School Massacres in the U.S.: The Case for Concealed Carry

The United States of America is number one in the world for many reasons. The U.S. has more top ten universities than any other country (Bridgestock), the most medals in the Olympics since it began, the most powerful military (Johnson), the five largest corporations, and fourteen of the most valuable brands in the world (Wile), but the U.S. is also number one in one of the most unacceptable categories. The U.S. has the most school massacres in the world. School massacres are clear and present dangers to every campus across the nation. The worst school massacre in the U.S. did not involve shooting, it was a bombing that killed over forty people. While, school killings only make up less than one percent of all homicides and suicides among adolescents
During my first semester of college I learned something very important in one of my political science classes. During a debate over allowing concealed carry on campuses I learned the average response time of police is over nine minutes. A massacre will be over before the police even arrive on the scene. A larger number of school massacres end because of a shoot-out with police or suicide by the mutilator. In either case the killing of innocent civilians is over before police arrive and have time to react to the situation. It is known that some attempts at extermination of a school’s inhabitants simply occur because the killer developed an appetite for masculinity or power and control over people. Allowing concealed weapons is the correct solution because the idea of people being able to defend themselves can deter a murderer. A power addicted psychopath is not going to feel very powerful or in control if there is a possibility of them being on the receiving end of a few pistols, which past students would not have been wielding, when he or she is attempting to commit an act of terrorism. Allowing the concealed carry of weapons may take the perceived power away from the irrational butcher before he or she decides to act. Rationality may be restored before lives are taken and psychiatric assistance could possibly be provided for the troubled soul. There is no guarantee that this will prevent every disturbed person from relentlessly pursuing the fear of powerless humans. The only way to stop someone like this from killing is to disarm them before he or she can accomplish slaying every one in sight. A person with a concealed weapon may be able to dissolve the situation before casualties