the University of Austin‚ the state’s campus carry law has taken effect. Professors at the University have filed a lawsuit against the state proclaiming the new law violates their academic freedom. Concerned they will no longer be able to express themselves freely‚ they fear they will have to confine controversial topics to avoid debates fueled by emotion which could result in injury or death. There is little training required to obtain a license to carry‚ therefore‚ it is easy to see how this new
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think that if you carry a gun then you might feel safe but do you ever think how people feel who is around you. It is really pathetic to think that nowadays humans are taking human’s life. There are many sensible reasons why carrying a concealed weapon should be illegal such as‚ it increase the crime rate‚ less safety‚ and it also create a toxic environment. Concealed carry is very dangerous and it should be banned without any hesitation. States that passed the law of open carry weapon had a dramatic
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Rhetorical Analysis Paper In the essay we read‚ entitled “Why Our Campuses Are Safer Without Concealed Handguns”‚ we see the author use five main points‚ as well as using appeals to Ethos Logos and Pathos to help reinforce his view on the topic. The five main reasons that the author feels that college campuses are safer without concealed handguns are introduced to us in the opening of the article‚ listed as bullet points. The author then goes on to break the article into these separate sections
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2013. Last year there were 45 school shootings. The main reasons why our teachers need to be allowed to carry a firearm is for safety during emergencies‚ it’s cheaper than hiring a security guard‚ and school shootings can happen anywhere at anytime. What if you were a teacher and an armed intruder came into your school? How would you protect your students and yourself? If we allowed teachers to carry a firearm that is stored in a locked container a student would not be able to acquire the weapon‚ and
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the “carry law”‚ background checks to be random and frequent‚ and automatic rifles need to be discontinued for the public to use freely. Carry laws are used in America to determine who is fit to carry and conceal a weapon. There is not one federal government law‚ but different laws state to state. “Firearm owners are subject to the firearm laws of the state they are in‚ and not exclusively their state of residence. “Reciprocity” ("Reciprocity (social and Political Philosophy)") between states exists
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Concealed Carry Laws Concealed Carry Laws There are many different kinds of violence in the United States‚ and interpersonal violence is extremely common. This includes violence against any people who know each other. This can include couples‚ family members‚ and parent-child relationships. For many‚ the answer to reducing this kind of violence‚ and other criminal activity is to increase the power of law-abiding civilians. This includes liberal gun restriction‚ and especially‚ the
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How You Carry Could Save Your Life Today’s global environment has become more violent than just a decade ago. The majority of attacks has been on civilians in atmospheres where few‚ if any‚ of the victims are expected to be armed and able to defend themselves. However‚ hindsight reports from law enforcement personnel admit that if more private citizens were armed‚ the number of lethal crimes would most likely decrease. This is because criminals won’t know who‚ or how many‚ individuals are armed
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on concealed carry permits in the United States. In his article‚ he begins by evaluating a famous study done by John Lott. His study credits the ‘deterrent’ effect of states’ “shall-issue” laws which spread handgun licensing out to responsible citizens who abide by the law and have a very minimal criminal record. Lott’s study suggests that “there is a massive reduction in violent crime in the 1990’s because criminals believe that most citizens within these “shall-issue” states have concealed handguns
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Bear Arms. Brady Blackner November‚ 30‚ 2010 Communications 215 Instructor: Barbara Lach-Smith The American Civilian and the Right to Bear Arms In the Bill of Rights‚ under the Second Amendment‚ it states “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” (Government Printing Office‚ 1996‚ p. 1193). This amendment is often referred to as “The right to bear arms.” Many people believe citizens
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“statistical analysis of more than three decades of data‚ in 2011 the United States entered a new period in which mass shootings are occurring more frequently.” (Cohen) Now off course‚ the research that has been done by Cohen includes mass shootings from ages varying from six to twenty-one years old although another article by the “EverytownResearch.org” website reveals how out of all of the school mass shootings in the United States‚ the majority of the mass shooting incidents that have happened in
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