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In the United States of America women are more likely to become victims of sexual violence. The National Institute of Justice Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s 1998 study found that “18 percent of surveyed women…experienced a completed or attempted rape at some time in their life” (Tjaden and Thoennes 3). Consequently, with statistics like these and personal experience Linda Hasselstrom tackles the controversial subject of gun carrying by women. She uses her article “A Peaceful Woman Explains Why She Carries a Gun” to argue her take on the subject. Hasselstrom appeals to an audience who might not understand her decision for carrying a gun and might find the subject controversial. With a narrative and descriptive style, she aims to…

In 2015, Texas became another state to allow concealed carry weapons on college campuses. The law allowing concealed carry weapons on campus (Senate Bill 11) will take effect on August 1, 2016 for all state 4-year colleges and universities and August 1, 2017 for 2-year and junior colleges. To carry a gun on campus each student must have a concealed handgun license (CHL) and be 21 years old, while also meeting the state and federal qualifications to own a handgun. While the handgun is allowed to…

Most southern states had laws that prevented concealed carry. However, these acts were primarily to avert abolitionists from fighting back, so they were never seriously considered by most of the general population. But by the conclusion of the civil war, almost all states followed a colloquial pattern of outlawing concealed carry. It was not until the 1911 passing of the Sullivan Law in New York that major controversy was sparked among the public about the restrictive stance imposed by many…

“Firmin DeBrabander: Do Guns Make Us Free?”, the author reviews Firmin DeBrabander’s arguments on the controversy regarding the campus carry bill passed in several states, including Texas, which raised the question of whether campus carry is truly effective in decreasing gun violence on campus. In order to put the controversy into context it’s necessary to raise the question on whether the evidences DeBrabander provided were credible or not, and why or why not. To acquire answers to these…

Concealed Carry of Handguns refers to carrying a gun in public in a concealed manner. In concealed carry system, there are not any requirements that the handguns or any other weapons carried by a person should be visible. There is a story behind the evolution of the carry of concealed handguns on campuses. Before the deadliest mass shooting in the university of United States, no one did really pressurize and had a movement for the concealed carry of a gun on the schools and campuses. According…

Teachers should not be able to carry guns on school grounds. To begin, a teacher who owns a gun can cause bigger problems because it won’t be able to keep the children at the school 100% safe. The concealed gun can easily get into anyone’s hand and could easily be fired at anytime. This is not safe because someone can harm another person which would cause major issues. It would be better off if teachers don’t have guns so there are no situations like that. Also, allowing teachers to carry guns…

The Mechanics and Impact of Campus Carry Should students, faculty, and staff be allowed to carry gun on college campus?This has been the controversial topic of gun control in several sates.Tragic events like Sandy Hook elementary, Oregon, Virginia Tech, Umpqua Community College and UT in 1966 inspired legislature too sanction conceal weapons in college campus. Senate bill 11 pass and will takes place in August 2016 in all public Texas university.There is an abundance of feeling about Senate…

doctors go sporadic, only mere moments to save a person’s life. A school shooter takes the life of multiple students and then attempts his own. All of this could have been solved if someone was there to prevent the shooter. although in a moments heat there is not going to be officers, sometimes a vigilantly must help others. Someone that could save a life are those who have a Concealed Carry license. Concealed Carry, is a law that was recently passed in Texas back in August. The law states that…

Gun carry policies base their origins back to the 19th century, when the United States just finished with the Civil War and blacks initially obtained their lawful freedom. During that time, although Africans were officially emancipated, they were kept under subjugation by racist laws, such as the Black Codes and groups like the Ku Klux Klan. Similarly, in 1871, Texas and other southern states banned the carrying of guns in order to control blacks from gaining power over the whites and to prevent…

state to state concerning concealed carry. But what is concealed carry? Concealed carry is where one has the ability to carry a firearm in the public without getting into trouble. Currently, the concealed carry law is only a state law instead of a federal law. Some states do not allow firearms being on certain properties such as a government building, a church or a school. In other states, private businesses prohibit conceal carry. The pro view believes that “gun-free zones” are safe. The con…