Since the birth of the United States gun control has been a constant in American’s lives. The “right to bear arms” which is the second amendment of the Bill of Rights has permitted citizens to be in possession of guns. Although this amendment sanctions the ownership of gun’s‚ there seems to be a continuous debate on the restriction and laws pertaining to the distribution and sale of guns. In the wake of countless catastrophic mass shootings‚ gun control has taken center stage in the media‚ polarizing
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Guns shouldn’t be allowed in schools because it could be dangerous. There are various reasons why they shouldn’t it could cause a lot of violence to a lot of people if it got out of hand in any way. Different people have a different perspective due to if schools should have guns or if they shouldn’t. There are also some campuses that allow guns for safety reasons. Some people/students have different opinions on guns in school and take surveys to show their opinion. A lot of students know about
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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
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multiply heart breaking gun violent incidents on college grounds‚ which have led to hundreds of deaths and injuries. Recently‚ there has been a lot of debate on whether guns should be allowed on college premises. While it is in the United States constitutional rights to bear arms‚ guns should not be allowed on college grounds‚ because it can increase the violence‚ put a financial burden on the schools‚ and could create stress and fear in the classrooms. As college boards allow guns on campus‚ it will
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Guns Must Be Allowed On Campus With college shootings on the rise‚ the recent debate between colleges is on allowing students and staff to conceal and carry on campus. College students and staff should be permitted to carry guns on campus with a concealed carry license‚ to protect themselves and others from sexuall assualt‚ combat school shootings‚ and make campus safer. The number of college students who are sexually assaulted is rising and not going away. “One in 5 women and one in 16 men are
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With these new advances people are now starting to come up with actions to help eliminate secondhand smoke. “The American College Health Association (ACHA) has recently adopted a No Tobacco Use policy that encourages colleges and universities to be diligent in their efforts to achieve a campus-wide smoke-free environment (Harbison 323). For an example on University of North Carolina Wilmington students‚ factuality‚ and guest have to follow guidelines put in place by the campus to help promote health
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On college campuses today‚ there is a lot of violence. Violence occurs for many reasons‚ its unfortunate but true. One of the main reasons that violence accurs is because 90 percent of violence on college campuses is alcohol related. That is one of the many reasons why violence occurs. There have been reports of increased violence on U.S. college campuses since the early 1980s. Alcohol-related problems have included vandalism‚ fighting‚ injuries‚ and rape. However‚ as in the past‚ crime on
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Abstract: The main aim of this research paper is to directly observe and examine the way American College students perceive the notion of race on college campuses and how they believe it can be used to a persons advantage or disadvantage. I used two different kinds of research in this paper; interviews among 4 students from 4 different universities across the United States to provide a deep and personal understanding of the topic and by surveying in an open-ended questionnaire 10 American students
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have been happening on college campuses for years. Parents and students have become increasingly worried about the safety on campuses. The dangers on college campuses have been growing over the past few years with the increasing number of crimes ranging from theft to murder. The Virginia Tech shootings back in April 2007 got many people looking at the safety procedures that colleges are taking to protect the students from something like that happening again. Of course no college can guarantee a safe
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Should people be allowed to own guns? Guns are dangerous‚ powerful weapons that should not be legalized. These murderous weapons are used for intimidation and power‚ which corrupt the world. A person having the right to own weapons puts the public in danger. For example‚ public shootings like Columbine and Virginia Tech will be more likely to happen because of the easier access to guns. Since the right to own weapons became legalized‚ students have been bringing guns to school and the drama
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