In September of 2014, a teacher who was partaking in the opportunity to Conceal and Carry on school grounds shot herself in the leg. No one was injured except for her, but next time how can we be sure? In today’s society, guns are the center of controversy. If guns are being argued that they shouldn’t be legal in any setting, why would we promote them in an educational setting with the youth and future of America at risk every day? That is why we negate the resolution that teachers should have the right to conceal and carry firearms on school grounds.
For my first point, I assert that guns in school take away from the learning environment in which a school setting should promote. Sub point one, a student will arrive at school every day with …show more content…
Connecting back to my one of first sub points, teachers will not be teachers anymore if a Conceal and Carry policy is implemented into schools. A person becomes a teacher to educate the youth of America, not to be an armed security guard. According to a poll of the members of the National Education Association teacher union, only 22% favored firearms for teachers and of that 22%, only 26% of them would consider actually bringing arms onto school property if given the opportunity. Overall, the policy will not work because teachers will not support …show more content…
We have a bias towards the fact that guns provide protection and will make us “safer.” However, in November of 2014, the University of Stanford researched and reaffirmed that the right-to-carry guns laws are connected with an increase in violent crime. Why would we increase violence in schools when the goal is to increase protection? In addition, we are not addressing the issue of mental health by administering guns to our teachers. Donald Trump, who believes the recent massacre at an Oregon Community College could’ve been stopped by arming teachers, admits “This isn’t a gun problem, this is a mental problem.” We should be putting out efforts into combating mental health issues instead of arming teachers and adding violence to our school. The Conceal and Carry policy will not work because it does not directly solve the
For my first point, I assert that guns in school take away from the learning environment in which a school setting should promote. Sub point one, a student will arrive at school every day with …show more content…
Connecting back to my one of first sub points, teachers will not be teachers anymore if a Conceal and Carry policy is implemented into schools. A person becomes a teacher to educate the youth of America, not to be an armed security guard. According to a poll of the members of the National Education Association teacher union, only 22% favored firearms for teachers and of that 22%, only 26% of them would consider actually bringing arms onto school property if given the opportunity. Overall, the policy will not work because teachers will not support …show more content…
We have a bias towards the fact that guns provide protection and will make us “safer.” However, in November of 2014, the University of Stanford researched and reaffirmed that the right-to-carry guns laws are connected with an increase in violent crime. Why would we increase violence in schools when the goal is to increase protection? In addition, we are not addressing the issue of mental health by administering guns to our teachers. Donald Trump, who believes the recent massacre at an Oregon Community College could’ve been stopped by arming teachers, admits “This isn’t a gun problem, this is a mental problem.” We should be putting out efforts into combating mental health issues instead of arming teachers and adding violence to our school. The Conceal and Carry policy will not work because it does not directly solve the