Kelsie Mays English 1105-24 Professor Baumgardner 7 April 2014 The Right to Conceal and Carry A young woman driving home from a friend’s house on a winter evening hits a large pot hole in the road. After she pulls over to the side of the road‚ she exits her vehicle and discovers that she has a flat tire. She now realizes she is stranded in an unfamiliar neighborhood at night. After calling for help she sits in her vehicle and waits for the tow truck to arrive. Suddenly‚ a strange man pounds
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went on campus and proceeded to shoot and kill 33 people‚ injuring 32 others before he killed himself (Shapira and Jackman). According to Christine Hauser and Anahad O’Connor‚ staff writers for the New York Times‚ “the shootings at Virginia Tech came in the same week‚ eight years prior‚ as the shootings at Columbine on April 20th‚ 1999.” In more recent years‚ mass shootings at school campuses have occurred more frequently. Such occurrences have ignited yet another round of the gun control debate
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Concealed Carry. Opening: Picture yourself sitting in your favorite restaurant just minding your own business with your family eating a peaceful dinner. You glance at the table next to you and see a handgun showing from under a person’s coat. I know not everyone would agree with me but I would instantly be a little worried‚ regardless of if the man looked harmless or not. WI law passed on July 8‚ 2011 would permit this. Many people believe that concealed carry is a law that should never have
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Open Carry: Homeland Defense Aid or Hindrance Milliahn Valentino Wilmington University Armed and ready‚ the Miracle family of Sterling Heights‚ Michigan is fully prepared to take on any terrorist threat. Like a growing number of Americans‚ they believe such readiness‚ including a house with 25 firearms‚ is their civic duty. According to Lee Miracle‚ “We see preparedness as like having a fire extinguisher – you never want to use it‚ but it is there”. Lee Miracle also believes in his right to
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professors should be allowed to carry concealed guns or not. Whereas some analysts have continually defended the opinion that guns should be allowed on college and campuses grounds‚ majority have nullified any single idea of having concealed weapons on campuses as this is a direct threat to the security of everyone around. For the safety of students‚ bills meant to allow public colleges and universities to allow hidden and loaded guns on campus should not be passed. Allowing guns on campuses would simply
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School campus’ have always been a large target for shooters and attackers. Students and teachers that have spent time to gain the trust of the government to conceal carry should also be able to holster on a campus without interruption. Many people will say having any weapons is a danger to students and any other pedestrians on campus but a law abiding citizen that has had training and known when a weapon should and shouldn’t be used could be vital to saving the lives of many during a life or death
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Conceal and Carry Gun Control Wisconsin and Illinois were the only two states that didn’t have any laws that allowed a person to legally carry a concealed weapon. On June 21‚ 2011‚ Wisconsin passed a Concealed Carry Law‚ “concealed carry is when a person is carrying a weapon‚ typically a firearm‚ on or in close proximity to their person” (www.concealcarry.org). It wasn’t easy to pass the bill with many opposing views‚ but it is easy to judge without knowing the facts. Conceal and Carry Gun Control keeps
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On Campus or Off Campus Living If you are a new student and you want to choose between living on campus and living off campus‚ here some differences between them which may help you in your decision. The first difference is the cost. Normally‚ off campus housing is more expensive than on campus housing because of the additional charges. When you live off campus‚ you should pay for your own Internet access‚ furniture‚ and kitchen and bath necessities in addition to the rent‚ so it is a
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live on or off campus. This decision all depends on what interests the student and how far away they want to be from home. This is a major decision the student must make. Depending where you live will depend on how much peace you have‚ how much privacy you have and the student life you are involved in. Living on campus is a different environment than living off campus. Students who live on campus will be living with other students‚ and those students that decide to live off campus must be able to
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think that if you carry a gun then you might feel safe but do you ever think how people feel who is around you. It is really pathetic to think that nowadays humans are taking human’s life. There are many sensible reasons why carrying a concealed weapon should be illegal such as‚ it increase the crime rate‚ less safety‚ and it also create a toxic environment. Concealed carry is very dangerous and it should be banned without any hesitation. States that passed the law of open carry weapon had a dramatic
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