Why Are Guns On College Campuses?

During the course of our lives, humans tend to become so familiar with the daily routine that when an unexplained incident occurs, we panic and are not prepared since ultimately; it is probably something we’ve never been exposed to. Tragic examples of this are the killings of innocent people whom we care for in environments where security and education are supposed to be the priority. In our eyes campuses are protected by those who wear uniforms and are trained professionals that are ready to deal with such situations, so why allow a law that will grant any civilian the right to carry guns on campus, letting them choose when to use lethal force and afflict innocent students who are scared for their lives? I say this should not be allowed because there is conclusive evidence that explains why guns on college campuses are a faulty concept.
In contrast, however, there are still those who think otherwise, such as the national organization Students for Concealed Carry (SCC) who proudly believe that the right to bear arms is a constitutional right, rather than a mere privilege by using the second amendment as an enforcement for such statement. On their essay titled “Why Our Campuses Are Not Safer without Concealed Handguns” the organization tries to create a compelling case by presenting the idea that by allowing the law of concealed handguns on college campuses shooter may or may not possibly be stopped, but that such event “should not be the determining factor in whether or not it is allowed on college campuses” (647). In the eyes of those who are part of Students for Concealed Carry the owners of a concealed handgun tend to be people who work well with the law and declare that guns would create no change to the educational environ...

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After stating all the facts concerning the subject of guns coming into play with education, we can conclude that both simply do not associate with one another and that it is obvious the oppositional viewers who support such claim refuse to see the true facts about the dangerous situations they intend to put students through. College students go through enough stress during their college life, so let’s not contribute to that stress; instead we all should allow them to live a calmer life with a more free-stress environment. We all must unite to banish this law, and continue researching what causes such tragedies to occur, let us implement more security than inciting more violence, but most importantly let us think of those innocent students who roam the college hallways and on how we can incorporate a better safety system for them and for the future students as well.