Fired Up on Campus
Three out of every four americans support ¨laws allowing law-abiding citizens to get a permit to carry a concealed weapon¨ (¨Should Adults Have the Right to Carry a Concealed Handgun?¨). With this in mind, we should allow Licensed Concealed Carry of firearms on public universities because it improves the reliability of security guards, protects the staff, and reduces the likelihood of school shootings.
In the first place, guards need to be equipped with firearms in order to protect to their fullest potential. Security policemen prefer to be armed for campus protection(National Criminal Justice Reference Service). Officers use a variety of devices on the job. These include pepper spray, tasers, and guns. Ultimately, if security …show more content…
The fact that the firearms are concealed is crucial. Since the handguns are concealed, a criminal would be unable to detect whether a classroom has armed staff or not (Crime Prevention Research Center). Students who are nervous when seeing firearms wouldn't be scared because the handguns would be hidden. President Trump advises school boards to protect the staff of each district with insurance to reduce the risk of liability, which should put those with concern for the staff at ease (“Arming Teachers and School Staff”).
Many people fear that concealed firearms will increase the number of school shootings. However, this could not be further from the truth. From 1998 to 2015, 92.6 percent of mass school shootings were in gun-free zones (Crime Prevention Research Center). Gun-free campuses only encourage crime and decrease the ability for citizens to defend themselves, as well as others.
All in all, one needs to examine the facts and evidence before coming to a conclusion, especially one concerning education. When one considers the reliability of campus security, protection of the staff, and likelihood of school shootings at public universities, the Licensed Concealed Carry of firearms should be allowed and
Three out of every four americans support ¨laws allowing law-abiding citizens to get a permit to carry a concealed weapon¨ (¨Should Adults Have the Right to Carry a Concealed Handgun?¨). With this in mind, we should allow Licensed Concealed Carry of firearms on public universities because it improves the reliability of security guards, protects the staff, and reduces the likelihood of school shootings.
In the first place, guards need to be equipped with firearms in order to protect to their fullest potential. Security policemen prefer to be armed for campus protection(National Criminal Justice Reference Service). Officers use a variety of devices on the job. These include pepper spray, tasers, and guns. Ultimately, if security …show more content…
The fact that the firearms are concealed is crucial. Since the handguns are concealed, a criminal would be unable to detect whether a classroom has armed staff or not (Crime Prevention Research Center). Students who are nervous when seeing firearms wouldn't be scared because the handguns would be hidden. President Trump advises school boards to protect the staff of each district with insurance to reduce the risk of liability, which should put those with concern for the staff at ease (“Arming Teachers and School Staff”).
Many people fear that concealed firearms will increase the number of school shootings. However, this could not be further from the truth. From 1998 to 2015, 92.6 percent of mass school shootings were in gun-free zones (Crime Prevention Research Center). Gun-free campuses only encourage crime and decrease the ability for citizens to defend themselves, as well as others.
All in all, one needs to examine the facts and evidence before coming to a conclusion, especially one concerning education. When one considers the reliability of campus security, protection of the staff, and likelihood of school shootings at public universities, the Licensed Concealed Carry of firearms should be allowed and