The shooting that took place at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14 prompted extensive news coverage throughout the world‚ including wide attention in the British media. In the aftermath debate in the US about the need for increased gun control laws has been reignited‚ posing the question: will this be the moment that America makes a change in terms of its gun laws? Certainly there is a momentum to enact this change. President Obama has said that he will support a new bill to ban assault
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students to have concealed weapons on campus will welcome in the same criminality that plagues our society. Students carrying guns on campus will increase violent crimes and subject students to injury in a confrontation or victim to a senseless killing. The potential threat that would come from allowing students to legally carry guns far outweighs the benefits of having guns on campus. Politicians and college officials have been debating the effects that the possession of a concealed weapon would have
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The Gun Law In Greenville Should law officials and military personnel only carry handguns? That’s the question shooting around campus. When in conversation‚ the gun law sparks up exceptional interest‚ many saying that handguns do not kill people; “people kill people”. In the United States‚ people have had right to own guns since the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified. Would it make since to ban them now in certain areas? In Greenville‚ North Carolina‚ home of the East Carolina
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of why people do not carry their weapons all the time are just that: excuses! “My gun isn’t comfortable‚” “I’m not sure which round I should use‚” “I’m afraid someone will notice my gun and call the cops‚” “I’m not 100% sure where I can and can’t carry‚” “I don’t know if I should I carry OWB or IWB or tuck‚” “I don’t know which gun is best for concealed carry‚” or‚ “which caliber I should use?” are typical excuses that have no real argument against the idea of “everyday carry” (Owens). The idea of
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them from advancing into the room. Many people frown upon teachers being able to carry a handgun on school grounds‚ but if they only knew that the thing they frown upon could possibly be saving their kids life. It makes perfect sense that teachers should be able to carry a handgun if and only if they go through the proper training and tests. There are many steps that must be taken for someone to obtain a concealed handgun license (CHL). In the state of Texas getting a CHL is not as easy as it
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University of Colorado students left Boulder for summer break‚ their campus was gun-free. Last month‚ they returned to a campus where just about anyone can carry a gun just about anywhere. This misguided change wasn’t the university’s idea. For 136 years‚ dating to the days of the Wild West‚ Colorado’s flagship university had kept guns off campus. Then‚ in 2008‚ two students and a national group called Students for Concealed Carry challenged the ban‚ and they eventually prevailed in the state’s highest
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injured another seventeen on the university’s campus. This tragic shooting led to the first federal gun legislation in thirteen years (Skorton‚ Altschuler 628). Over the past five years’ shootings on U.S. campuses have more than doubled per a report released in October 2016 by a criminal justice reform organization. In recent debates the nation rages about gun control and the main question is‚ should college campus allowed students to carry concealed weapons? Do guns really hold a place on college
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discharged and struck the boy in the chest. Later the boy was taken to the Rady Children’s Hospital where he was pronounced dead” (“7 San Diego News”). That death would never have happened if that gun was not there. Although some states allow for the carry of concealed weapons on public property‚ Assault weapons (for the use of “self defence”) should be banned in the USA. Assault Weapons have been an issue in the US. There guns that should not be missed with. For example‚ “July 20‚ 2012‚ 12 people were killed
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to obligate colleges and universities to allow “concealed carry”. While on one side laws are being passed to keep guns away from the public‚ on the other side‚ guns are being permitted in college campuses. Allowing people to carry guns in college campuses is not the way to keep students‚ faculty‚ and staff safe‚ because the students will have to face additional risks‚ a healthy learning environment is at stake‚ and citizens allowed a conceal carry permit aren’t always righteous. Some argue that only
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States constitutional rights to bear arms‚ guns should not be allowed on college grounds‚ because it can increase the violence‚ put a financial burden on the schools‚ and could create stress and fear in the classrooms. As college boards allow guns on campus‚ it will initially increase the amount of violent situations on college grounds. Studies have shown that “Young adults between the ages of 18-25 experience the highest rate of serious mental illness” (“Policy Summary
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