Prompt: Will allowing guns on college campuses make them safer?
I. Introduction
A. Thesis: Those who are against guns on campus argue that students are not responsible enough to carry a weapon, but leaving students unarmed leaves them defenseless. In order to give students a sense of security, they should be allowed concealed weapons. In fact, studies show concealed weapons are effective in reducing sexual assault.
II. Body
A. Paragraph 1-Many who support gun free zones on college campuses view students as impulsive and unable to understand the responsibilities of owning a weapon, however, universities that allow concealed weapons show evidence against this claim.
i. Many feel that college students are too young and impulsive to understand the dangers of improper gun handling.
1. Shapiro says ‘there's great concern that …show more content…
“If you’ve got a person that’s raped because you wouldn’t let them carry a firearm to defend themselves, I think you’re responsible,” State Representative Dennis K. Baxley of Florida said during debate in a House subcommittee last month. The bill passed (Schwarz). ii. It would be harder for sexual predators to find victims if they knew most of their potential victims are armed.
1. The sexual assaults that are occurring would go down once these sexual predators get a bullet in their head “said by Michele Fiore (Schwarz). iii. Testimonies from attempted rape victims show that the presence of a weapon allowed these individuals to escape before the crime was committed.
1. Of them, only 26 volunteered that they used a weapon to resist. In none of those 26 cases was the rape completed; in none of the cases did the victim suffer additional injury after she deployed her weapon (Kopel).
III. Conclusion
A. Restatement of Thesis
i. Unarmed students are vulnerable to attack. To prevent this from happening, students need concealed weapons to fight back. Giving students the ability to protect themselves lowers the chances of them being a victim of
I. Introduction
A. Thesis: Those who are against guns on campus argue that students are not responsible enough to carry a weapon, but leaving students unarmed leaves them defenseless. In order to give students a sense of security, they should be allowed concealed weapons. In fact, studies show concealed weapons are effective in reducing sexual assault.
II. Body
A. Paragraph 1-Many who support gun free zones on college campuses view students as impulsive and unable to understand the responsibilities of owning a weapon, however, universities that allow concealed weapons show evidence against this claim.
i. Many feel that college students are too young and impulsive to understand the dangers of improper gun handling.
1. Shapiro says ‘there's great concern that …show more content…
“If you’ve got a person that’s raped because you wouldn’t let them carry a firearm to defend themselves, I think you’re responsible,” State Representative Dennis K. Baxley of Florida said during debate in a House subcommittee last month. The bill passed (Schwarz). ii. It would be harder for sexual predators to find victims if they knew most of their potential victims are armed.
1. The sexual assaults that are occurring would go down once these sexual predators get a bullet in their head “said by Michele Fiore (Schwarz). iii. Testimonies from attempted rape victims show that the presence of a weapon allowed these individuals to escape before the crime was committed.
1. Of them, only 26 volunteered that they used a weapon to resist. In none of those 26 cases was the rape completed; in none of the cases did the victim suffer additional injury after she deployed her weapon (Kopel).
III. Conclusion
A. Restatement of Thesis
i. Unarmed students are vulnerable to attack. To prevent this from happening, students need concealed weapons to fight back. Giving students the ability to protect themselves lowers the chances of them being a victim of