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Brittney Givens Mrs. Powers Composition I 10 December 2013 The Thin Line Between Self-Defense and Deadly Force. As the Governor of Arkansas, Mike Beebe, signed the into a law allowing the faculty and staff to carry guns on public-college campuses, his actions also established a silent leak hole for the students of that institution to possess weapons as well. Governor Mike Beebe also set the option for colleges to opt out and ban weapons from the campus. For the safety of the students and of the school itself, public-colleges should opt out of this bill and provide a safe environment for themselves. The age range of a college campus starts at the ripe age of eighteen and continues to increase. These are the ages…show more content…
The allowance of guns to be concealed by students and professors on public campuses can cloud the campus officers’ duties during these chaotic times, potentially cause mislead shots. Every college campus employees certified and trained security to protect their campus. For instance, if a largely debated rally was to be held in an open college court yard, then campus security would have previously notified, but while this controversial meeting is being held, passionate advocates get too passionate and an altercation occurs. With many students and possibly outside students in an open area, shots can be fired by non certified parties. The act of fired shots in a mix of chaos leads to confusion for the on staff security. Then this leads to lack of awareness and instability for the security, throwing of his…show more content…
With the threat towards a student of having the likelihood of worry about if the student next to them is armed, causes a lack of interest for potential students to enroll in a school. As a result, to spare the decline of enrollment for an institution, the thoughts of all students should be kept in mind, and I would rather prevent an accidental death than encourage
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