According to the United States Constitution, we are granted first amendment rights to carry guns. Today, with current issues such as police brutality,mass shootings, and suicide. Many people believe that the gun laws should be stricter. However, in order to be protected, teachers should be allowed to carry guns in school in order to exercise their fundamental rights can protect themselves.
In Virginia, if a person wants to own a gun they have to be eighteen years and hold a permit. However, to ensure that teachers are and able to protect their students safe and protect themselves they should be able to carry guns in school. A Colorado school district has already started the necessary work to allow teachers to bring guns to school. According the the New York Post, “the Hanover School District twent-eight board voted three to two to allow school employees to volunteer to be armed on the job after undergoing training. According to to the the
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This decision came to light after the Sandy Hook Massacre in 2012 when twenty children between the age of six and seven were fatally killed by a lone gunman.
“In the United States, a right-to-carry law is one that requires that governments issue concealed carry handgun permits to any applicant who meets the necessary criteria” (WIkipedia). Although a teacher has the to exercise the right to carry, they should be given the opportunity in high school in high school in order to keep children safe. According to the Pew Research Center, “ forty-six percent gun owners say that having a gun makes them feel safer (Pew Research Center).” Government figures from the National Survey of Criminal