My Gun Goes Where I Go
Guns don’t kill people, people kill people.
As cliche as that may sound, it is still true.
Concealedcampus.org claims that according to 2002-2006 statistics from the Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas concealed handgun license holders were five and a half times less likely than members of Texas’s general population to commit manslaughter and four times less likely to commit murder.
If you are licensed to carry a weapon by the state or federal government, then you should have the right to carry that firearm wherever you please, even if it is to your classroom.
With that statement, I strongly emphasize that whoever is carrying a concealed weapon should be checking in with the public safety department or the proper authorities.
Humans are fragile and I say that because almost anything can hurt us when used properly. The creative mind could use simple school supplies to cause harm and that does not call for school supplies to be taken away, but for constant monitoring to make sure everyone is safe.
Our second amendment says, “A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.”
Two important points in that statement are “well regulated” and “shall not be infringed.”
If someone goes through training, does everything legally, registers and complies with all gun carrying laws, why would we limit their right to feel safe anywhere they go?
Allowing students to carry weapons should most definitely be regulated, and not just immediately viewed as a showdown waiting to happen.
Does this mean everyone will be carrying a gun?
No, not everyone wants to or should be allowed to.
If you have the right and you know how to properly use it then it can actually save lives.
A few states allow students to carry concealed weapons such as Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Mississippi, Oregon, Utah, and Wisconsin.
Students should have the same right as any other person to protect themselves.
If a girl is being sexually assaulted on campus or a boy is being stalked and there is not a way to call for help at that moment, then they need a way to defend themselves.
“If you’ve got a person that’s raped because you wouldn’t let them carry a firearm to defend themselves, I think you’re responsible,” State Representative Dennis K. Baxlay of Florida said during debate in a House subcommittee.
According to gunfacts.info, gun homicides were 10% higher in states with restrictive CCW (Carrying a Concealed Weapon) laws, according to a study spanning 1980-2009.
