Outline—Gun Control in Schools I. Introduction II. Parents Feel Safer III. Stopping Threats IV. Saving Lives V. Conclusion Tylor Fontenot 3rd Block English III 29 April 2014 A national telephone survey finds that 62% of Americans with children of elementary or secondary school age would feel safer if their school had armed guards (Pavlich). Many people (parents) believe that if schools had armed guards on campus they could stop the next mass murder at schools. These are some of the reasons that
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BOOM ! Sirens are whaling as a child is being rushed to a hospital. Why is this? That child is a victim of increasing school violence. Over the past couple years‚ violence in and around schools have sadly increased. People have come up with many reasons about why this school violence is increasing. These reasons are things that we need to fix or more people will be hurt. While many people can blame it on reasons that shouldn’t even be considered‚ these are a few of the things that need to be taken
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controversial argument on whether guns should be allowed on campus. The Students for Gun Free Schools (SGFS) is one of two organizations who is involved in this controversial argument. The SGFS is against the idea of students carrying guns on campus because they believe‚ as stated in their motto‚ they are “armed with knowledge‚ not guns!” (Kirszner and Mandell 633). The other organization is the Students for Concealed Carry (SCC). The SCC is pro-gun concealed carry organization that formed because
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Gun ownership is very common in America and there can be numerous reasons involved with someone wanting to carry or own a concealed weapon. Both men and women have the ability to handle any weapon that they please‚ whether it is illegal or not. By carrying or having a gun in a home‚ accidental fatalities can occur. Most of the time‚ the owners of the guns are not well informed or experienced enough to use one. Therefore‚ people should not be permitted to own a gun because of the countless dangers
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Students and Security Should Carry Guns on Campuses After massacres at schools across the country everyone should be able to feel safe in public‚ even if this means one must carry a gun. Citizens should be able to have the reassurance that they are able to fight back if an attack against them or a school massacre were to happen‚ especially since one cannot entirely rely on the police force. On average‚ the police takes 11 minutes to arrive at the scene of the crime. In those 11 minutes it takes
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Gun Violence in School “Do you believe in God?” Imagine being asked this question‚ and your response was what determined whether or not you would be shot to death. This is what happened at Columbine High School in Littleton‚ Colorado on April 20th‚ 1999 (“Columbine High School Shootings”). This terrible tragedy affected many people‚ including the entire nation. After this happened‚ many schools took their security precautions into consideration. The school district I have grown up in‚ Rochester
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policies‚ protocols and practices‚ and together they form the Equality‚ Diversity and Inclusion Strategy. It has been produced by practitioners‚ school and setting staff‚ parents‚ carers and young people. This document truly celebrates diversity and promotes equality of opportunity for all. It is a challenge to us and I am confident that all our staff‚ schools‚ parents and carers will respond positively and demonstrate that in this country we really do treasure diversity. Inclusion celebrates diversity
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is not that we have too many guns; the problem is that we don’t have any guns in the right places. Federal buildings‚ banks‚ and corporate buildings all have armed security. Which is logical‚ but why not in schools? Children and their safety should be more important than the money in the bank or the secrets in some CEO’s office. For some reason‚ certain people just find the idea of arming teachers as an out-of-this-world solution. It shouldn’t be a surprise that school shooters are effective and
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Since the birth of the United States gun control has been a constant in American’s lives. The “right to bear arms” which is the second amendment of the Bill of Rights has permitted citizens to be in possession of guns. Although this amendment sanctions the ownership of gun’s‚ there seems to be a continuous debate on the restriction and laws pertaining to the distribution and sale of guns. In the wake of countless catastrophic mass shootings‚ gun control has taken center stage in the media‚ polarizing
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Peaceful Woman Explains Why She Carries a Gun” by Linda Hasselstrom exemplifies a use of having a gun for protection as a last resort. Hasselstrom was justified for her need to own a gun as she wanted to be protected‚ safe and have a peace of mind. Desire to be protected justified Hasselstrom to get a gun; however‚ she considered other means of protection first. To begin with‚ Hasselstrom used improvised means for protection. For example‚ she had her own “gun” (spray cans of deodorant) which
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