During Columbine, the first SWAT team to arrive to the high school didn’t enter the school until forty minutes after the first 9-1-1 call. Many lives could’ve been saved if street officers were trained to enter the school. In Jennifer Hunt’s article, Police Accounts of Normal Force, she discusses how rookie police officers are being trained to take immediate action during incidents involving deadly force. The rookies are encouraged to carry around more powerful weapons, substituting the wooden baton and convoy jack (which are more likely to break when used) with the plastic nightstick and the flat-headed slapjack, in order to inflict the most damage possible in certain
As we hear about those who want to take guns off the street because they feel there is too much danger around the world, I keep thinking, "What is wrong with this picture? "Our second amendment right “The right to bear arms” We should be able to protect ourselves and our
1, "The Truth About Textbooks: Indians and the Settlement of America" (if you don’t have your textbook yet, the chapter is available electronically under “Course Reserves” on the CSUSM Library website. Bring a copy to your discussion section meeting.) 2) Jules Benjamin, "How to Read a History Assignment…” , pp. 19-56, from A Student's Guide to History , 10th edition (available electronically under “Course Reserves” on the CSUSM Library website.) 3) Discussion Questions for Week 1 (posted on Cougar Course site for this class.)
Analysis Republicans don’t agree with the assault weapon bans. They are suggesting other ways to prevent mass shooting. They believe assault weapons ban is going to encourage more crimes. Instead of banning assault weapons republics are suggesting to find out who has the access to those guns, especially people who are mentally ill. This is a serious concern because it would be impossible to track each and every person who is mentally
Education for concealed carriers should be mandatory and failure to adhere to the policy will revoke ones permit. Virginia law states concealed weapons cannot be carried in a restaurant, school, place of worship, courthouse, air terminal, and private property where prohibited by the owner (Virginia Concealed Carry Law, 1995). Over the past year people been killed in schools and left helpless at the hands of a monster with a gun. If a student who was authorized to carry on school grounds that day of the tragedy on campus, many of lives could have been saved. NRA has multiple courses available to educate, train, and guide citizens to become comfortable with their firearm.
School and Safety: Are Guns Really the Answer? Gun control has been a very hot topic lately due to the publicity it’s been getting this last year or so. I put a lot of thought into this subject; I will admit I was on the fence about whether teachers should or should not have guns in school. After researching books, web forums, TV interviews, etc. I do think that it would be almost irresponsible for teachers to have guns.
Opposing arguments will simply state more people with weapons equals more crime, and will also provide studies on other countries that do not allow citizens to carry concealed weapons, and manage to keep the crime rate low. Our team will not deny this evidence, and will also study the country of Japan, where only police and military officials have the right to bear arms. Our argument will show that we as a team are not trying to prove that carrying concealed weapons is the only way to deter crime. This is what the opposition would like you to believe. Simply, our position will prove that while there are other methods of deterring crime, carrying a concealed weapon can be one of those methods as well, that also has many other advantages for its
In addition, anyone with a felony in Switzerland cannot keep a firearm, so any criminal can’t legally own or buy a gun (“Rocky Mountain News” 9B). These examples about Switzerland prove that having a concealed handgun on college campuses will decrease crime rates. As crime rates subside, students will have a much safer environment and feel much more secure with the knowledge that someone is protecting
Although the system is stronger, people will beat it. The only way to lessen gun violence is to make stronger penalties for gun offenders. Therefore they cannot repeat any criminal activity. Works Cited Balaker, Ted. "Free Speech And Guns."
One would be that they have started doing background checks and putting armed guards at schools. This article from the Providence Journal about how Rhode Island shows that they have been busy at work trying to enforce new laws; “Rhode Island is one of about 15 states that don’t submit mental-health records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, according to Mayors Against Illegal Guns. The FBI’s system, known as NICS, is intended to screen out people prohibited from buying guns, such as convicted felons, undocumented immigrants and people with serious mental illnesses or substance-abuse problems. Rhode Island requires background checks for all gun sales. However, Rhode Island submits only criminal records to NICS, and none regarding mental health or substance abuse.” (Journal Staff, 2014).