Persuasive Essay On Guns On Campuses Research Paper

Firearms on Campuses Should be allowed Have you ever wondered why so many school shootings happen? Have you ever wondered why nobody has ever really defended themselves from an attack? Well how are you supposed to defend yourself from somebody who has a gun and you are just there defenceless. I think that a way to protect yourself and your students is by allowing teachers and administrators to have firearms on campuses. The firearms on campus are an intimidation factor to anybody who has the idea to do things such as shooting up a school. Why shouldn’t students and/or teachers be allowed to defend themselves on campus? In the constitution it says we have the “right to bear arms,” yet we cannot bring weapons on a campus. In this paper I will …show more content…
This bill will give people with concealed carry licenses the opportunity to be able to carry a firearm that is concealed in most places on campus . Texas will be one of eight states to allow the carrying of concealed weapons on public college campuses, joining Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Mississippi, Oregon, Utah and Wisconsin . There are still areas that are considered “Gun-free zones” where guns are banned. The law will take effect on August 1st, 2016 . That is exactly 50 years after a deadly shooting on the same exact campus that left 16 people dead . The law will also allow community colleges in Texas the right to have a concealed firearm on campus starting in 2017 . Private and independent colleges have the option of whether or not they want to allow the concealed carry of firearms on campus, while public colleges have no say in the matter and have to allow firearms on campus with the right licensing . There are a couple of restrictions on the law that they have to abide by. The person who carries the firearm must be at least 21 years of age . This is intended so that it leans to the more older and responsible students on campus (Texas Lawmakers Pass a Bill Allowing Guns at