Concealed Weapons Should Be Allowed On College Campuses

Some of the content of this speech touches on the sensitive topics of sexual and gun related violence. If you were given the chance to defend yourself against an attacker would you? Amanda Collins, a student of the University of Nevada, was not given the chance when “her attacker, James Biela… put a gun to her head, pulled her to the asphalt and raped her” (Summers n.pag). Amanda’s “right to say ‘no’ was taken away from [her]”; she never had the opportunity to defend herself. Although she could have used her concealed carry permit, allowing her to legally carry a concealed weapon in public, she followed the law and left her gun off campus, which stopped her from being able to defend herself. Therefore, Georgia state legislature should allow the presence of weapons on college campuses because this presents the opportunity for individuals like Amanda Collins with concealed carry permits to prevent on campus crime, such as sexual and gun related violence. A college campus where the presence of weapons is permitted will allow …show more content…
In 2011, professors Theodore Day and Stan Liebowitz, both at the University of Texas at Dallas, wrote about the direct correlation between gun free zones and public shootings. on campus. In Day's article "Concealed Weapons Should Be Allowed on College Campuses" he states that "mass public shootings almost exclusively occur in public places where concealed weapons are banned" (Day n.pag). Banning weapons on campus does not stop mass shootings; henc, Georgia state legislature should give individuals with concealed carry permits the opportunity to defend themselves and those around them in the face of danger. Theodore Day proves the majority of mass shootings occur Georgia College campuses, thus, could allow individuals with concealed carry permits to decrease the amount of public