No More Guns

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Gun control is an effort to end violent crimes by strengthening laws on the ownership of firearms. According to our Second Amendment, people have the right to “keep and bear arms.” But, the Supreme Court has acknowledged exceptions to the Second Amendment freedoms, and also the fact that no right is absolute.
Americans have argued for a long time about laws that would allow professors or students to carry firearms on college campuses. Do gun-control laws on U.S. college campuses reduce violence, or they take weapons from honest citizens while leaving them in the hands of criminals? According to Villahermosa, “allowing guns on campuses will create problems, not solve them.” (“Guns Don’t belong in the Hand of Administrators, Professors, or Students” para. 1) I totally agree with Villahermosa’s point of view, and I believe that guns bring violence. Overall, gun related crimes on college campuses are a major problem in the United States, today.
Other experts disagree with Villahermosa’s point of view. For example, in an article written by Timothy Wheeler entitled “There’s A Reason They Choose Schools,” the author clearly demonstrates the “success of armed first responder.” ( ”There’s A Reason They Choose Schools” para. 5) In Wheeler’s opinion, schools and colleges are targets for mass shootings because of their gun-free zone policy. Overall, this is what makes colleges vulnerable to mass shootings.
Based on my research, this report evaluates if the potential risk for injuries and death resulted from the latest mass shootings on U.S. College campuses should increase public interest, and if new legislative bills in favor of arming professors or students should be created.
This report covers topics such: what we know about violence...

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We must ensure our students and faculty safety by keeping colleges free of any firearm.

Works Cited

Dickerson, Darby. "Students Should Not Be Allowed to Carry Guns on College Campuses." Opposing Viewpoints in Context, 2012. Web. 4 Dec. 2013.

Villahermosa, Jesus M. "Gun Don't Belong in the Hands of Administrators, Professors or Students.” Chronicle of Higher Education. The Chronicle of Higher Education, 18 Apr. 2008. Web. 4 Dec. 2013.

Wheeler, Timothy. "There's a Reason They Choose Schools.” National Review Online. National Review, Inc., 17 Oct. 2007. Web. 4 Dec. 2013.

Nugent, Ted. "Spare the Rod, Destroy America." Eagle Publishing, Inc., 8 Oct. 2009. Web. 4 Dec. 2013.

C.C. Branas, T.S.Richmond, D.J.Wiebe.(2009) Investigating the Link Between Gun Possesion and Gun Assault. American Journal of Public Health 99:11, 2034-2040

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