argument on whether guns should be allowed on campus. The Students for Gun Free Schools (SGFS) is one of two organizations who is involved in this controversial argument. The SGFS is against the idea of students carrying guns on campus because they believe‚ as stated in their motto‚ they are “armed with knowledge‚ not guns!” (Kirszner and Mandell 633). The other organization is the Students for Concealed Carry (SCC). The SCC is pro-gun concealed carry organization that formed because of the unforgettable
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Concealed Carry. Opening: Picture yourself sitting in your favorite restaurant just minding your own business with your family eating a peaceful dinner. You glance at the table next to you and see a handgun showing from under a person’s coat. I know not everyone would agree with me but I would instantly be a little worried‚ regardless of if the man looked harmless or not. WI law passed on July 8‚ 2011 would permit this. Many people believe that concealed carry is a law that should never have
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Patricia Miulli Ms. Burns English 3 17 April 2013 Concealed Carry should be legalized throughout the United States. Throughout the Nation a rising controversial issue is the debate whether or not concealed carry should be allowed. However‚ each fifty states have their own laws and regulations on conceal carry and its extent of legalization‚ although concealed carry should be legalized throughout the United States. Moreover‚ People’s rights‚ Safety and the main justification of Protection are
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Prohibiting Concealed Carry in the Workplace Strayer University When carrying a concealed weapon into a place of employment there are numerous issues that have been raised regarding the safety of the situation. Does the carrier create a hostile environment for their co-workers‚ or does the carrier’s possession pose a chance to disrupt the safety for the workplace staff. These are fair questions that should be addressed when considering concealed carry on the job. These are questions
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Joshua Sanchez English 1301 10/09/12 Concealed Carry Everywhere Since the beginning of our nation after the Declaration of Independence was signed‚ individuals have had the rights to life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness. Inside these ‘rights’ is the right to bear arms. Is that wrong? Should all people have access to firearms? As stated in the second amendment‚ we as a nation and individuals have every right to own our own weapons. Therefore‚ it is your right to either own a weapon or
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Concealed Carry Weapons on Campus: Ethnography Project Over the course of 20 years‚ there have been numerous school shootings‚ which has resulted in thousands of lives ending to quickly. Which leads me to my central focus of this ethnography project. I wanted to determine how students across the country attending different universities felt about implementing a safety course‚ which will allow a student the ability to conceal carry a firearm on campus. In the criminal justice field‚ individuals are
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Concealed carry anywhere has been a highly controversial topic for many years. In the back and forth of this heated debate‚ multiple subcategories have arisen. One of which is whether universities should allow student or staff to carry concealed handguns on campus. This is a strange debate topic because the obvious answer is no. Just a few of the reasons are an increase in crimes of passion‚ a possible increase in school shootings‚ and a high risk for robbery and assault. A crime of passion is not
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Should it be lawful for Adults To Carry Concealed Handguns? Concealed Carry: A License To Protect Dressed in black fatigues and a military vest‚ a heavily armed Adam Lanza walked into a Connecticut elementary school Friday‚ December 14‚ 2012 and opened fire‚ Within minutes‚ 26 people were dead at Sandy Hook Elementary School 20 of them children. The shooter also was killed by his own hand. With the death toll at 26‚ the Newtown shooting is the second deadliest school shooting in U.S. history
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On April 16th‚ 2007‚ Seung-Hui Cho‚ a student at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg‚ Virginia‚ went on campus and proceeded to shoot and kill 33 people‚ injuring 32 others before he killed himself (Shapira and Jackman). According to Christine Hauser and Anahad O’Connor‚ staff writers for the New York Times‚ “the shootings at Virginia Tech came in the same week‚ eight years prior‚ as the shootings at Columbine on April 20th‚ 1999.” In more recent years‚ mass shootings
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School campus’ have always been a large target for shooters and attackers. Students and teachers that have spent time to gain the trust of the government to conceal carry should also be able to holster on a campus without interruption. Many people will say having any weapons is a danger to students and any other pedestrians on campus but a law abiding citizen that has had training and known when a weapon should and shouldn’t be used could be vital to saving the lives of many during a life or death
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