Concealed carry in the United States

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…

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…

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…

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…

In the article, “Confessions of a Liberal Gun Owner,” Justin Cronin, a liberal award-winning novelist and a professor at Rice University, describes the experiences he has underwent during in his life that caused his beliefs of gun control. Cronin wrote this article after a shooter entered an elementary school and killed 27 innocent people. He believes it is too easy for Americans to buy guns, but he also believes many people who are against guns do not look at the reality of gun control. They…

The pros of concealed weapons on campus First of all, there are a lot of restrictions that are placed on people who have the permits. The holders must be of 21 years of age, passed an extensive background check up by the local law enforcers. The consent does not allow for any of the license holders not to be intoxicated when in campus. Each and every person who is issued with a permit to carry concealed weapon in campuses are all known to be responsible people in the society and they are…

When Bradley Cooper decides to crash a photo shoot, he does so in style. Recently, at Georgetown University, the “American Sniper” actor crashed a couple’s wedding photo shoot. Bradley Cooper’s crash was unintentional. The actor was there to visit his alma mater, Georgetown University. It was then he noticed that there was a couple posing. He decided to make his own sequel to “Wedding Crashers.” Newly weds Meaghan Carrigan and Nicholas Barnicle were getting their photographs taken on campus…

conducted by Harvard School of Public Health, the percentage of college shootings has tripled over the past five years. What should our governments, state or national, do to reduce this statistic? What practical steps should be enforced to protect the safety of college students? Whether it be the college’s administration, or a law produced by the state governments, colleges should be forced to devise an evacuation stratagem for precautions, install an overhead speaker system, and dispense…

training, not everyone can be trusted to just carry them around especially reckless young adults. Although it is against the second amendment saying that you have the right to bear arms, Guns should not be permitted on college campuses due to the fact that some individuals are just unable to handle the responsibilities that come with weapons of that caliber, and having guns at school scares people away from an education. Being able to carry concealed weapons to school may throw safety…

Conceal and Carry on Campuses The big question is, Should schools and college campuses allow faculty, teachers and student to carry guns in schools. Many people say that allowing students on campus with guns will make the problem worse, but by allowing them to, parents teaching them responsibility. Most parents think that horrible things are going to happen, but teaching children gun safety when they are little helps them understand how dangerous they are. Teaching children early on helps…