Carry Essays

permitted on campus. The Arkansas Traveler, student newspaper of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, wrote a fairly compelling argument on the consideration of college students and faculty to be armed on school grounds. In the article “To Carry or Not to Carry: That Is the Question”, The Traveler Editorial Board makes an ineffective argument through the misuse of logical analogies, overuse of pathos and rhetorical questions, and the faulty credibility of outside resources. While many people may agree

talk about how mass shootings are related to the open carry law and how this can only get worse with time and the passing of the law. I have also seen the honorable side of the law, such as the ability for citizens to protect themselves more efficiently. For instance, if someone is out jogging at night and another person tries to rob him or her, the one being robbed is able to defend himself. On the contrary, as a result of the open carry law, the person doing the robbing also has a gun to use

harsher punishment regarding illegal gun carry. I also believe there should be a mental evaluation of all individuals, wanting to purchase handguns or military-assault rifles and gun permits because a criminal history check isn’t enough to qualify if someone is allowed to carry a deadly weapon. I’m not saying to eliminate the process of a criminal check, but to incorporate both the mental evaluation and criminal history to give someone the right to carry. I believe in the Second Amendment, the right

Concealed carry is a very arguable topic, some people do not like the fact that an eighteen to twenty two year old college student is walking around campus with a loaded handgun. However, some people feel safer when they are carrying their handgun. In the world today, it is hard to know when someone is going to enter a classroom or a campus with a gun. One of the main reasons some laws prohibit the carry of firearms on campus is the thought that students may be disrupted by the thought of another

the criminal justice field. According to Lindsay Bramston “Texas Police Chief Express Concern Over Open Carry Law” in an interview with Cedar Park Police, Chief Sean Mannix discusses his perception of the law and its effect. The situation that concerns the police chief are the rubric or guidelines, which legislators have written to carry a concealed weapon “what are the requirements of open carry, what about proof of eligibility?”(S. Man nix, personal communication, April 15,2015). In addition,

The open-carry crowd says now people can better protect themselves, they don't have to bother with concealing a gun and, anyway, it's already legal in 44 other states, so why not in gun-loving Texas? For Michael Cargill and Trina Spells, handgun instructors and firearms enthusiasts who both openly carry handguns, they couldn't wait to take advantage of the law. On a recent walkabout in an Austin Wal-Mart, no one really seems to be paying attention to the guns on their hips. Personal safety can cut

uproar lately about concealed carry on campus. Many politicians are pushing for increased gun control while many in the south or those affiliated with the NRA are actually pushing to have less gun laws. In this day in time is it really guns that can save us? In one of my classes we had a debated about the concealed carry law that Texas was shortly going to pass. It was actually yesterday, August 1, that they have now begun to allow students over the age of 21 to carry their concealed licenses on

Concealed Carry: Should The Age Be 18 or 20 Years of Age? Guns, they’re already a touchy subject in the world today especially with mass shootings and terrorist attacks on the United States that could happen at any moment and when the new bill proposed to lower the concealed carry permit age to 18 to 20-year-old people, a good number of claims were brought up to go against the bill. With the majority of the people who this bill would affect, most of them are in college at these ages and with most

Allow us to protect ourselves “Concealed Carry” Do you want to be the innocent victim? Or do you want to live to see another day. Concealed carry laws address the practice of carrying a firearm such as a handgun in public in a concealed manner. Currently there is no federal law covering the insurance of concealed carry permits. Also all 50 states have different laws on concealed carry. The state government allows public places such as schools, businesses, hospitals, churches, ECT. To hang a sign

was the last state to join the remaining 49 states and have a concealed to carry law. According to Alicia LeGrand-Riniker, a Newstribune Reporter, the concealed to carry the law states that the practice of carrying a weapon in public in a concealed manner, either on one's person or in close proximity. Not all weapons that fall under carrying a concealed weapon (CCW) controls are lethal. This is why we need concealed carry laws. Where can one not go when someone has a concealed weapon on person.

Hello Family, Yesterday I went to a training in regards to the new open carry gun law. It is a very disturbing and dangerous law. The law basically states that a license person may carry a gun openly in public. There are some exceptions to this law. The person must have the gun in a holster when carried on his body. The gun can only be carried on the waist line or shoulder. There are places in where you are not able to legally carry a gun regardless of being licensed. Some of these places are as follows:

conceal and carry a weapon or be able to own one for protection. And there are so many reasons why. A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. This is the second amendment of the United States Constitution which was written in 1791 and has been debated ever since.Conceal and carry is the practice of carrying a weapon in

standing debate in America regarding open carry. Some people believe that open carry will help protect others from harm. Recently, on June 1, 2015, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed the Campus Carry Law, allowing licensed holders to carry a handgun on college and university campuses, effective next year, August 1, 2016. Gun Control laws need to be controlled, that is indeed true, proven by the 335 public shootings in the country this year alone. Open carry will not be a solution to this growing problem

Cited 27 October 2015 College’s Self-Defense Research Question: Should CA allow open carry on college campuses? Birnbaum, Robert. "Ready, Fire, Aim: The College Campus Gun Fight." Change 45.5 (2013): 6-14. Academic Search Complete. Web. 22 Oct. 2015. The key aspects discussed in this article are the descriptions of how the right of open carry is not only affecting communities but also schools. The right of open carry was granted by the constitution therefore there is no law that prohibits the carrying

Open Carry Open carry of firearms should be legal in all 50 states Bang...Bang...Bang!!! Have you ever wondered how a gun in the hand of a law abiding citizen would change the way people live life. In many states people are beginning to question if their right to bear arms is being infringed upon. Open carry of firearms should be legal in all 50 states. I will look at three points: one positive, one negative, and one that looks at both sides of the issue. My first point about the positives of open

Analysis Essay on Campus Carry Across the Country, colleges have been debating on how to deal with the issue of campus carry. Campus carry is the idea that students and faculty should have the constitutional right to conceal carry firearms on their respective campus. Some students believe that their rights and being taken away by not being allowed to conceal carry, while other believe that guns only bring violence to campus. In the article, “Students Should Have the Right to Carry Guns on College Campuses”

Campus Carry Should teachers and students be allowed to carry guns on campus? It would decrease the probability of a school shooting and if one does happen they can intervene quicker. Staff and students should be allowed to get a special permit to carry on college campuses. Today’s staff and students are responsible enough to carry on college campus. Professional staff and some students are above the age of twenty-one which is the legal age to carry. They have to go through many background checks

Is Campus Carry in Texas the best solution? With mass shootings on campus being more known, Texas concluded that the best solution is to allow anyone on campus to conceal carry. Texas needs to think about the increase risk by having more guns on campus and other possibilities. Concealed carry on campus in Texas should be banned because of college student’s mentality, student’s increase in alcohol and drug rates, and student’s viewpoints. College can have a major effect on students, especially for

forget to mention the lack of training in average individuals, and basic human error; arguments against concealed carry hold greater momentum. There are numerous arguments as to why or why not faculty and students should be able to carry concealed weapons; the greatest arguments deal with correlation vs. causation. In Jordan LaPorta article "In Defense of Self-Defense: Why Campus Carry Is a Good Idea”, LaPorta states that many of the locations that gun violence took place were “gun free zone”. LaPorta

Gun Carry on University grounds I opposed legalization of carrying firearms on college and university grounds. Bringing guns on campus would only increase the danger. In higher education venerable subject material is taught to students putting their minds not in the best frame of mind. Paul Ortiz, associate professor at UF, says, “...guns on campus will be a distraction to our teaching, research and service missions,” this is true. Students will not be fully engaged in their studies when they are