I feel some crimes that have taken place in this country could have been stopped or lessened to a degree with a concealed firearm. The government can not ensure the 100 percent safety and wellbeing of all its citizens. For example the school shootings and workplace instances etc that happened in this country. But if there were more responsible law abiding people that had a concealed weapon on them some of these tragedies could have been avoided or at least minimized the damage that those criminals caused saving the lives of others is always a good thing. Criminals are not known for following the rules so all law abiding citizens have the right to defend themselves by any means needed.
“The assumption that college campuses are safer because students are not allowed to carry concealed weapons is flawed;” argues the SCCC (Students for Concealed Carry on Campus, 2008) "Current school policies and state laws against concealed carry on campus serve only to stack the odds in favor of dangerous criminals." (Students for Concealed Carry on Campus, 2008) By allowing concealed weapons on campuses, not only would criminals be deterred from attempting to commit a gun-related crime, but students would feel safer knowing they have the means to defend themselves in a worst-case
Due to the recent upheaval of violent crimes on campus, many pro-gun activist have suggested that both the students and teachers should be allowed to carry concealed weapons on campus. Those for this may claim that their rights have been violated because many college campuses refuse to allow weapons of any kind on campus. It is not the right to carry a gun which is in debate here, but rather it is whether or not guns should be allowed on a college campus. The Constitution of The United States of America already grants citizens the right to carry guns, and being in the south, I am by far no stranger to seeing a gun from time-to-time, but it is not appropriate for guns to be in a vulnerable area such as a college campus. There are already too many guns available to the public, and allowing them on an educational facility would greatly increase the likelihood of injury or death.
28 May 2012. In the article “College Campuses Are Less Safe Without Concealed Weapons”, the organization Students for Concealed Carry on Campus (SCCC) claims that it is safer for students to allow concealed weapons on campus. However, Students for Gun Free Schools (SGFS) opposed SCCC’s views. The SGFS thinks concealed handguns would detract from a healthy learning environment and create additional risk for students. Moreover, concealed carry permit holders are not required to have law enforcement
Now imagine an army of criminals with assault rifles versus a police force with no weapons at all. This nation will fall into anarchy over night. Anyways the government can never take away our guns, its just not cost effective, and a majority of people would find a way to hide them
The activists believe people will have gun fights over things as simple as parking spaces. Basically anti-gun activists believe that normal people can not be trusted with weapons to protect themselves or their families. Americans can be trustworthy with concealed weapons, gun laws do not affect the criminals of the country, and guns are not only used for bad to hurt innocent people. Americans have the constitutional right to own hand guns and stricter laws and licensing will not effectively save lives.
Summary of “Ban The Things. Ban Them All.” In the essay, “Ban The Things. Ban Them All,” written by Molly Ivins, she expresses concern about society’s ownership of guns, and how they have grown to be used more of a weapon for show, than for protection. Ivins also argues that the argument of “guns don’t kill people,” doesn’t exist, because she believes that they do, and that that may be all they ever do. Ivins states that she supports the Second Amendment: “A well–regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of people to bear arms shall not be infringed,”(437) and that adolescents in our society are NOT part of a well-regulated militia: “[there are] teenage drug dealers…cruising the cites of this nation perforating their fellow citizens with assault rifles” (437).
An Argument For Gun Rights Everyone should have the right to own a gun. Forget the little fact that the Second Amendment grants us the right to own a firearm for one second. Most of us can agree that a gun is a useful tool. After all, law enforcement and the military swear by theirs. It also doesn’t make sense to blame an inanimate object rather than the individual behind it and the reasons why gun violence occurs.
Due to several recent high profile shootings on college campuses it has become clear that these gun-free zones are only serving to disarm those who are lawful with no ill intent while allowing those who would cause harm free reign to do as they will. Licensed adults, both students and visitors, who have been safely and lawfully carrying their weapons everywhere else in public should be allowed to carry them for their personal protection on campus as well. While each state is still responsible for licensing their citizens those permits should be as valid on college campuses as they are everywhere else. This would allow for those who choose to get licensed to be better able to provide for their own protection in the open and public setting of a college campus, which offers none of the protections that many other concealed carry restricted areas have such as metal detectors, x-ray machines and strictly controlled points of entry. This change would not
The reduction of the crime rates following the reduction of gun-related violence can be used to justify gun control. However, the official statistics does not support this assumption. The reasoning that guns cause crimes arises numerous disputations, as it does not consider that guns are just another mean of committing a crime. Pro-gun advocates usually assert, “Guns do not kill people; people kill people.” The Vice President, Wayne Lapierre argued that the best solution to the Newton Massacre was to allow citizens to own guns. He stated”The only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun” (Spitzer,