allowed on campus. In the article‚ they talk about two opposing sides‚ where one side supports the campus carry law and the other disagrees with the campus carry law. State representative Jonathan Stickland said‚ “An armed society is a safe society‚ so any time you have gun control‚ there is far more opportunity to become victims”. While there is another side where they do not support the campus carry law. An admiral named William H. McRaven said‚ “I have all sorts of guns. I just don’t think bringing
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including schools are designated gun free zones. Despite this designation we are all aware of the many campus shooting that have taken place within the last few years. I believe that college students‚ teacher and administrators should have the right to carry their legal firearms onto college campuses. It is my understanding that gun free zones create easy targets. Students‚ teachers and administrators have a better chance at saving their own lives and the lives of others when armed. I also believe that
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in the streets‚ in schools‚ in federal buildings‚ colleges‚ and movie theaters. There are many theories on gun control from both conservative and liberal sides; I believe the answer in somewhere in the middle. In 1791 the Constitution of the United States of America was ratified to include the Bill of Rights‚ a Bill of Rights that included the Right to Bear Arms. This right gave all Americans the right the protect themselves. In recent years this right has been abused by many. However the constitutional
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more police officers to deter crime and capture criminals. Effective crime control legislation should give the law-abiding citizens of our country the means to defend themselves. It should not restrict the rights of responsible citizens to own or carry firearms. If someone is considering purchasing a firearm of some type then I believe proper training at a gun range should be employed to learn safety‚ protection‚ and how to properly handle a firearm. Firearms can be dangerous in the wrong
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Facing The problems:Gun control teens In 2015‚ 124 teenage children were involved in unintentional gun accidents in the united states(“Gun Control”). Gun control affects everyone for in today’s society. To have gun control improve effectiveness take a look how far we have come starting in the years of weaponry first being in use. When it first needed to be addressed with gun control. The main population that needs focus on is the teenage. If we attack the situation with the young population would
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Gun Control “A well regulated Militia‚ being necessary to the security of a free State‚ the right of the people to keep and bear Arms‚ shall not be infringed.” -The Second Amendment. Our government of the United States of America is wanting to take our right to bear Arms away from us. Does the government have the right to do this? “Gun Control is designed to stop people from killing each other‚ at least that’s what we were always told” ( King par. 3) . Our government wants to ban the use of guns
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Especially if the intention was “to harm others”‚ this person could potentially feel triggered by that situation when in the presence of a gun. The third reason is that colleges and universities should be more concerned when dealing with student safety. State legislatures and colleges should think more about the negative consequences that guns could bring to those previously gun-free zone communities. The police wouldn’t be able to identify whether a student is carrying a
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Guns don’t kill people‚ people kill people. Gun control is a controversial topic in America. Gun control in America refers to any action taken by the government to regulate‚ the sale‚ purchase‚ or safety of guns in the hands of individual citizens. But why should the government control who owns guns or firearms? In America there should be less regulations involving gun control‚ our second amendment provides us freedom to own firearms‚ guns provide great self defense and should be used properly
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Eight states have now been granted permission to carry guns around college campuses‚ but does that mean it is safe? Even when some students feel safer with a gun‚ it could actually cause more harm than good. Javier Auyero‚ a professor of Latin American sociology at University of Texas‚ Austin‚ says campus-goers will actually be faced with riskier environments if given permission to freely carry a gun around campus. It would certainly not be convenient for the allowance of campus carry because of
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James W. Whitehead Mrs. Ross Pre AP ELA 1 December 4‚ 2015 Gun control should not be in force because it only affects the people who follow the laws. If weapons were banned‚ that is‚ putting gun control into effect‚ the people who follow laws won’t be able to protect themselves from people who don’t abide by the laws. The main purposes of fire arms is self- protection and hunting. So if the government tries to take our weapons away from us we can just throw the 2nd amendment at them and tell them
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