... which leads many pro-gun activists to suggested that both the students and teachers should be allowed to carry concealed weapons on campus. The Constitution of The United States of America grants citizens the right to carry guns, but I firmly believe that a college campus or any learning environment is not a place to ... exercise this right. All most all college campus has its own police force, including Austin Community College, that carry handguns for an emergency. This leads me to ask the question of why do we need more people, who could be potentially not even be properly trained .....

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... because criminals do not know who is armed and who is not. In the year 2000, a study by John Lott PhD showed that the legalization of concealed carry permit reduced homicides by 8.5%, aggravated assaults by 7%, rape by 5%, and robbery by 3%. Dr. Lott said, that "If states that did not permit ... of the laws that are currently in place. If this law were to be repealed these percentages would climb back to where they were before concealed carry was legal. This is a country built upon protecting the well-being of its people, and, more so protecting its people's freedom, specifically the fr...

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... control spectrum; either eliminating the legality to posses or own a firearm or the legitimacy of an endless supply of artillery for sale and the ability to carry those weapons. There are two main arguments: one, that guns kill people and without them there would be less crime, less death, and less fear ... The answer to this question is the answer to the debate over gun control. In no way should the second amendment and the right to own and carry a gun be abolished. However, the United States Government should have strict laws as to obtaining a firearm of any kind and should regulate the...

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... police officers would be killed more often, and crime would increase, but these concerns have all been proven unfounded. Opponents believe that people who carry concealed weapons will lose their temper wherever they may be, and shoot someone. The truth of the matter, "Is only one time has ... also believes that police officers will be injured or killed by a person who conceals a weapon. "There is no record in any state with a conceal carry law that a permit holder has ever killed a police officer." (Lott1) There are police who said that they would not be alive today if it had ... by t...

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... allowed to bring them on to college campuses. From previous tragic events, campuses all over the nation are now open to campus carry. I strongly believe since this has happened, it makes it okay for the mass shootings that had previously been occurring within our ... accidental death, suicide, terrorist threats, and of course the number one a mass shooting. The number of accidental shootings since certain states have allowed students to carry a concealed weapon has risen drastically. Between the two short years of 2012 to 2014, eight shootings have taken place. Some professors may even f...

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... the campus is responsible to notify the president along with his/ her teachers of their weapon. According to B. Gil Horman (8 Arguments for Concealed Carry on Campus; B. Gil Horman, Utah, http://www.gunsandammo.com/galleries/8-reasons-for-concealed-carry-on-campus/), one of many of the concerns about guns being on campus is that it will disrupt the learning environment. Another concern expressed ... college campuses. Other violent crimes such as physical assaults happen not only on college campuses but everywhere to women who are unable to defend themselves because it is illegal to carr...

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... as to carrying a gun with them everywhere they go. In order to do so you must have a permit in the state they reside in to carry a concealed handgun. Now being the oldest civil liberties association the National Rifle Association (NRA) greatly value to the right of the 2nd amendment. having over ... of the person itself and family to have their safety. More arguments arise that it should be up to the Public Safety such as policemen to carry handguns because they were properly trained and that any adult could get a permit in their state without any practice or history of holding a gun ......

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... a concealed handgun provides safety, and that people who defend themselves with guns may indirectly benefit other citizens. "Cab drivers and drug dealers who carry guns produce a benefit for cab drivers and drug dealers without guns" Lott, 18. This theory seems like it could be quite effective, but ... drug dealers need guns? The answer is quite simple; "most violent acts are due to drug and alcohol abuse" Write, 313. The ability to carry a concealed weapon provides safety to the insecure and vulnerable. According to the article of ( ..), the first runner-up in the 1997, Miss America ......

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... might ask why do drug dealers need guns? The answer is quite simple, most violent acts are due to drug and alcohol abuse (Write 313). To carry a concealed weapon provides safety to the insecure and vulnerable. Advocates of no gun control say that the current gun regulation of a waiting period to help ... goes and gets in an argument, who is to say that that person will not lose control and start repelling rounds? By allowing random people to carry a concealed weapon is placing a lot of trust into the American society. On the idea of stricter gun control, one needs not to worry about ......

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... prevented? What if terrorists had not succeeded in hijacking these three planes? It is these questions that make me believe that airline pilots should carry guns. On September 11, 2001, terrorists successfully hijacked three commercial airplanes. These hijackings were several years in the making. The terrorists had ... highly unlikely that over 3,000 people would have lost their lives if the three pilots had been armed. The argument whether or not pilots should carry guns isn't based upon facts and statistics, but on beliefs and assumptions. Obviously, a pilot carrying a gun reduces the ...

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... first book More Guns, Less Crime, Lott discusses the relationship between the deterrence of crime and the right of the average citizen to carry concealed weapons, especially handguns. He clearly identifies the problem and purpose of his book through the title, which states the connection between guns ... passive. Lott goes even further by attempting to prove an attack could be prevented in the first instance if a "victim" was allowed to carry a handgun. Lott supports these ideas with extensive data that shows American states that have the largest increases in gun ownership, have shown th...

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... . It's unfortunate, but no additional laws could have prevented their attack on Columbine High School. (Myths and Realities) Furthermore, many states actually do have laws that make it legal to carry a concealed weapon, and surprisingly those states have lower crime rates than those that don't. The constitution gives us the right to bear arms, and the right for protection. Thirty-one ... states recognize this, and give their citizens the right to carry these concealed weapons for personal protection. On average, guns are used in self-defense more than two million times a year, which is t...

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... someone in the United States seeks medical attention for a dog bite related injury" (Kaplan Some). Not as imminent as a robbery or shooting, but nonetheless, still a threat. Allowing citizens to carry firearms may significantly cut down on animal related, and other preventable deaths. According to studies by the Harvard Injury Control Research Center, a broad array of evidence indicates that the availability ... themselves using guns. Far outnumbering the deaths by gun-related violence, at 33,000 deaths per year, guns are saving many more lives than they are taking. Encouraging lawful c...

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... that one can go about their day without others being in control. I have just passed the one-year anniversary mark for taking the concealed carry class with a girlfriend of mine. I began to question how safe this world really was after the Aurora mass shooting in Colorado and the Sandy ... about what types of guns could be owned, and they wanted to buy them while they were still legal. I know that it is illegal to carry concealed weapons in schools, universities, banks, hospitals, public transportation vehicles, and places with alcoholic beverages, stadiums, libraries, and other governmen...

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... dangerous and risky. Pilots are not capable of using weapons and controlling the plane. It could also make it easier for a terrorist to take over the plane. Pilots should not carry firearms on the plane for they are not capable of using such things and critical mistakes could lead to failures in the plane or other mishaps, leading to the doom ... to manage the plane. Now they have types of bodyguards to protect the plane, so there is no need for them to carry weapons and jeopardize the people. Even if marshals are trained for this type of situation, letting them carry guns is slightly r...

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... their own weapons, the reason for this is it relieved the government of a great expense. The government had little funds to spare for a standing army, let alone enough funds to carry on the basic duties of running a government. Recognizing the benefits of an armed populace to a novice democracy, the government not only condoned an armed citizenry, it encouraged it. The militia ... their two hundred million firearms would require the creation of a huge bureaucracy at a tremendous cost to the tax payer, with absolutely no substantial anti -crime return. (secondamendment.net) Liberalized con...

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... might hesitate because they have no way of telling if the other person is carrying a weapon or not. Our country is very restrictive when granting the public to own or carry guns. So as a result we came up with , "Shall Issue" law, which prevents anyone to own, or posses guns that have a record of criminal injustices or a record of mental illness ... no matter who says what or what happens they are negative on guns, despite the facts. Now there are 31 states that have non-discretionary concealed gun carry laws that allow law-abiding citizens to carry concealed handguns for protection in ...

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... states in the U.S. allow the use of concealed weapons, there are still quite a few that outlaw the act. Ohio is one of the U.S. states that placed a ban on the concealed carry law. Hamilton County Common Pleas Court Judge Robert Ruehlman defines a concealed weapon as being defense and security for those who feel they need protection. Law-abiding citizens in Ruehlman's courtroom ... in November of 2001, such as a private investigator and a pizza deliveryman, felt they needed to carry a concealed weapon for their work or safety. Judge Ruehlman's view on the situation caused the county to ...

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... 66%, and firearm related deaths (non homicide) had gone down 50%. Another example is Vermont. It is one of the safest five states in the nation. In Vermont, citizens can carry a firearm without permission, without paying a fee, and without going through a waiting period that's implied by the government. For seven years in a row, it remains one of the safest states in ... dropped 89% in Kennesaw. And now, 2003, 21 years later, crime rates in Kennesaw are still 72% lower than it had been in 1981, before the law was passed. Concealed carry laws are dropping crime rates across the country. ...

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... Revolution, if more people are encouraged to be armed with guns, criminals would consider if getting into a shootout is still worth committing the crime. I believe the federal age for open carry of guns should be 21. In some states open carriage is permitted if the person carrying the gun is 18 years of age and older, however at age twenty-one ... states that have been successful in reducing gun violence. Florida and Texas have crime rates that are lower than the national average because those states allow its residents to legally carry a firearm in self-defense. Although the "Stand you...

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... six adults (Botelho, Candiotti, Watkins). Another example is the Virginia Tech massacre in Blacksburg, Virginia on Monday, April 16, 2007. Virginia Tech gunman Cho Seung-Hui used two weapons to carry out the murders at Virginia Tech, the Glock 19 and the Walther P22. Thirty-three people were killed on the campus of  Virginia Tech. It started around 7:15 a.m., when two ... it out of the hands of people they should have stricter gun control laws. They need to band all assault weapons that can shoot automatic or semiautomatic, and magazines that carry 30 to 60 round clips. They should hav...

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... ammunition. And some U.S. states have created assault weapon bans that are similar to the expired federal assault weapons ban. But obviously it isn't working if James Holmes was able to carry a semiautomatic rifle, a .223-caliber assault-style rifle with a 100-round drum magazine, and a two .40-caliber glock handguns and a 12-gauge Remington Model 870 pump shotgun. Also the gun law ... . But it should be more strict in the sense that they should have stricter background checks to ensure people aren't considered insane, and shouldn't be allowed at any circumstance to carry an assault rifl...

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... danger of getting shot at anytime. In America, guns are usually used to promote violence which is commonly seen in movies, video games and music videos, which influences kids to carry a loaded weapon in schools causing murder and suicide. Teenagers usually from the ages of thirteen to seventeen are more vulnerable because they seem to be going through a series of things ... become legal in America and now days it is often found in peoples cars and homes because danger could arise at any time, day or night, so people seem to carry their guns everywhere. Just because it is legal does not ...

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... handguns are effective in many ways. Concealed handguns are guns that are usually small in size so that a person can carry a gun discretely. The owner could place the gun at their hip in a holster or even at their ankle. In order to carry a concealed handgun the owner must be at least twenty-one years of age and must go through a rigorous course ... ...

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"The world is filled with violence because criminals carry guns. We decent, law abiding citizens, should also have guns - otherwise they would win and decent people would lose." - James Earl Jones The Second Amendment of the American Constitution states ... . "Guns don't hurt people, people hurt people," we need guns in today because some men choose to disobey the law and abuse what power is had. If a police didn't carry a gun to a bank robbery how would they accomplish their goal if the robber were unwilling to surrender? Guns are held to accomplish a particular duty; the destruction is caus...

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