Against Argument:
Allowing concealed carry on college campuses makes students, faculty, and public safety personnel vulnerable to gun violence at anytime. A professor at Kansas State stated that, “University classrooms, labs, libraries, athletic venues, and other public spaces bring people in close proximity to one another. Accidental shootings cannot occur in the absence of guns and we believe more guns will increase the likelihood of accidental shootings of our co-workers, our students and the guests who come to our campuses.” If everyone were allowed to carry a handgun on campus, in the event of an active shooter, it could not only turn into a shoot out and put more people in danger, but also make it more difficult for public safety personnel to identify and target the perpetrator vs those trying to defend themselves. Allowing weapons on campus places everyone at risk of becoming a victim of gun violence.
For Argument:
On the other hand, a common misconception of conceal and carry on college campuses is the assumption that there will be an escalation in violent crimes. However, over the past 20 years, more than 150 US college campuses allowing concealed carry and not one of these campuses has seen a single resulting act of violence (including threats) or a single resulting suicide attempt. In the same way, not a single state has seen a resulting increase in gun violence. In the event of an active shooter, concealed carry would increase the sense of public safety as students’ and faculty with handguns would be able to protect themselves and others against the perpetrator. Many believe that placing limitation on conceal and carry on Kansas college campuses not only goes against the Second Amendment’s right to bear arms but also encroaches on public safety.
Questions: Based on the links below, do you believe conceal/carry make campuses more or less safe? Why?
Links: For: http://concealedcampus.org/common-arguments/#1
Against: http://www.governing.com/topics/education/tns-kansas-professors-campus-carry.html
Allowing concealed carry on college campuses makes students, faculty, and public safety personnel vulnerable to gun violence at anytime. A professor at Kansas State stated that, “University classrooms, labs, libraries, athletic venues, and other public spaces bring people in close proximity to one another. Accidental shootings cannot occur in the absence of guns and we believe more guns will increase the likelihood of accidental shootings of our co-workers, our students and the guests who come to our campuses.” If everyone were allowed to carry a handgun on campus, in the event of an active shooter, it could not only turn into a shoot out and put more people in danger, but also make it more difficult for public safety personnel to identify and target the perpetrator vs those trying to defend themselves. Allowing weapons on campus places everyone at risk of becoming a victim of gun violence.
For Argument:
On the other hand, a common misconception of conceal and carry on college campuses is the assumption that there will be an escalation in violent crimes. However, over the past 20 years, more than 150 US college campuses allowing concealed carry and not one of these campuses has seen a single resulting act of violence (including threats) or a single resulting suicide attempt. In the same way, not a single state has seen a resulting increase in gun violence. In the event of an active shooter, concealed carry would increase the sense of public safety as students’ and faculty with handguns would be able to protect themselves and others against the perpetrator. Many believe that placing limitation on conceal and carry on Kansas college campuses not only goes against the Second Amendment’s right to bear arms but also encroaches on public safety.
Questions: Based on the links below, do you believe conceal/carry make campuses more or less safe? Why?
Links: For: http://concealedcampus.org/common-arguments/#1
Against: http://www.governing.com/topics/education/tns-kansas-professors-campus-carry.html
I think that having guns will make it less safe, but the stats show that there hasn't been a violent crime with guns, so it would be the same. If the stats don't change, but if more schools allow guns, the probability for a violent crime will go up. I think that they shouldn't have guns still, to be safe.
ReplyDeleteIn the first argument i think that it is true, i don't think they should have guns with them to of to those things leave them somewhere else
ReplyDeletei think it makes it more safe. They have evidence that no shootings occur where concealed carry is allowed and if there is a big event where everyone is close to each other, a mass shooting would be easy for a shooter because no one can defend themselves and others
ReplyDeleteless safety because there still can be accidental shooting. and
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