Argumentative Essay: The Gun Control Debate
The sound of a gunshot, complimented by screams, everyone’s nightmare. To think this could be avoided is absurd, or is it? Millions of Americans ponder this thought; yet, no official outcome has been ratified. To come to a proper mutual agreement, time is no longer an obstacle. We as the people, have statistics of pro guns vs against guns to show the proper choice in each scenario. Some people believe guns on campus will cause an array of problems; however, with proper training and discipline, safety will become a concrete practice. Marjolijn Bijlefeld states from “The Gun Control Debate” that we have the right to carry “to execute the laws of the union, suppress insurrections, and repel Invasions.” At any moment across the nation a shooter could be lurking in plain sight. Congress has brought this problem up numerous times, allowing only a
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select amount of states permit carry. USA vs. Cruikshank (1975) the first assembly to interpret the second amendment under congressional watch. Federal charges were placed amongst members of the white insurgents for prohibiting two or more people depriving anyone from their constitutional rights. The outcome of this court hearing was dismissed with no changes to the amendment. Justices stated, "The right to bear arms is not granted by the Constitution; neither is it in any manner dependent upon that instrument for its existence. The Second Amendment means no more than that it shall not be infringed by Congress, and has no other effect than to restrict the powers of the National Government."
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Now, on the other hand, citizens need to look for their protection against violators and take it to police power of the state.
Guns on campus could possibly lead to an escalation of violence, an eye for an eye concept. The accepted way of handling a shooter is to calmly call the authorities. “The Gun Control Debate” P.G. 34” States that in 1993, 39,595 Americans were killed by guns, 71% (27,726) were handguns and 1% was of police force. The USs’ homicide rate is 70 times higher and 35 times higher suicide rate than that of the UK, which they have more of a restrictive gun legislation (per the Huffington Post.) Stats prove that small handheld firearms are most used in crimes. By 1999, gun crimes have dropped 68% when heightened police force strengthened. In the same year, the law for obtained a gun cracked down. When guns are brought in public places i.e. schools, grocery stores, or, law enforcement should handle public infringements. Law enforcement officials are trained and disciplined for heinous acts that are brought to the community. Otherwise, students shouldn’t be handling such consequential acts when terror
arises. In 2001, a survey was conducted by the Maryland University students saying 89% would feel safer without any guns on campus. Being safe and feeling safe are two wildly different concepts. Schools in the western coast have been using “gun free zones” to limit carry areas. These areas are guarded with police force. Since these areas are “gun free” and have stationed guards, they should be the safest zones in all of campus. Krafcheck 3
Virginia Tech, April 16, 2007, thirty-two students where shot and killed, while seventeen were injured. This attack was the second deadliest by a single gunman in U.S. history. The first attack occurred in West Ambler Johnston Hall and the second, Norris Hall. October 1, 2015, Umbqua Community College was yet another victim of a shooting. Nine deaths and equivalent injury shook millions. Being that it was the worst tragedy in Oregon history. Both attacks had something in common, small undetectable handguns doing the killing. “Only licensed legals are allowed in Universities’’ states Governor Hannison of Texas. If each and every college accepted concealed carry, all the students would have protection guaranteed. Michele Fiore states that, “Every college student should be allowed to defend themselves on our college campuses, especially our daughters, sisters and mothers, and Assembly Bill 143 will allow trained, law-abiding concealed weapon permit holders to carry their firearms on campus.” Many different crimes occur on college campuses including, assault, rape, and robbery. On January 16, 2002, Peter Odighizuwa, a former student of Appalachian School of Law, came to discuss his academic problems with Dale Rubin while armed with a .380 ACP semi auto handgun. He left the campus only to come back a few hours later and go straight to the offices of Anthony Sutin, the dean of students, and Thomas Blackwall, one of Odighizuwas’ professors. He opened fire killing the dean, the professor, and a student. While leaving the building, Odighizuwa was approached by two students with personal firearms
Krafcheck 4 putting an end to a possible mass murder. These students reportedly heard the gunshots, ran to their cars, and came back just in the nick of time. According to American Police Beat, the average emergency response time is ten minutes. The average response time for a concealed carrier is roughly two seconds, a drastic difference in manageable time.
Since the adoption of the Bill of Rights, guns have and will keep changing; therefore, congress should take this reality and use it to strengthen gun laws on school grounds. Strong gun laws, when enforced, will help limit who can purchase guns and who they should be kept away from. We all have the right to protect our property to a certain point. Strengthened gun laws in schools must be complimented by extra police enforcement personal. However, no matter how much we restrict guns, criminals will always get the chance.
Lee Nigbet states from “The Gun Control Debate: Second Edition.” 2001” Between 1959 and 1963, foreign imported handguns and small automatics spiked from 346,000 to a tremendous 1,155,000 guns brought into this country. How are these guns dispersed across the nation? Gangs, Mafias, drug runners, black market, cults, the list goes on. To combat the influx of guns coming to our country is a problem fit for the government. The only thing we can do to protect ourselves and others, is to be ready at any moment, any time.
Many believe that concealed carry could birth distractions or impede learning. Police Chief Steve Mecham from Utah announced, that he doesn’t know how many Utah State university (USU) students, teachers, or faculty members possess a concealed carry firearm
Krafcheck 5 license or how many use their license to carry on campus. He stated, "I interpret [the law] as most college campuses in the state interpret it -- that if you have a concealed weapon permit you must carry [the weapon] concealed." Utahs’ carry law has been in effect since the mid 1990’s and have yet to see negative impacts on learning, out-of-sight, out-of-mind. In college, you are taking your first steps to adulthood. This means you are to be trusted as an adult and behave like one. College environment is looked at as emotionally volatile. Each day students face struggles of grades, money, and time, little things like parking and food levels. Why don’t they give up now? Keep in mind throughout a day in college, students come into contact with all kinds of materials they can misuse. Majoring in chemistry gives the students an opportunity to lay their hands-on materials to mix explosives. Medical majors can obtain scalpels, poisons, and addictive drugs. Many engineering programs gives students access to numerous detrimental plans like potential network hacking, or even, nuclear bomb blueprints. So why isn’t college a social anarchy? These students have worked extraordinarily diligent, invested in their education, and want that diploma. If these are going to be the same students that we trust running our hospitals, government and economy, then it’s about time we trust them with defensive firearms. To sum the allegations up, people against guns in college fear for distractions, accidentals, and lack of self control; while pro guns in college want to stop, assault charges, rapes, murders, and robberies. After all, students live on campus and the constitution
Krafcheck 6 specifically states that we are permitted to bear arms and store them in our homes. Many believe that firearms on campus will birth numerous problems; however, if we take the time to sit down and educated our children on morals and common sense, we will have a safer, more gun filled community.
select amount of states permit carry. USA vs. Cruikshank (1975) the first assembly to interpret the second amendment under congressional watch. Federal charges were placed amongst members of the white insurgents for prohibiting two or more people depriving anyone from their constitutional rights. The outcome of this court hearing was dismissed with no changes to the amendment. Justices stated, "The right to bear arms is not granted by the Constitution; neither is it in any manner dependent upon that instrument for its existence. The Second Amendment means no more than that it shall not be infringed by Congress, and has no other effect than to restrict the powers of the National Government."
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Now, on the other hand, citizens need to look for their protection against violators and take it to police power of the state.
Guns on campus could possibly lead to an escalation of violence, an eye for an eye concept. The accepted way of handling a shooter is to calmly call the authorities. “The Gun Control Debate” P.G. 34” States that in 1993, 39,595 Americans were killed by guns, 71% (27,726) were handguns and 1% was of police force. The USs’ homicide rate is 70 times higher and 35 times higher suicide rate than that of the UK, which they have more of a restrictive gun legislation (per the Huffington Post.) Stats prove that small handheld firearms are most used in crimes. By 1999, gun crimes have dropped 68% when heightened police force strengthened. In the same year, the law for obtained a gun cracked down. When guns are brought in public places i.e. schools, grocery stores, or, law enforcement should handle public infringements. Law enforcement officials are trained and disciplined for heinous acts that are brought to the community. Otherwise, students shouldn’t be handling such consequential acts when terror
arises. In 2001, a survey was conducted by the Maryland University students saying 89% would feel safer without any guns on campus. Being safe and feeling safe are two wildly different concepts. Schools in the western coast have been using “gun free zones” to limit carry areas. These areas are guarded with police force. Since these areas are “gun free” and have stationed guards, they should be the safest zones in all of campus. Krafcheck 3
Virginia Tech, April 16, 2007, thirty-two students where shot and killed, while seventeen were injured. This attack was the second deadliest by a single gunman in U.S. history. The first attack occurred in West Ambler Johnston Hall and the second, Norris Hall. October 1, 2015, Umbqua Community College was yet another victim of a shooting. Nine deaths and equivalent injury shook millions. Being that it was the worst tragedy in Oregon history. Both attacks had something in common, small undetectable handguns doing the killing. “Only licensed legals are allowed in Universities’’ states Governor Hannison of Texas. If each and every college accepted concealed carry, all the students would have protection guaranteed. Michele Fiore states that, “Every college student should be allowed to defend themselves on our college campuses, especially our daughters, sisters and mothers, and Assembly Bill 143 will allow trained, law-abiding concealed weapon permit holders to carry their firearms on campus.” Many different crimes occur on college campuses including, assault, rape, and robbery. On January 16, 2002, Peter Odighizuwa, a former student of Appalachian School of Law, came to discuss his academic problems with Dale Rubin while armed with a .380 ACP semi auto handgun. He left the campus only to come back a few hours later and go straight to the offices of Anthony Sutin, the dean of students, and Thomas Blackwall, one of Odighizuwas’ professors. He opened fire killing the dean, the professor, and a student. While leaving the building, Odighizuwa was approached by two students with personal firearms
Krafcheck 4 putting an end to a possible mass murder. These students reportedly heard the gunshots, ran to their cars, and came back just in the nick of time. According to American Police Beat, the average emergency response time is ten minutes. The average response time for a concealed carrier is roughly two seconds, a drastic difference in manageable time.
Since the adoption of the Bill of Rights, guns have and will keep changing; therefore, congress should take this reality and use it to strengthen gun laws on school grounds. Strong gun laws, when enforced, will help limit who can purchase guns and who they should be kept away from. We all have the right to protect our property to a certain point. Strengthened gun laws in schools must be complimented by extra police enforcement personal. However, no matter how much we restrict guns, criminals will always get the chance.
Lee Nigbet states from “The Gun Control Debate: Second Edition.” 2001” Between 1959 and 1963, foreign imported handguns and small automatics spiked from 346,000 to a tremendous 1,155,000 guns brought into this country. How are these guns dispersed across the nation? Gangs, Mafias, drug runners, black market, cults, the list goes on. To combat the influx of guns coming to our country is a problem fit for the government. The only thing we can do to protect ourselves and others, is to be ready at any moment, any time.
Many believe that concealed carry could birth distractions or impede learning. Police Chief Steve Mecham from Utah announced, that he doesn’t know how many Utah State university (USU) students, teachers, or faculty members possess a concealed carry firearm
Krafcheck 5 license or how many use their license to carry on campus. He stated, "I interpret [the law] as most college campuses in the state interpret it -- that if you have a concealed weapon permit you must carry [the weapon] concealed." Utahs’ carry law has been in effect since the mid 1990’s and have yet to see negative impacts on learning, out-of-sight, out-of-mind. In college, you are taking your first steps to adulthood. This means you are to be trusted as an adult and behave like one. College environment is looked at as emotionally volatile. Each day students face struggles of grades, money, and time, little things like parking and food levels. Why don’t they give up now? Keep in mind throughout a day in college, students come into contact with all kinds of materials they can misuse. Majoring in chemistry gives the students an opportunity to lay their hands-on materials to mix explosives. Medical majors can obtain scalpels, poisons, and addictive drugs. Many engineering programs gives students access to numerous detrimental plans like potential network hacking, or even, nuclear bomb blueprints. So why isn’t college a social anarchy? These students have worked extraordinarily diligent, invested in their education, and want that diploma. If these are going to be the same students that we trust running our hospitals, government and economy, then it’s about time we trust them with defensive firearms. To sum the allegations up, people against guns in college fear for distractions, accidentals, and lack of self control; while pro guns in college want to stop, assault charges, rapes, murders, and robberies. After all, students live on campus and the constitution
Krafcheck 6 specifically states that we are permitted to bear arms and store them in our homes. Many believe that firearms on campus will birth numerous problems; however, if we take the time to sit down and educated our children on morals and common sense, we will have a safer, more gun filled community.