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‚ focusing largely on whether or not teachers should be allowed to conceal carry on campus. With strict gun bans
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Julianna Lopez English AB2 March 19‚ 2014 Guns Guns protect us when others cannot. Guns give people a sense of calmness when protecting themselves and their families. Guns do many things in the United States‚ like stopping criminal acts‚ giving people a sense of protection‚ and establishes every American with gun rights. It is also known as The Second Amendment. The proposition in our society should be for guns in American and not to be banned. As soon as a person is born into this world they
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The gun laws in Colorado allow the people to carry concealed weapons if they pass a test and a background check. I believe that this law is not doing enough to stop shootings from happening. According to Procon.org‚ “Carrying a concealed handgun increases the chances of a confrontation escalating and turning lethal.” If this continues than people who have no criminal history would be allowed to carry firearms. The downside to this is shootings are much more likely to happen because there are more
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a shotgun? Gun rights and gun control are always hot items during any political discussion‚ whether it is between peers or politicians. One of the many great advantages to being an American is the ability to choose for one’s own self what to believe in. Another advantage‚ in my opinion‚ is the right of the people to keep and bear arms. Laws should not restrict gun rights because first‚ it would infringe the second amendment‚ second‚ guns are a part of our culture‚ and finally‚ if guns were outlawed
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Should guns be sold to anyone? Gun violence happens all around the world on a daily basis. Being able to buy a gun regardless of who you are is being taken advantage of tremendously. Being able to buy a gun without a background check is absolutely pathetic. They are putting the world at risk because they do not know why the buyer is buying this weapon and what they are going to use it for. The buyer might possibly go out on a mass shooting spree and kill many innocent lives. This is why we need to
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40 and 50 percent of teachers quit in their first 5 years. Many‚ because of low pay. Teachers are not getting paid enough and need to be able to rely on their pensions after they retire. Citizens need to push for better teacher salaries because of what they do for their students and because they teach the next generation of our country. Being a teacher is an important and valued profession. There are many reasons why teachers should be paid more. Teachers work outside of school hours‚ there are shortages
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English 1301.05 February 24‚ 2011 Gun Control: The Ends Do Not Justify The Means Gun control is a very controversial issue. Especially when it comes to the subject of allowing guns in schools. Many people believe that allowing teachers or anyone over the age of 21 to carry a gun onto a college campus is perfectly reasonable. They believe that it allows for protection of oneself and self-defense of others. Other people believe that guns should not be allowed in schools at all. They believe that it would
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Darby English 100 January 8‚ 2013 Why Guns Should Not Be Banned “A well-regulated militia‚ being necessary to the security of a free state‚ the right of the people to keep and bear arm‚ shall not be infringed.” The United States constitution states it itself. It protects the rights of people to keep and bear arms. To ban guns will be violating the constitution. If a citizen in a state feels unsafe in their environment they have a right to own a gun for safety reasoning. If a state government
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Why would teachers want longer school days‚ when our normal days are long enough. If we extend our days with another 30 minutes‚ then it has been proven that all together it would add up to 200 extra hours of school each year. I determine that adding more time to the school day is ignorant. We should not add 30 minutes to the school day because it is too much learning‚ students need rest‚ and it will not be enough time spent with your family. The inaugural reason is that it is too much learning
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being attacked by armed gunmen in schools. The school board‚ educators‚ and parents are arguing about whether should teachers be armed or not. One side believes arming teachers should be made legal in the state of California because‚ every single person has a right to defend themselves‚ the right with it to bear arms‚ many school districts are in rural areas far from such law enforcement protections‚ armed teachers help prevent emergency situations‚ and armed teachers would have minimized mass shootings
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