hallway with a gun strapped on your hip? Would you still feel safe about going to school? Many states are considering it being legal for college professors and other staff members to carry weapons on campus. It’s been said that Texas has already made it legal. There are so many questions I have‚ with me being a college student myself. I’m not sure I agree that guns should be paraded around by our professors. After the tragedies that took place at Sandy Hook Elementary School‚ guns have no place in
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Guns on College Campuses Imagine a student or instructor being allowed to bring a gun to campus. Imagine what would happen if that student or instructor were having a bad day or had a major disagreement with someone. The possibility that something disastrous could happen is quite real. Measures should be enacted that address such a situation. By banning guns on campuses‚ tragedies can be prevented. Guns should not be allowed on college campuses because they will increase violence‚ raise the number
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We Don’t Need Guns on College Campus‚ is an editorial written by USA Today (2015)‚ justifying why college campuses should be free of any firearms. According to a 2014 overview by the National 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
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Brianna Jackson November 12‚ 2014 English 100 Argumentation Essay In Sean Flynn’s article‚ “Is Anything Private Anymore”‚ he argues whether or not our privacy is being invaded and why we should protect ourselves. I honestly agree with Sean’s argument because it’s true how everyone’s information is being hacked. Privacy is a diminished subject for all citizens‚ which is being exploited or exchanged with different markets. Today‚ in our society people want to have as much privacy as they can‚
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Gun Free Campus Equals a Defenseless Campus. Campuses grow more vulnerable every day as the nation continues on its downward spiral. Since 2010‚ the country has witnessed over a hundred shootings committed on school campuses. Shootings on school grounds‚ whether it is an elementary or post graduate school is far from a new concept. During the 1990s’ Congress implemented multiple Gun Free School Zone Acts for federally funded schools to help create safer school zones by preventing any gun related
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Guns Must Be Allowed On Campus With college shootings on the rise‚ the recent debate between colleges is on allowing students and staff to conceal and carry on campus. College students and staff should be permitted to carry guns on campus with a concealed carry license‚ to protect themselves and others from sexuall assualt‚ combat school shootings‚ and make campus safer. The number of college students who are sexually assaulted is rising and not going away. “One in 5 women and one in 16 men are
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Jones 1 Khayla Jones Mrs. V. Garrett ENG 1101 TEAD October 31‚ 2014 Teens on the right path with sports During this time‚ most teenagers are trying to figure who they are‚ who are the people they can depend on‚ and where they belong in this world. Without guidance from some sort of positive authority‚ teens can be led down the wrong path. Teens need structure and goals to keep their minds on the right track. Sports can be a great activity to help teens stay on the correct path. It teaches discipline
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Reflection on Gun Shooting on American Campus Nowadays the campus violence problem becomes a hot topic which arouses more and more people to be concerned about campus gun shooting. People in the world have heard and seen this kind of tragedy over and over in the news. The Safety of United States schools was seriously questioned by the world when in the news all we heard about was there was another shooting in an American high school or university. According to “School Shooting Statistics” which
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Guns on Campus 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
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Should guns be allowed on campus for administrators who have the right permits to bring guns onto school property? I don’t know if my background really keeps my essay unbiased because I was brought up where people carry guns in their hand as they walk to the store‚ without shoes or a shirt‚ and in shorts. I lived in a state were more guns were sold than cars. My family owns 12 rifles‚ 2 shotguns‚ and several hand guns. I will never understand why it took so long for the comity to come to this decision
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