comfortable, and safe. Allowing firearms on campus is not a good idea; there have been many cases on gun shooting occurring on campuses. On august 1, 1966, Charles Whitman climbed to the top of the University of Texas Tower with three rifles, two pistols, and sawed-off shotgun (UT Tower). Charles Whitman was a 25-year-old architectural engineering major and an ex-marine; who had already murdered his mother and his
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protection, accidents can happen. This is one of the reasons that there should be some form of restriction on the use and carrying of guns in public places. Texas should not become an Open Carry state. This is not to say that citizens and licensed gun holders should not be allowed to carry their weapons, but concealed carry is a better plan of action in my opinion. Personally, I am not comfortable with seeing someone, other than a police officer, with a gun in public. Bad decisions and gun related accidents
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encountered multiple on-campus shootings. These colleges have been taking action to help avert another detrimental crisis on their campus. Escape plans, quick reactions, and permitting handguns on campus have all been discussed. Permitting handguns on campus would be a quick “solution”, but is it the best choice for these violent outbreaks? A group of student in Colorado, called Students for Concealed Carrying, challenged their states gun ban in public facilities, such as a college campus. Their proposal
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Minutes. Teachers should be able to carry concealed weapons because armed teachers and staff can decrease the threats of school shootings, intruders on campus, and respond to threats faster than the time it takes police officers to respond. The police are effective in handling these threats but the response time can take too long, with school staff members armed with concealed weapons they can stabilize the situation before the police arrive. Carrying a concealed weapons could escalate the confrontation
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innocent people on the Virginia Tech campus in 2007, state legislators nationwide have constructed a bill to allow individuals to carrying concealed weapons on campus, including inside dorms and classrooms. The bill has failed to pass on 55 separate occasions in 29 different states. Recently, however, there has been a push to legalize the concealed carrying of handguns on college campuses. If this law passed, it would only increase the risk of a shooting on campus rather than hinder it. According
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College campus are a hot topic because every year they attract and house hundreds of thousands of not always quite mature teens and young adults. The perception is that the Campus Carry Law will not be very effective and could quite possibly back fire on innocent faculty and student body members, victimizing anyone who may come in contact with one of these radically violent individuals intent on harming people. (2015) Arrigo Bruce and Acheson Austin Contemporary Justice Review, Concealed carry bans
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allow John Q. Public to legally carry firearms onto college campuses. Firearm possession does nothing more than create a false sense of security to their owners. Nevertheless, gun right advocates believe they can make it safer and reduce crime by introducing firearms into the campus environment. This introduction is not only dangerous, but accidental discharges and other seemingly innocent misdeeds could cost you your life. First, “There’s no epidemic of campus violence,” said Jack Levin, director
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gun control. Many shootings have occurred causing many deaths, including children. Some have been at elementary schools, college campuses, and even at a movie theater. What makes people think that by allowing college students to have guns on their campus will help solve this problem? Instead of helping, it might make things worse. There should not be any type of weapon on college campuses. There should be more restrictions on permitting guns rather than allowing more people to have access to them
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controlling your emotions. One night your future is taken away from you and your put in a difficult predicament. The gun that you own assures you that you can get revenge. College students should not be allowed to have guns on campus. Allowing a young adult to own a gun on school campus endangers the life of other students and people. As a mother, I wouldn’t want to attend a college where reckless young adults are allowed to have guns. Not all college students are mature enough to handle the responsibility
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• GIVE A GIFT • DIGITAL EDITION Print | Close The Case for More Guns (And More Gun Control) HOW DO WE REDUCE GUN CRIME AND AURORA-STYLE MASS SHOOTINGS WHEN AMERICANS ALREADY OWN NEARLY 300 MILLION FIREARMS? MAYBE BY ALLOWING MORE PEOPLE TO CARRY THEM. By Jeffrey Goldberg The Century 16 Cineplex in Aurora, Colorado, stands desolate behind a temporary green fence, which was raised to protect the theater from prying eyes and mischief-makers. The parking lots that surround the multiplex
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