Education has evolved from a commodity to a necessity to survive. Ever since Columbine, the officials are required not to tell the news, information they are not sure about. Many different news media took advantage of the students that were still in shock by telling them to describe what happened without giving to much information. The news media failed to realize that they were still in shock, and not in their right mind. However, they still got away with taking advantage of students and any information
Words: 1323 - Pages: 6
“Should Teachers Carry Guns in School?” The Premier Online Debate Website, www.debate.org/opinions/should-teachers-carry-guns-in-school./works cited page This website was important and critical to my essay because it offered ideas that supported my thesis on why teachers should be allowed to have a gun in school. The questions of students getting their hands on the gun, mentally unstable adults being able to get their hands on the gun and training the teachers were answered. Ideas on how to make
Words: 436 - Pages: 2
going to contact my local Representive John Moolenaar on https://moolenaar.house.gov/ . Certain teachers in schools could carry a concealed gun. School campuses should have police officers. In addition, all entrances should be secured and have metal detectors. I believe that certain teachers should carry a gun. 172 school districts in Texas allow staff and/or board members to carry firearms on school premises (Beatriz.1). And out of the 172 school’s districts there has been no school shootings. If the
Words: 403 - Pages: 2
I mean, I don't want to have a hundred guards with rifles standing all over the school. You do a concealed carry permit. This would be a major deterrent, because these people are inherently cowards." This course of action infuriates me, for starters by taking this course of action teachers should be required to have a deeper background check to possibly
Words: 1555 - Pages: 7
Principal Williams of Tevis Junior High School worked in a district that had a gun free zone policy. In December of 2013, Williams obtained a license to carry a concealed weapon from the Sheriff's Department to protect his family and began taking his gun to school. In August 2014 he showed his gun to another teacher and mentioned that he always carries his gun, even on school grounds. Many days passed and Williams mentioned to another employee that he was on suicide watch the night before and motioned
Words: 531 - Pages: 3
annually (Bevill, 2013). If we consider the lower estimate, one hundred times more violent crimes were prevented. Furthermore, Amanda Collins, a student at the University of Nevada who owned a concealed handgun for self-protection was sexually abused by James Biela because she was not able to carry it on campus, easily allowing him to commit this hideous crime as it is a gun free zone. Then, a month later, Biela raped and killed Brianna Denison, a college student from Santa Barbara (Bevill, 2013). A
Words: 1142 - Pages: 5
legislation have often held that of only federal laws can be effected in United States. Although, it’s believed that in the absence of guns criminal violence would be much reduced. In reality, it’s a wrong concept. Meanwhile, most people in United States carry guns for the matter of protection. However, some argue the danger of widespread gun ownership. Many aspect of the gun control issue are best measured and sometimes can be measured through surveys. However, the accuracy of such surveys depends upon
Words: 2642 - Pages: 11
Running Head: WEAPONS UNDER CONTROL Weapons Under Control Barbara Gladden Professor Robinson Contemporary International Problems September 9, 2010 Weapons Under Control Weapons are a
Words: 3089 - Pages: 13
Teachers and Weapons in Schools Jessica Rhodes Composition II WI12 Instructor S. Cochran February 10, 2013 Abstract In this paper, I will explore the controversial question of whether teachers should be allowed or required to carry weapons on school campuses. The question of whether the topic should be entertained has come up time and again after tragedies occur, the timeline of which will be summarized herein. The recent tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, that
Words: 3993 - Pages: 16
Just recently, Levi Tillemann, a democratic candidate campaigning for a seat in the US House of Representatives, released a new campaign video advertisement in preparation for the upcoming election. In the ad, which took idiocy to a new level, he absurdly suggested that the solution put forward by republicans to arm well-trained volunteers with firearms would lead to innocent kids being killed and claimed that arming them with pepper spray was a better alternative. The democratic House candidate
Words: 1053 - Pages: 5