Bearing Arms
After the tragic event of Sandy Hook, the NRA’s executive vice president and CEO, Wayne LaPierre, responded with: "The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun” (Moore). LaPierre’s statement foresees the future of educational faculty members becoming capable of protecting the well-being of themselves and students with an armed weapon. This weapon will be active when a threat is applied. To explain this threat, one must engage themselves to reflect on the events that diminished the pure light of the American dream. American has been built on the floor boards of protection and triumph. This protection is for the men and women who stand before the flag of independence. Then the triumph is to those who have …show more content…
Don 't for a minute think that a secured gun, stored in a school, would be inaccessible. For a gun to be available for defense, it needs to be accessible. That means it would be accessible to more than just the principal or teacher. This will become an even greater concern, should more states pass gun laws that allow people with valid pistol permits to also carry them in schools” (Moore). A gun in the classroom will disrupt the learning environment; students will fear the teacher and avoid contact. Students lacking the drive to participate in class will create a divide between them who are incoherent learners, and the inapproachable educators. A gun in the classroom is a threat to not just possible attacker, but also those sitting in the classroom desks. The message this gun sends, does more bad than …show more content…
“In December 1997, a student opened fire, and killed three students and wounded five others” (Walker). This student was supplied with the access and means of committing the crime. The crime was self-motivated, but the ability to commit the action of shooting was created by bringing a gun into educational scenery. Young boys and girls are going through their crucial time of development and with hormones racing through their veins, emotions are enhanced and responses become spontaneous. But, if the emotion is not anger, it can be fear, “When violent force is upheld as safety, fear and silence creep in” (Corbett). This plays against the administrators who want cooperative, abiding students. The students pull over a mask and become scared and silenced sheep. They seek the safety they feel at home or anywhere else a gun is not permitted or present. The teacher becomes the undesired enemy. “What kind of message are we sending the kids? Educators are often their ultimate role model. Some students may think that carrying a weapon is the right thing to do” (Walker). School is where the kids spend most of their day, so faculty members become the biggest daily impression. This impression is crucial for when a student looks for a person to become and look up to. Society does what it sees; it is a never ending game of copycat. Therefore, a weapon present in the standard classroom will be sending a sour message to the child.
After the tragic event of Sandy Hook, the NRA’s executive vice president and CEO, Wayne LaPierre, responded with: "The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun” (Moore). LaPierre’s statement foresees the future of educational faculty members becoming capable of protecting the well-being of themselves and students with an armed weapon. This weapon will be active when a threat is applied. To explain this threat, one must engage themselves to reflect on the events that diminished the pure light of the American dream. American has been built on the floor boards of protection and triumph. This protection is for the men and women who stand before the flag of independence. Then the triumph is to those who have …show more content…
Don 't for a minute think that a secured gun, stored in a school, would be inaccessible. For a gun to be available for defense, it needs to be accessible. That means it would be accessible to more than just the principal or teacher. This will become an even greater concern, should more states pass gun laws that allow people with valid pistol permits to also carry them in schools” (Moore). A gun in the classroom will disrupt the learning environment; students will fear the teacher and avoid contact. Students lacking the drive to participate in class will create a divide between them who are incoherent learners, and the inapproachable educators. A gun in the classroom is a threat to not just possible attacker, but also those sitting in the classroom desks. The message this gun sends, does more bad than …show more content…
“In December 1997, a student opened fire, and killed three students and wounded five others” (Walker). This student was supplied with the access and means of committing the crime. The crime was self-motivated, but the ability to commit the action of shooting was created by bringing a gun into educational scenery. Young boys and girls are going through their crucial time of development and with hormones racing through their veins, emotions are enhanced and responses become spontaneous. But, if the emotion is not anger, it can be fear, “When violent force is upheld as safety, fear and silence creep in” (Corbett). This plays against the administrators who want cooperative, abiding students. The students pull over a mask and become scared and silenced sheep. They seek the safety they feel at home or anywhere else a gun is not permitted or present. The teacher becomes the undesired enemy. “What kind of message are we sending the kids? Educators are often their ultimate role model. Some students may think that carrying a weapon is the right thing to do” (Walker). School is where the kids spend most of their day, so faculty members become the biggest daily impression. This impression is crucial for when a student looks for a person to become and look up to. Society does what it sees; it is a never ending game of copycat. Therefore, a weapon present in the standard classroom will be sending a sour message to the child.