Carry It On

to carry guns on campus remains hotly debated in the U.S. Specifically, the campus gun issue, which has legally been christened as ‘concealed campus carry’, has been popularized by the recent heightened incidences of mass shootings that have been reported in various American universities (Hardy, 140). One of the most deadly gun attack targeting a university, which took place in 2007, triggered several states to consider pushing for legislations that would allow teachers and students to carry…

carrying arms on school premises. How would you feel in that situation versus if your teacher was able to carry? The question should be ask because the percentage of school shootings has risen 3.6% over the years. Teachers should be able to protect their students, its their job to make sure that their students are safe and protected. Teachers that are willing to carry and have been selected to carry should get extensive training. They have to get hands on training, “They all must undergo an…

and routine, do you imagine them carrying a gun freely at all times? In the recent years, US citizens, as well as the government, have decided to bring up the topic of gun laws and protection, specifically the Open Carry law, in which the people of a state have the right to freely carry a firearm in public. One of the main reasons this specific topic was brought up is due to the increase of gun violence throughout the years of 2015 to 2017. According to the Kim Soffen, a journalist from the…

Students Should be allowed to carry Guns on Campus In recent shootings, there was one on June 1st 2016 in Los Angeles, a gunman burst into the UCLA campus, shot and killed an instructor. Another recent shooting was on October 1st 2015 in Oregon, the gunman open fire in Umpqua Community College, killing nine and wounding seven others, afterwards he shot himself. Guns on campus should be allowed because for students to protect themselves and first responders may not be able to reach the attack…

know to carry a weapon. If people are more educated about gun safety there may be less gun violence and less accidental deaths linked to people who were not properly educated. "In 2010, unintentional firearm injuries caused the deaths of 606 people" (Statistics). People who are responsible will most likely want to take a training course, which costs around $75 to $150. If we allow conceal and carry without a permit or much needed training then the death toll may go…

April 16, 2007, a senior at Virginia Tech killed 33 people and wounded 15 (Johnson, par. 5). Eighteen schools in the United States allow adults to carry loaded guns to school (Lu, par. 4). Many people could feel hesitant about their classmates carrying guns to school. Should concealed carry of guns be allowed on college campuses? Our attentions on this issue has risen due to the recent shootings and acts of violence on college campuses. Guns should not be allowed on college campuses because…

Reasons Why Concealed Carry Should Be Allowed Anywhere In society today there are several issues where the majority of the people are divided especially here in America. Several of these issues deal with guns and gun control alone. The people in today’s society do not agree on plenty of issues regarding guns and gun control. One of these issues is about concealed carry and where it should be allowed and not be allowed. Luckily for the people who support the right to legally carry your own gun…

Limiting the places people are able to hold guns will guarantee fewer criminal offences. Many people agree that they should be able to defend themselves with a concealed carry or weapon. Many acknowledge that having a self defense weapon such as gun is very helpful in dire situations. Though in November 2009 experts published in American Journal of Public Health, found that carrying a gun for self defense was 4.5 times more likely to be shot during an assault than an assaulted victim…

battle, revolving around the right to carry a concealed handgun. Concealed carry laws throughout the United States have sparked controversy in both sides of this battle. Whether it would be the people who support concealed carry arguing over one state’s laws, or the people who are against it trying to prevent the laws from spreading. Although many people argue and say that the concealed carry laws have caused more crimes than prevented them, the right to carry a concealed handgun is protected by…

The Concealed Carry Act was chiefly written by the County Sheriffs of Colorado and was founded on the permit-issuance strategies established by Sheriff Jim Alderdan. The process for supplying a permit is neutral in predictable cases. Colorado law goes beyond and permits the sheriff to make optional rejections as long as they are made within reason. The sheriff may reject a carry-permit application if the sheriff “has a reasonable belief that documented previous behavior by the applicant makes it…