Guns On Campu
Nowadays one of the most controversial topics regards whether college students should have the legal right to have and keep fire weapons inside the institution's property. Given the fact that many violent and criminals activities increased immensely, pro-gun activist have suggested that both the students and teachers should have the right to carry and use concealed weapons to protect their own and others in case of a crime or massive attack. Even though proponents of legalization guns on campuses argue it can protect us, guns should not be legalized because it will increase violence on campuses, jeopardize freedom of expression, and it will make professors to feel threatened.
If such situation was allowed and legalized, the reality would not be as described by the proponents of guns possession. In contrary, the allowance of such weapon would increase the chance of potential misuse. According to Amy Thompson , in the article "Reducing Firearm-Related Violence on College Campuses-Police Chiefs' Perceptions and Practices" , she states, " Lobbying groups to have firearms more accessible to college students on campuses, there is the potential for more firearm-related morbidity and mortality(1)." Since most college students do not have the ability and experience of shooting …show more content…
College is considered to be a time for discoveries and new opinions. Since teenagers and young adults are considered to be very intolerant to each other, many disagreements end up happenings given the d\ifference in opinions. In the article, "Students Should Not Be Allowed to Carry Guns on College Campuses." ,states, “Adding a weapon ... into the mix can quickly turn a constructive meeting into one filled with fear and intimidation. (Dickerson,1).”With that said, the presence of a gun in such environment could rise the stress or even led to serious
Nowadays one of the most controversial topics regards whether college students should have the legal right to have and keep fire weapons inside the institution's property. Given the fact that many violent and criminals activities increased immensely, pro-gun activist have suggested that both the students and teachers should have the right to carry and use concealed weapons to protect their own and others in case of a crime or massive attack. Even though proponents of legalization guns on campuses argue it can protect us, guns should not be legalized because it will increase violence on campuses, jeopardize freedom of expression, and it will make professors to feel threatened.
If such situation was allowed and legalized, the reality would not be as described by the proponents of guns possession. In contrary, the allowance of such weapon would increase the chance of potential misuse. According to Amy Thompson , in the article "Reducing Firearm-Related Violence on College Campuses-Police Chiefs' Perceptions and Practices" , she states, " Lobbying groups to have firearms more accessible to college students on campuses, there is the potential for more firearm-related morbidity and mortality(1)." Since most college students do not have the ability and experience of shooting …show more content…
College is considered to be a time for discoveries and new opinions. Since teenagers and young adults are considered to be very intolerant to each other, many disagreements end up happenings given the d\ifference in opinions. In the article, "Students Should Not Be Allowed to Carry Guns on College Campuses." ,states, “Adding a weapon ... into the mix can quickly turn a constructive meeting into one filled with fear and intimidation. (Dickerson,1).”With that said, the presence of a gun in such environment could rise the stress or even led to serious