Why People Should Not Have Guns In Schools

Imagine a world where school shootings did not exist. Parents could send their children to school without having to worry about them being shot. In 2013, thirty school shootings took place in the United States. The most devastating school shooting in U.S. history was the Bath School shooting. On May 18, 1927, Andrew Kehoe entered the Bath Elementary School killing thirty-eight people and injuring fifty-eight. Kehoe then returned to his truck, and committed suicide by using explosives. School teachers would have a better chance, in high risk situations if they carried guns.

The second amendment entitles the people to own or bear arms. Many people today believe that gun rights should be repealed or removed for the Bill of Rights, but I believe that this is one of our very first amendments and it is one of the most important ones, because it keeps the government from imposing tyranny or an oppressive government upon the people. The second amendment also give us the ability to protect ourselves without the government taking the right away from you. History is filled with stories of government overpowering people, and without the second amendment these problems will repeat themselves. The past couple of months this year believe that gun laws or rights are being violated, and many people are voting to repeal the second amendment because of these people hurting others with the right to own a gun.

Guns have been accepted in society for many years now, even before the second amendment provided U.S. citizens the right to bear arms. Conflicts can arise with having the ability to carry around a gun. Guns should not be encouraged tools in a college setting. If students try and bring guns on campus it could cause fatal incidents to happen. If someone has a disagreement they could possibly shoot someone. Educational campuses should be safe and gun free especially when it comes to the youth. Also there is no need to have a gun on hand if there are law enforcements on campus.

Guns and schools just don’t mix. Of course, this could be arguable from both sides. Only nine out of our fifty states allow guns on campus. Most private universities have the choice to decide if they want to allow concealed weapons on campuses. As for public institutions with the law in its state, they have no choice. Public institutions only have control of what buildings are limited. There are numerous reasons that it could be beneficial, but it can also be a complete catastrophe just waiting to happen. In today’s society, people feel the need to be more protected because of what’s going on in the world. There have been many reported incidents in regards to guns being abused on school grounds. Guns end lives, so it’s imperative that we understand the rules and why they’re so important. In order for people to really understand the pros and cons of having guns on campus, they first must began to understand its safety hazards, retaliation and prevention mechanism.

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 most cases even preventing the crime from taking place in the first place. While the second amendment protected these individuals, it has also harmed others; According to 2014 Crime in the United States, Expanded Homicide, roughly 14,000 murders committed in the United States during that year, of these, about 10,000, were committed with firearms. While repealing the second amendment would have decreased the deaths, the criminals who are doing harm, will still find a way to commit harm with or without a firearm. It would give the criminal the advantage of knowing that the citizens do not carry guns and would lead to the criminal to conduct the crime because the citizen cannot defend himself. The problem with repealing the second amendment is that criminals would still find a way to commit the crime if the second amendment gets repealed. As shown in Criminal Victimization 2014, roughly 5.9 million violent crimes were committed in the United States during 2014 these included assaults, robberies, sexual assaults, rapes, and murders. 10% were perpetrated by offenders visibly armed with a gun. This goes to show that 10% of these cases did the criminals require the use of a firearm to commit these offenses. Meaning that the criminal committing the crimes would have committed the crime with or without the firearm when only 10% of the criminals needed a gun to go through with their crime. Taking away guns would

Throughout its history, the United States has had a fascination with guns. Americans have used guns in times of war, for protection, and for hunting. Americans also use guns when they are intent on killing people. When violence happens in school shootings, drive-by shootings, assassination of public officials, or in the workplace and shopping malls, Americans demand something be done. This demand fuels the debate between gun rights and gun control activists. It fuels the debate over the interpretation of the Second Amendment. It fuels the debate on allowing citizens to carry concealed weapons in gun-free zones. This makes us ask the question: Should guns be banned from college

The Second Amendment of the constitution of the United States was adopted on December 15, 1791. “A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed” (Gun Control Laws). There is controversy on the exact meaning of the Second Amendment. There is also a lot of controversy surrounding guns and gun laws, and what could be done to prevent gun violence and mass shootings in our country. There has to be a way to prevent gun violence, while still upholding the Second Amendment and protecting the rights of law abiding citizens who have the right to own and carry guns legally.

Allowing teachers to carry guns will allow teachers to prevent school shootings on the grounds of preschool through college campuses. Everyone has their own opinion about teachers being able to carry guns including other teachers, parents, and government officials. Depending on what state the teacher is teaching in determines if they can carry their gun now, if they are in the process of being able to, or if their state is not passing a law to allow them to carry their gun while at school. Teachers would not stand out like police officers or security officers would while in the school which would allow for other teachers and all of the students to have normal days if schools did not have officers before. Research shows that allowing some teachers to carry guns in their school promotes school safety, protects the teachers and students, and promotes gun safety while still teaching their students.

The Second Amendment has become the most talked about the amendment in recent times. In recent years with terrorist attacks and acts of violence on the rise, many people are calling into question the specifics rights of the second amendment. Is it that guns need to be controlled or the people using them? After all, it isn’t guns that kill people, its people that kill people. The second amendment should be eliminated, because it increased the potential for crimes and the number of accidental gun deaths, creates an unsafe environment and legally owned guns are frequently stolen and used by criminals.

The gun laws in the United States are an open source of debate, every time a new mass shooting happens, the fiery debate starts again. The discussion is divided in two; those who want to keep the guns in order to feel safe and see it as a basic right (gun right activists) on one side. And those who mean that guns are dangerous and should be harder to get (gun control activists). I believe it would be a good solution to amend the 2nd amendment. As the people still would be able to have their guns, but in less quantity and having to put more work into getting one. Reasons for amendment/repealing of the 2nd Amendment:

Making it illegal to own any type of gun would not only take away our second amendment but it would also take away people's sense of safety. People want to be able to protect themselves from dangerous situations. For example, a home invasion could end up worse if the home owners could not do anything about it. When there is a violent person trying to hurt someone it could make the situation worse if the victim was caught trying to contact the police. Even if the police were contacted, it could be to late by the time they got to the scene. If the victim had a way to protect themself, the time frame of the event could have been cut in half and everyone could have been safe. Having guns banned from public places like schools and banks make them an easier target for a criminal. They would target these places because they know that the people inside cannot protect themselves, but if firearms were permitted on the property then the intruders would

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

Should teachers and students be allowed to have guns on campus? According to Tierra Francois, guns allows her to feel safe on campus. She also says if teachers had guns it would allow her to feel safe in the classroom. Kenzie Kesselring believes that guns on campus is not safe with all the debates that happen on campus and people snap and you never know what's going to happen. She also says that students might have the fear of the other students with

Ever since the Declaration of Independence has been torn up, the United States has converted to the Constitution as the new sets of rules and laws. Now, the United States refer only to the U.S. Constitution as the base of rules, and nothing can go against it. The Constitution is known as a living piece of document, meaning it can be changed or repealed at any time if needed. Our second amendment, “Rights to Bear Arms” means citizens are allowed to own a firearm. A firearm purpose is to kill another. The reason to manufacture a firearm is to shoot a bullet at a high enough speed to kill a person instantly or wound someone enough to be life threatening. The firearms today cause more harm than good. With firearms, we have numerous accidental shootings, suicides, and murders, and therefore, the United States need to repeal the 2nd amendment.