weapons.

There's an active shooter on campus *bang* they're in the room *bang* I love you." that's the last time a parent hears their child's voice. If teachers were allowed to bear guns it could prevent shootings from happening and it would secure the safety of the students.

There are three main advantages for allowing teachers to carry a concealed weapon. The three advantages are casualties will be reduced if you could take down the shooter quickly before the shooter kills any more people,

Should teachers carry guns? It is a topic that has recently come up since when the US president first brought it up at a conference after the Florida school shooting. He later also tweeted it, stating. “Trained teachers would also serve as a deterrent to the cowards that do this. Far more assets at much less cost than guards” This is not a good method for the following reasons.

If a student was injured by a gun that was in possession of their teacher, even if it was a complete accident, the entire school board would be liable and face lawsuits. Carrying guns would also cause a school’s insurance rate to rise. The idea of having teachers carry concealed weapons has been on the front burner for quite some time. As a result of this extreme idea, insurance companies may begin to increase or even cancel policies with schools that have armed teachers due to the high risk that they are putting themselves at. The schools would also have to pay for the guns themselves as well as proper training for the teachers carrying them. Public schools often face budget cuts already and these unnecessary cost would only take away more from new books, technology, and arts