In the course of my research the question arises “Should anyone be able to carry guns on college campuses?” (Zalneraitis, 2011-2012). As the years go by violence lingers, especially on school campuses from elementary to universities. And the fascination with guns by children, teenagers and young adults has instigated a considerable amount of schools to place a zero-tolerance policy for anything declared as a weapon, such as guns, knives, screwdrivers, etc. into place. These schools have even installed metal detectors to assist in keeping students safe. Not a single person needs to be persuaded that crime remains an extremely serious problem in the United States (Wiseman, 2011). It is everywhere, but then again the most troubling is when somebody walks into a school, whether grade school or a university and uses a gun to torment and murder innocent children, young adults, and faculty.
There has been dreadful school shootings throughout the years, even with the school shootings, several citizens remain sure that students and faculty should be permitted to carry on campuses. These citizens believe students and faculty might have a chance to protect themselves if they are …show more content…
Several people argued that being able to carry firearms would cause harm to the staff and students while others stated that it would deter the would be psycho from causing a mass shooting. After completing this paper I remain somewhat in the middle on this issue, I fully support the second amendment and believe in the right to defend ourselves. However, the character of a college students remains immature and unpredictable, therefore I personally wouldn’t like to be in a classroom with students that had concealed handguns. Can students who carry truly create a difference on college campuses? They need to be sensible, and learn what and how to carry and especially stay alert of your surroundings (Workman,
There has been dreadful school shootings throughout the years, even with the school shootings, several citizens remain sure that students and faculty should be permitted to carry on campuses. These citizens believe students and faculty might have a chance to protect themselves if they are …show more content…
Several people argued that being able to carry firearms would cause harm to the staff and students while others stated that it would deter the would be psycho from causing a mass shooting. After completing this paper I remain somewhat in the middle on this issue, I fully support the second amendment and believe in the right to defend ourselves. However, the character of a college students remains immature and unpredictable, therefore I personally wouldn’t like to be in a classroom with students that had concealed handguns. Can students who carry truly create a difference on college campuses? They need to be sensible, and learn what and how to carry and especially stay alert of your surroundings (Workman,