Should Schools Have Guns Persuasive Research Paper

It is a new era for education and school safety, now that President Trump is in office. His Secretary of Education nominee, Betsy DeVos recently had her Senate Confirmation hearing and answered all questions fluently and decorously. DeVos is clearly proficient in her subject matter; when asked whether or not schools should have guns, in light of the recent school shootings, DeVos took the time to reflect upon this complex and nuanced question and answered that guns need to be brought into schools to protect against the supposedly fatally common grizzly bear attacks. It was a well-thought out and competent response, but there was one small flaw in her thinking. What DeVos failed to realize was that there are far more school shootings than there
America cannot restrict access to guns as it would be a clear violation of second amendment rights and go completely against public opinion. President Obama tried to increase gun control following the Sandy Hook massacre with his executive orders that would expand background checks for gun buyers and ban assault weapons. However, an overwhelming majority of 51% of Americans did not support these orders and many argued that the federal government was unconstitutionally broadening its powers and limiting the people’s right to enter a school with a gun. House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, said Obama's actions "will no doubt be challenged in the courts" and "can be overturned by a Republican President." And now that there is a Republican president, gun control is now both unconstitutional and unfeasible. So really, the only way to protect our students is through stronger security at schools. A grizzly bear is truly a formidable foe that would deter any potential assailant from coming within even a mile of a school. Whether liberal or conservative, black or white, rich or poor, the entire nation can agree that our children must be protected. The safety of America’s future scientists, lawyers, doctors, and teachers is an issue that transverses party lines and is pertinent now more than ever before. School shootings have resulted in 59 deaths and 124 non-fatal gunshot injuries. From a doe-eyed kindergartener to a starry-eyed high school senior, school shootings have been consistently taking the lives of the next generation. And it seems that the only thing that will protect America’s youth is the mighty grizzly