Guns On Campus Research Paper

Guns on Campus

Eight states have now been granted permission to carry guns around college campuses, but does that mean it is safe? Even when some students feel safer with a gun, it could actually cause more harm than good. Javier Auyero, a professor of Latin American sociology at University of Texas, Austin, says campus-goers will actually be faced with riskier environments if given permission to freely carry a gun around campus. It would certainly not be convenient for the allowance of campus carry because of student's mental health, mass shootings are more likely to occur, and the extensive amount of alternative options available to defend yourself. Students becoming stressed, due to either copious amounts of homework or a busy social schedule, causes a perilous mental health. According to the FBI, suicides account for 61 percent of gun-related deaths and with the allowance of guns, this statistic could increase quickly as guns are the most efficient way to commit suicide. Students could not only use guns on themselves, but others as well. Typically, students are irresponsible and unqualified to have a gun in hand. A heated confrontation can escalate quickly, especially with drunk college
In the article “Why I Would Have Liked to Have My Weapon With Me in College,” rape victim Amanda Collins shares why a gun would have saved her from the experience. She states, “I feel certain that I would have been able to stop the attack.” Here, she is implying that if she had a gun, she would’ve either killed her rapist or have done much harm to him. There are safer options such as pepper spray, a taser or a pocket knife. Any of these could help Collins or anyone in hazardous situations. Also, it is not logical to believe that Collins would have been able to pull a gun on someone who is stronger than her, in addition to the fact that a pistol was pointed at her head. All in all, a gun is unnecessary for defensive