Is a huge mistake.
With the amount of drinking and stress that goes on during college years, having a lethal weapon readily available to students is only asking for trouble. If State Representative Eddie Rodriguez
succeeds in having Universities allow firearms on campus, I foresee an increase in suicides, an increase in accidental shootings, and an increase in crazed gunmans roaming around campus randomly shooting people.
I cannot think of one good reason why students would need a firearm on campus. Robert Miller of Villanova University argues that he would want certain students to be able to carry firearms in the case of a crazed gunman roaming campus. I agree that having someone ready to take a predator down is fabulous. However, the likelihood of an increase in these shootings, or an increase in deaths and injuries due to guns being on campus, makes me argue that even that is not a good reason to allow possession on campus. Miller also points out that the argument against being able to carry handguns on campus is weak. Many people, including myself, think that there will be an increase in shootings. He states that there is no reason why law-abiding individuals who already carry guns elsewhere in the state, would suddenly turn to being reckless with them. However, he then continues to contradict his argument stating that there are some places that cause normal law-abiding citizens to become more dangerous, such as in bars. He doesn't think there is anything on a college campus that would cause that, but has he forgotten his college years? Multiple all-nighters in a week would cause anyone to go crazy. Drinking at a Frat Party is sometimes worse than at a bar because there isn't a bartender or bouncer to cut you off. Bullies on campus could push people over all the time. The pure stress of midterms and finals is enough to make anyone snap.
According to the Austin American Statesman, there are laws in place that government officials are arguing over, and interpreting differently. I think it will ultimately come down to the individual universities deciding whether or not to allow guns on campus. I just hope that they take into consideration that they have hormone driven teenagers as a large percentage of their population, and I hope that they do not underestimate how much stress and alcohol effect people's ability to think clearly and rationally.
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In the article "Allowing Concealed Handguns on a University Campus," Becca states that it will be a huge mistake if Eddie Rodriguez, State representative, achieves to let universities to allow concealed handguns on campus. My opinion on this situation is the same as Beccan. It is quite clear that the majority of students in universities are under twenty five years. Students around this age tend to be more emotional driven than older people. In the recent years, we all have seen or heard of the occurrence of terrible incidents associated with students holding a gun and taking the life of people and theirs itself. By allowing concealed handgun on campus, the number of deadly incidents in universities such as suicides will tend to increase since the weapon to commit the crime is available to everyone.
In a different perspective, Becca also points out that the author from the original article contradicts himself by explaining that there are more dangerous places such as bars. Becca argues that students attend parties regularly in which the use of alcohol might lead to the occurrence of unpredictable fights still putting in danger the life of university students. Becca states that in the original article there are laws that can take place. I totally think that it would be a deadly combination to allow concealed handguns on university Campus in the presence of a large population of young students.
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