Carry

We are seeing a growing number of states bringing forth campus carry to their legislation. Some states leave it up to the individual college or university to decide to allow concealed carry, while others outright ban it. However, Texas passed Senate Bill 11 which allowed for licensed gun holders to carry a concealed handgun on university grounds. Texas was the eighth state to allow concealed campus carry. Now Georgia and Tennessee are beginning to make efforts. House Bill 280 has recently passed

The campus carry bill is a controversial bill that has been passed in many states and in August 2016 it will be enforced in Texas. States like Colorado, Idaho, Kansas and Mississippi have all approved the bill allowing private colleges to follow the law or not, however public colleges are only allowed to choose areas on campus that will be gun-free. The campus carry bill states, individuals 21 years of age, which obtain a handgun license, will be able to carry a gun on campus. The idea of the campus

Carrying During School How did the topic of teachers being allowed to carry guns during school begin? Columbine High School shooting is one of the events that first opened society’s eyes to the idea. Columbine is one of the most well-known, if not the most notorious shooting. In 1999, two students carried guns into school guns and killed thirteen students wounding twenty others. The once hot topic of teachers being allowed to carry during school hours temporarily dissipated. However, it was once

Concealed Carry: A Controversial Issue Many Americans tend to be on opposing sides when dealing with such a controversial issue such as gun control. A more specific category of such a broad topic as gun control is the practice that some Americans participate in, called concealed carry. Concealed carry is the practice of carrying a weapon, typically a handgun, on one’s body that is hidden from the public. This political issue hits many different institutions within America, such as many special interest

argued the reasoning, regulations, and practice of concealed carry gun laws. One big reason is women’s safety because their seen as by criminals as an “easier target”. Now with many laws being put into affect, certain genres of people will not be able to carry or even own guns for the potential safety of others. Most civilians feel that they would rather have it and not need it then to need it and not have it. Some issues with concealed carry is that people can have a “Wild West” mentality and that is

The idea of Concealed Carry arms at universities is a controversial topic for both students and faculty on whether guns should be allowed or banned on campuses throughout the United States. The idea of Concealed Carry Arms is a controversial topic because it represents both protection and fear as no one knows who has a weapon, whether they have it legally or even if they know how to use it properly and safely. Also, nobody knows of someone else’s intentions with Concealed Carry Arms as they could use

Kayla Hurd Instructor Alford English 1301.26 23 November 2015 Campus Carry There is much controversy over whether or not students should be able to bring guns on college campuses. The new law, to be implemented in the year of 2016, gives students ages 21 or older to carry concealed weapons on campus. The thought of the new law puts fear in the hearts of some Americans when thinking about the safety of themselves or loved ones. While the bill has been passed, allowing guns onto a college campus

Open carry is the concept of being able to carry a gun in plain view for others too see. This is an important topic because it is not just a law it is a right we have. It also helps a lot of crimes from happening. Think of all the lives it has help save. Now if open carry was illegal the the crimes it has help stop would have happened and a lot more deaths would have happened (Simpson). The laws is very strict on who can and can not have a gun because of the open carry laws. One very strict regulation

of a gun makes my fear grow immensely. Many things can occur with someone that has a gun in hand. In colleges and universities individuals have used their gun power to brutally kill students. Recently the State of Texas approved open carry in school grounds. Open carry should not be permitted in Texas colleges and universities. The dangers of having possession of a gun on campus can lead to a larger percentile of death because of the low accuracy levels. With that, it there is no assurance that the

The arguments against open carry on campus follow the same lines as arguments against concealed carry on campus. Since open carry as a whole is a relatively new subject in the debate about gun control, the statistics used will have to be from the concealed carry studies. While these are two different things, they are fundamentally the same. The major arguments are that it will increase crime, that the gun could go off on accident and injure someone, a person could also snap and go on a killing