Allowing students to carry guns on college campuses is just a bad idea. Who in the world would support this? Apparently there are a fair number of people in Texas who do. Unfortunately, we live in a world where we have to be somewhat paranoid about our surroundings. But, carrying guns will not solve this problem. I believe it can only make matters worse. Those in favor of this bill say it will, “help students protect themselves and prevent a mass shooting from happening on a Texas campus”. Will it really? Or, will we turn our TVs on at night only to find an increased number of shootings on college campuses? College students drinking, partying and in possession of firearms. Brilliant. Are you kidding me?!? The odds of a disturbed individual randomly opening fire on campus are much lower than they would be if we allowed thousands of gun-toting, drinking, partying college students to carry firearms.
Also, think about this from a professor’s point of view. Would you want to pass papers back marked with low grades? As a student or as a professor, I wouldn’t want to be sitting in a classroom with a bunch of kids who may be carrying firearms.
Lastly, would you feel safe with your son/daughter attending a college where firearm wielding, drunken college students roam the campus taking matters into their own hands? Would they test police officers or feel that they had more authority than campus police because they, too, have a gun? This would be a total set up for disaster. We might as well be living in the Middle East. What would be next?
There are so many factors that play into this issue. It’s so unrealistic that I can’t even see this bill being passed. I don’t know about you, but I’ll take my chances with the one crazy individual who may get his/her hands on a gun rather than ticking off any number of college kids who may already have guns.
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William makes a good argument in the article, he brings different questions to our attention that we should ask ourselves when it comes to this dispute. The argument is well written with different aspects of the argument. He includes a couple of quotes backing up his statements. He also gives us many examples why we shouldn't bring guns to campus.
ReplyDeleteI do agree with S. Williams, guns should not be allowed on college campuses. If students bring guns to class then their going to adapt to an environment where guns are a part of society. Then soon it won't be a big deal to them if they get agry at someone and starts shooting at them. If one brings a gun to school intitually to gun the campus, the other students are going to take out their guns causing a big blow out with many students getting killed.