Argumentative Essay: The Legalization Of Campus Carry
Campus Carry According to the Texas Department of Public Safety on August 1st of 2016, the right for an authorized licensed handgun holder to carry a concealed handgun on certain public, private, and/or independent university campuses was granted. Even though campus carry is permitted, open carry is still banned. Depending on the campus certain buildings may be prohibited to campus carry. When there is a building on the campus that does not permit the carrying of handguns, there will be a sign under the Penal Code Section 30.06. This policy also grants the storage of handguns in campus dormitories with the certain campus regulations. BBC News stated, “Texas has now become one of eight US states that allows students to carry guns into
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I do not believe in campus carry. I believe that campuses should hire more security personnel’s and be required a certain amount of these personnel’s in each building. Depending on the size of the building, would determine how many police/security personnel should be active on site. I also believe that only certain employees should be granted the right to carry. Of course, these certain employees would be licensed and trained in case of an emergency but would be confidential. Only staff of high status would know who these employees are. These certain employees would have to go through evaluations regularly and would only be granted this option for security reasons. This policy’s main purpose would be to hire more trained police officers and security officers in each building throughout the campuses. This policy would also set up safe places throughout the campuses for if students need to find …show more content…
Also, certain employees that are trained and evaluated should be granted the right to carry. Another recommended course of action should be to add more security cameras and metal detectors. All this security is ultimately for the safety of the students. This course of action is recommended because it is the best way to solve this situation. For the most part, the safety of students and employees on campus is first
I do not believe in campus carry. I believe that campuses should hire more security personnel’s and be required a certain amount of these personnel’s in each building. Depending on the size of the building, would determine how many police/security personnel should be active on site. I also believe that only certain employees should be granted the right to carry. Of course, these certain employees would be licensed and trained in case of an emergency but would be confidential. Only staff of high status would know who these employees are. These certain employees would have to go through evaluations regularly and would only be granted this option for security reasons. This policy’s main purpose would be to hire more trained police officers and security officers in each building throughout the campuses. This policy would also set up safe places throughout the campuses for if students need to find …show more content…
Also, certain employees that are trained and evaluated should be granted the right to carry. Another recommended course of action should be to add more security cameras and metal detectors. All this security is ultimately for the safety of the students. This course of action is recommended because it is the best way to solve this situation. For the most part, the safety of students and employees on campus is first