Conference of State Legislatures‚ twenty states have banned concealed weapons on campus‚ the twenty-three others have left the decision up for the institutions. The authors support this evidence with the example of a Florida University shooting that took place last year‚ stating students will not be safer if they are allowed to carry weapons on campus. In the editorial the writers explain the growth of legislations regarding the carrying of concealed firearms on a college campus‚ the lack of research that
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the day the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was adopted on December 15‚ 1791‚ giving U.S. citizens the right to carry firearms‚ the issue of gun control has been the subject of many debates. And the effects of more strictly regulated Gun control would be detrimental to our society. Gun control is unreasonable for the following reasons: 1) the right to own and carry weapons is granted by the Constitution and upheld by the Supreme Court‚ 2) the majority of U.S. gun owners
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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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ourselves? Our obedience to the law can kill us. I firmly believe that my fellow students and the faculty of my college should have the ability to protect themselves from those who would do them harm. Students and faculty with a legal right to carry concealed weapons should be allowed to continue those rights on the campuses of colleges and universities across America. As stated in the 2nd Amendment of the Bill of Rights‚ “A well regulated Militia‚ being necessary to the security of a free State
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nytimes.com/interactive/2015/10/07/us/gun-control-explained.html?_r=0. Accessed 19 Jan. 2017. "Should More Gun Control Laws Be Enacted?" ProCon‚ 28 June 2016‚ gun-control.procon.org. Accessed 19 Jan. 2017. "Should Adults Have the Right to Carry a Concealed Handgun?" ProCon.org‚ 24 Aug. 2016‚ concealedguns.procon.org/. Accessed 27 Jan.
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criminal‚ the man in front of you has pulled a gun from under his shirt and fired at him. But what if that man wasn’t allowed to carry a gun? Would an innocent life have been taken? Or would a criminal have gotten what he wanted‚ again? Everyday scenarios like this one actually come to pass. But still‚ there is an ongoing debate on whether we should or shouldn’t have concealed carry of weapons(CCW) . While many people believe CCW shouldn’t be legal there are many reasons
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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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Concealed carry is when you carry a concealed firearm. Simple. It is a right for somebody to be able to defend themselves in any way that they seem fit. Guns are an equalizer and a combat multiplier‚ if used correctly‚ the smallest‚ most petite person could get on the same level as a human tank. As great as this is‚ each state varies on the availability of a Concealed Carry Weapon (CCW) license. Shall Issue‚ May Issue and Unregulated are the three categories of Concealed Carry Permits. In
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A federal judge denied an injunction Monday aimed at blocking the implementation of Texas’ campus carry law‚ which permits people to carry concealed guns in public university buildings. The effort was led by three University of Texas at Austin professors‚ who argued the law infringed on their right to free speech under the First Amendment‚ and violated both the Due Process and the Equal Protection Clauses of the 14th Amendment. Judge Lee Yeakel rejected these arguments‚ saying the professors
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will increase crimes and violence but allowing students to carry guns could reduce sexual assaults. 2. Body a. Carrying guns increases crimes. According to an article by Evan DeFilippis (2014) “Campus Gun Control works”‚ Two legal scholars‚ Ian Ayres and John Donohue‚ further studied Lott’s results and discovered that his data contain many coding and econometric errors that‚ once corrected‚ produce the opposite conclusion that the right-to-carry laws increase crimes. b. Carrying guns creates more violence
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