Carry It On

look at the perceptions of gun carry, on campus. Also, the review looks at what the law says in regards to guns and legislation that has stem because recent tragedy’s. Carrying guns on campus has become a question…

victims who have weapons are in a much better position to defend themselves. He also claims that high crime in urban areas and neighborhoods with large minority populations have a great reduction in violent crime when citizens are legally allowed to carry concealed handguns…

even go that far to stop people from doing what they feel is best? The government and states should not control guns to such extents. People have the right to carry weapons as long as it is for defense and that is under protection from the United States Amendment II. Gun control violates the Second Amendment. There is civilian need to carry weapons for protection on a daily basis. States that don’t have gun control laws actually have lower murder rates due to the fact that the crooks have a…

out much different, maybe even deadly for the homeowner. There are also many other reasons why the Second Amendment can be exercised effectively. If you have a gun you might as well get the most use out of it right? This is where open carry and concealed carry come into play. With both, you have the ability to take your firearm just about everywhere. Places such as schools would not allow the guns to be on the premises even with the necessary permits. Some citizens worry that people with a…

Throughout the history of our civilization, man has always created something to defend himself and his family with. In the beginning, there was the rock and spear; which was invented in the early caveman days. Then there was the ultimate weapon, the bow and arrow, which reigned supreme for centuries. Now we have the most technological advanced weapon-- the hand-gun. Since it first came into production, it has been met with controversy and fear from the public. People all across the country…

themselves they are taking it upon themselves to carry their lives, the students life, and their co workers life. It 's a teacher 's job to protect and keep the students and themselves safe but to an extent. A 2013 NEA national survey had found that only 22 percent of its members supported the idea of allowing teachers, and other employees of a school district to carry a firearm, 68 percent were against this idea. If teachers were allowed to carry a firearm, students could get ahold of a gun, or…

Today in America, there are as many guns as there are people. Handguns are easily attained, sold, and concealed, which is beneficial for both those who wish to solely use it for self-defense, and those who plan to use it for wrongdoings. On April 20, 1999 the latter was what caused the iconic school shooting at Columbine. It 's 11:19 a.m., Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris leave their cars, parked so as to flank the exits of the cafeteria, and make their way through the small suburban high school…

In 1776, the men who founded America penned ten basic rights they believed belonged to all citizens of the United States. The second amendment is, “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed.” Two-hundred and fifty years later, the government wants to defy the Constitution, the very thing our country was founded on. They believe limiting and controlling guns will end most violence and crime in…

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…

The Second Amendment of the Bill of Rights states clearly that the people’s right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed on. This has led to one of the most complicated and volatile issues in America today. People on both sides of this issue have strong beliefs. Some argue that when our founding fathers wrote the bill of rights, the guns were not as deadly as the ones available today. Supporters of the Second Amendment today argue that people’s right should not be infringed on no matter…