CPL’s on Campus
December, 14th, 2012, marks a day when the controversy of gun control, and CPL licences were brought to light by a tragic event. The children and teachers of Sandy Hook Elementary School, were completely unsuspecting of the tragedy that would strike that morning. When the students and teachers should have been celebrating that it was almost christmas break, instead they were locked in their classrooms in terror. As a man broke into the school, threatening all of their lives. Sadly 6 teacher lost their lives doing whatever they could to protect their students, including Victoria Leigh Soto a first grade teacher at the school it has been found that “When she became aware there was a gunman in the school, she hid her first-graders in closets and cabinets, then told the shooter they were in the gym. He turned the gun on Soto, killing her, but none of her students were harmed.” (CTPost)Even with teachers as brave as her, there were still 20 children killed.
But what could have stopped the gunman, many people in the news said things about banning guns, and that if he wouldn't have been able to get that gun they would all still be alive. The thing is none of that is true. The gun he used was not his and was in fact stolen.
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Brock R. Bigelow an avid gun owner, and owner of a concealed pistol licence (CPL), he said that he believes that “teachers should be allowed to carry a gun for safety reasons”. By this he means that in order to protect the students inside the school a teacher who would like to carry a handgun, or have one locked inside their classroom should be aloud to do so. He continued by adding this statement, “The 2nd amendment is necessary for the sustainability of a Free State.” So in order for teachers and students to feel free and have their rights upheld from what he has stated he believes that this means that they deserve the right to choose rather or not a teacher should have a CPL in the
December, 14th, 2012, marks a day when the controversy of gun control, and CPL licences were brought to light by a tragic event. The children and teachers of Sandy Hook Elementary School, were completely unsuspecting of the tragedy that would strike that morning. When the students and teachers should have been celebrating that it was almost christmas break, instead they were locked in their classrooms in terror. As a man broke into the school, threatening all of their lives. Sadly 6 teacher lost their lives doing whatever they could to protect their students, including Victoria Leigh Soto a first grade teacher at the school it has been found that “When she became aware there was a gunman in the school, she hid her first-graders in closets and cabinets, then told the shooter they were in the gym. He turned the gun on Soto, killing her, but none of her students were harmed.” (CTPost)Even with teachers as brave as her, there were still 20 children killed.
But what could have stopped the gunman, many people in the news said things about banning guns, and that if he wouldn't have been able to get that gun they would all still be alive. The thing is none of that is true. The gun he used was not his and was in fact stolen.
Others …show more content…
Brock R. Bigelow an avid gun owner, and owner of a concealed pistol licence (CPL), he said that he believes that “teachers should be allowed to carry a gun for safety reasons”. By this he means that in order to protect the students inside the school a teacher who would like to carry a handgun, or have one locked inside their classroom should be aloud to do so. He continued by adding this statement, “The 2nd amendment is necessary for the sustainability of a Free State.” So in order for teachers and students to feel free and have their rights upheld from what he has stated he believes that this means that they deserve the right to choose rather or not a teacher should have a CPL in the