Should Guns Be Allowed on College Campus?
Should Guns Be Allowed on College Campus?
In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements
For
CRJU 1100
Introduction to Criminal Justice
Armstrong Atlantic State University
Fall Semester 2009
Doctor Junseob Moon
Date of Submission: December 5, 2009
Introduction
“Gun control? We need bullet control! I think every bullet should cost $5,000. Because if a bullet cost $5,000, we wouldn’t have any innocent bystanders.” (Rock, 1999) Chris Rock got a big laugh when he expressed his comical stance on the issues with guns. With the heart-wrenching reality of the Virginia Tech massacre, the issue of whether or not guns should be allowed on college campus has returned to the forefront of debates, and this is no longer a laughing matter. The country is torn between Gun right activist who are for the right to bear arms on campuses, and those who feel the same “rights-to-bear-arms” are the reason these college gun-crimes exist. It is important to know what is stated in the Second Amendment how the rights of the people are affected. In addition, the reader will learn about the two grass roots organizations on polar ends of the debates: the N.R.A. and the Brady Campaign. Are guns and schools politically ethical or social no-no’s? The question that is on everyone’s mind is how schools can become safer. Cops-in-class may be a theory that may help promote safer college campuses throughout the United States. The conclusion of this paper will contain the Author’s disposition on the unrelenting issue: should guns be allowed on college campuses?
Second Amendment To understand the issues on gun control, the reader must first understand what rights individuals have, and how certain restrictions may or may not violate the rights of the people. So why is it such a big topic of discussion? Those who are opposed to gun bans are defending the right of every American to bear arms. Those who are opposed to continue to allow guns are defending the right of
In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements
For
CRJU 1100
Introduction to Criminal Justice
Armstrong Atlantic State University
Fall Semester 2009
Doctor Junseob Moon
Date of Submission: December 5, 2009
Introduction
“Gun control? We need bullet control! I think every bullet should cost $5,000. Because if a bullet cost $5,000, we wouldn’t have any innocent bystanders.” (Rock, 1999) Chris Rock got a big laugh when he expressed his comical stance on the issues with guns. With the heart-wrenching reality of the Virginia Tech massacre, the issue of whether or not guns should be allowed on college campus has returned to the forefront of debates, and this is no longer a laughing matter. The country is torn between Gun right activist who are for the right to bear arms on campuses, and those who feel the same “rights-to-bear-arms” are the reason these college gun-crimes exist. It is important to know what is stated in the Second Amendment how the rights of the people are affected. In addition, the reader will learn about the two grass roots organizations on polar ends of the debates: the N.R.A. and the Brady Campaign. Are guns and schools politically ethical or social no-no’s? The question that is on everyone’s mind is how schools can become safer. Cops-in-class may be a theory that may help promote safer college campuses throughout the United States. The conclusion of this paper will contain the Author’s disposition on the unrelenting issue: should guns be allowed on college campuses?
Second Amendment To understand the issues on gun control, the reader must first understand what rights individuals have, and how certain restrictions may or may not violate the rights of the people. So why is it such a big topic of discussion? Those who are opposed to gun bans are defending the right of every American to bear arms. Those who are opposed to continue to allow guns are defending the right of