Essay On Guns On Campus

Gun Control On School Campus Guns are one of the most controversial topics today, especially when it comes to being allowed on school campuses. On average there has been about one school shooting per week since 2012. Some people believe that if guns were allowed in schools there could be a decrease in the amount of school shootings per year/ per week. There are several states that have allowed guns on school campus. Some people worry that giving people access to guns on campus won’t decrease the violence but that it will increase it. Although there are people against it, guns should be allowed on school campus because they can be used for self-defense, safety, and because it is their right to carry. One of the biggest reasons people have for wanting guns on campus is for self-defense. One of the people who supports guns on campus for this reason is College Republican President Madison Yandell, and she told the Daily Texan, “It’s not going to be open carry where we’re like waving our guns around in class using it as a threat to our professors or other students in class… It’s a matter of self-defense” (Gass). Madison Yandell is not wrong, most people with their conceal and carry permit have to go through …show more content…
Some people can argue that guns on campus can make you safer, while others may argue that the exact opposite. It is a right of the individual to bear arms according to the Bill of Rights. Some people argue that guns will not always be used for self-defense and that the campus is not technically your residence. Some people even say that allowing guns on campus will help to lower the number of school shootings. Again, critics will argue that it makes people prone to more violent outbreaks. It is the duty of Americans to help their fellow neighbors protect their right to bear arms by joining the millions of people who think that guns should be allowed on