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Should Concealed Guns Be Allowed In Schools

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Imagine this you're a student at ISU and concealed guns are banned on college campus while you are in class the weird guy in the back pops up and starts shooting people in a few seconds your dead or injured but maybe if guns were allowed on college campus when the first shot went off you or someone else with a concealed gun could have shot the man and probably saved many people's life. Even though this is not a true story this has happened at other colleges around the united states. Well are concealed guns good or bad are they useful or not. People say concealed guns owners are a treat or dangerous. With all these people saying they don't help the community there dangres the owners are a treat. Well if they were in a mall …show more content…

It was the 50th anniversary of the mass shooting of texas at austin that left 14 people dead and 32 people wounded. Then there 20 kids killed at the sandy hook shooting. Over the past two years nearly 15 states have debated legislation to make it easier for school staff and students to carry a firearm during school hours in the school building. Schools now all they have in the classroom in case a shooter came in is a hammer and rope now the hammer will break the window but it will take a while to get all the kids out but if a teacher had a gun then we won't have to break any windows even though breaking the windows will just alert the shooter to which classroom they should strike first. Because the sound of hammer breaking glass the man would just think well they are trying to get out well i will stop them . If somone in all these cases of college shooting or any school shooting if one person had a gun and stopped the guy then there would be less people dead and less injured. Guns in school a good idea what about having guns in military recruiting …show more content…

Should they have a gun when they are getting new members to join the armed forces. Army staff sgt. Alonzo lunsford, who was shot seven times at the attack at fort hood, Texas, in 2009. He said he thinks arming the sites would make a difference. “We have to be allowed to fight with both of our hands, and not with one behind our back. He also suggested arming higher ranking officers just because it might not be safe to arm new service members. Now, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s order stated this “ Arming the national Guard at these bases will not only serve as a difference to anyone wishing to to do harm to our service men and woman. But will enable them to protect those living and working on the

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By reading both of these two article about guns control, I can only say the they both the authors make sense in a way, for example we take David Burnett’s, director of public relations for ‘Students for Concealed Carry on Campus (SCCC) article "Students Should Have the Right to Carry Guns on College Campuses.” In his article “Students Should Have the Right to Carry guns on College Campuses”, on the issue of banning guns on college campuses. Burnett’s strongly agrees and he defends his view in support of a student’s right to having concealed firearms with permit. Burnett uses statistics about ‘gun-free’ colleges and how being gun free doesn’t necessarily mean crime free. He uses the crime statistics from two colleges in Colorado to support this.

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Teachers having protection Did you know there was 52 school shootings in the United States just this year. Many could have been prevented simply by allowing teachers to carry an armed weapon, while they are on school grounds. Yes, they would be some important issues to discuss, but it would make students, school staff members and even parents feel safer while they are on school ground. Why should we allow students and teachers be in danger everyday while they go to there jobs and to school, Once a teacher gets their teaching degree, they would be required to take a hands on weapon training, allowing them to be able to carry a weapon in a safe manner at all times. At this training they will learn, how to properly shoot a gun,

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(Smith, T.N. 2012) The students and staff while on campus who are protecting themselves or another should not be subject to arrest or be punished for a crime. Students need to properly educate the public on the benefits of carrying guns on the campus. By states not allowing guns on campus it is making a target for the shootings. Research says there are more rapes, assaults, and robberies than killings.

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If a gunman comes through the front doors of your school, what do you do? With the gunman roaming the halls students and staff have to face the reality of what could happen next. Teachers will anxiously try to hide their students, as they get their gun ready. Arming a teacher would provide more protection for the students, than having no armed teachers at all. There will be a smaller chance of students and staff members getting killed.

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It is not unheard of for there the be a campus shooting, where sometimes more than one person is killed. Guns on college campuses would allow easier access for guns to people who shouldn’t have

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A constitutional right: Carrying firearms on college campuses The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution reads: "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. Due to the alarming increase of mass shootings and violence, which have occurred on colleges nationwide, many students, staff, and pro-gun activist have brought attention to the right of allowing concealed firearms on campus. Like other law abiding American citizens, they believe that they are entitled to protect their persons freely without their rights, which have been beautifully bestowed to them by the U.S. Constitution, to be limited or infringed upon. I believe that firearms should be allowed on college campuses.

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Over the past few weeks, arming teachers has been a controversial topic throughout the country. School shootings have taken the lives of many over the past few years, yet they are becoming more and more frequent. In today’s society children shouldn’t have to go to school worried if they are going to be safe that day. If teachers are armed it will add that extra bit of protection to the children. A big question is if arming teachers is even going to matter if an active shooter happens to be in that school.

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Firstly, the arming of students, faculty and staff should be prohibited because its unsafe. The debate on whether staff, faculty and students should carry firearms on campuses has been going for years now. Some colleges have debated that a law should be passed were staff and faculty should carry firearms on campus, but other colleges have dismissed this case because it is dangerous and unsafe. According to Jesus Villahermosa’s essay “Guns don’t belong in the Hands of Administrators, Professors, or Students” he states, “I agree that allowing guns on campuses will create problems, not solve them.” This statement is true because not everyone is capable to handle a gun or even use one.

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Unprepared teachers and students make easy targets. It is a fact, which school shooters know. So, in order to prevent school shootings, schools must prepare students to either escape the facility, hide from the attacker, or attack the shooter in case of such an emergency. 6 states already require “active shooter drills”, drills styled after school shootings to prepare students in case of such emergency. These drills have raised controversy, with parents and students saying that the drills “break their heart” or make them “feel

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A few years ago, a student named Amanda Carpenter attended the University of Nevada at Reno. She was walking to her car from class when she was attacked and raped. This student felt as if she had been allowed to carry a concealed gun, she probably would not have gotten raped that night (Wiseman, 2012). There are many misconceptions about carrying a concealed gun, everyone is not criminals, and everyone will not commit a crime. A thorough background check, training, and the passing of a test should qualify people the right to carry a concealed gun everywhere.

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It isn’t just my opinion, it is everyone else’s opinion also. For example, even Donald J. Trump said, “I want my schools protected like I want my banks protected.”(Itay Hod paragraph two of, “Trump Repeats NRA Talking Points: ‘I Want My Schools Protected Just Like… Banks’”) In fact, students in Texas say, “they feel safe knowing their teachers can protect them if the unthinkable happens.” (Nicole Chavez first paragraph of ‘I feel safe.’)

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Concealed guns are allowing the public to overcome the dangers in the world, but they are also a danger in many ways. These dangers have lead to many horrific accidents in our present time. These incidents are also causing more people around the world to join in on these events. Concealed guns should be banned because by permitting handguns, it can end up causing more crimes, dangerous people are more likely to carry a gun and endanger the public, and guns can make the public paranoid.

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Students today live their day-to-day lives in constant fear of what seems inevitable. The United States has one of the highests rates of school shootings in the world. Society has become so desensitized to these shootings that they are no longer shocked to hear about another school falling victim to it. Even when students take a stand against gun violence, the only solution offered to them is a proposition to arm teachers. However, bringing more guns into a school will only further deteriorate the situation.

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Guns have no role in our country schools. Schools and colleges are places of education. Students should be free to learn in an environment away from every day violence. The catastrophes that took place at Sandy Hook Elementary School, Columbine High School, and Virginia Tech. confirm the penetrating conclusion guns have in our nation’s schools. Violence on campus has Students, Parent, and University Staff all concerned and looking for preventative measures.

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The problem with gun violence in schools has existed for years, and something should be done to eliminate the problem that endangers students who attend schools every day. One recent incident with gun violence in schools occurred at Sandy Hook Elementary School where several young children were killed and many others injured (Elliott 529). Also, a bombing incident in 1927 killed thirty-seven children and was likely the start of school gun violence (Elliott 529). Children, who attend schools, sometimes do not feel safe because of the problem with gun

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