On June 1, 2015, Governor Greg Abbott signed the "campus carry" law which will allow licensed gun owners to carry concealed handguns on college campuses. ... This year has brought us unfortunate violent crimes on school campuses, which leads many pro-gun activists to suggested that both the students and teachers should be allowed to carry concealed weapons on campus. ... This is a very controversial topic, especially during this time when there have been several school shooting in the past years. ...

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This is why there should be tougher gun control laws. ... Lastly, On December 14, 2012, 26 people were shot and killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School by Adam Lanza. ... These types of shootings could be prevented if we looked at toughening our gun control laws. ... When talking about gun control, one should ask several questions before changing our gun laws. ... History has shown us in the past that when some type of gun control law exists, the crime rate declines....

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As a young boy in middle school, I was thrust into thinking about guns and their effects. On the last day of school in seventh grade, I had to think about things a 12 shouldn't have to deal with. ... While gun control laws may decrease criminals access to guns, the same laws restrict law-abiding citizens. ... Laws making handguns illegal would effect criminals, because by definition, they don't abide by laws. ... The new fad, as horrible as it is, is to bring guns to school. ...

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Monday, March 5, 2001, Charles "Andy" Williams, a student of Santana High School, went on a killing spree. ... He took his father's .22 caliber revolver and went to school with it. ... On December 14, 2012, Sandy Hook Elementary School took on a hard, tragic fall. ... Approximately 700 people were inside the school that fateful day. ... In the shooting, twenty students, ages 6 and 7, and six adults were killed at the school (Sandy Hook). ...

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Throughout the generations many people in the United States have interpeted the law in many different points of view. ... In places like New York and Washington, D.C., licensing schemes have even been used as a means of disarming law-abiding citizens. For this reason, licensing laws violate our right of self-defense. ... High School. When will the violence in schools end? ...

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It is defined as any law or policy designed to limit or abolish the sale, possession, and use of firearms. Gun control proponents argue that firearms cause tragedies and massacres (such as the Newtown and Columbine school shootings) while gun rights supporters claim that they are needed for sport, protection from tyranny, and self-defense. ... Ordinary law abiding citizens may have no interest in or need for this information, but criminals surely will. ... Isn't it ironic how laws like gun registration, made to reduce firearm violence, can instead arm criminals with the very guns the gove...

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" The other side of the arguments are millions who want to lower the chances of senseless shootings that has plagued establishments such as our schools, movie theaters, shopping malls and other public establishments. ... The UK has tight gun control laws that were aimed to lower conflicts that are caused by guns. However, after enforcing tougher laws that were put in place, more firearm crimes were committed. ... Likewise, instead of creating more and more new laws that make those who want to own guns jump through hoops to obtain them, there should just be full agreement by all states to ...

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Criminals and other irresponsible people are able to take advantage of the laws and get weapons just as easily. ... Also, it may not have an effect on crime anyway, criminals don't obey laws after all. ... Guns should be used strictly for law enforcement, and should not be available to the citizens. ... Hence, Columbine and other school shootings across the nation in recent years. ... At roughly, 12:30 pm the SWAT team moved in and began securing the inside of the school. ...

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For instance, the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School caused by Adam Lanza almost one year ago and the movie theater shootings in Aurora, Colorado are examples. ... Having such laws can only increase safety for people. There is a Connecticut state law regarding such restrictions: "An ammunition magazine is the feeding device that holds ammunition used by a firearm. ... "Malloy said, 'I think there's a long history and body of law in the United States that demonstrates they're wrong. ... The counterargument against such a law would be that if an invasion were to oc...

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In order to avoid incidents of shooting in schools, we all need to take action. For example, the Columbine High School tragedy, two students were using a gun to kill their twelve classmates. ... In the Columbine High School tragedy in Colorado, where two students shot and killed twelve student and a teacher and wounded twenty three other people before killing themselves (hand gun control), guns were too easily to accessible to the youths. ... Law enforces and national security needs to make stronger laws against guns. ... Two teenagers were killed and more than twenty people were injured when ...

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It is a Friday afternoon in Charlesbay High School. ... Gun law is a never-ending issue because there hardly is any true debate. ... Millions of law-abiding Americans do own and do enjoy their guns. ... This encourages police and prosecutors to enforce federal gun laws. ... There is a law that passes, but manufacturers are still finding ways to modify it. ...

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Even more recently than that, the fight for heavier gun control came about with the incident at Columbine High School. As well known, Columbine was famous for a couple of high school students attaining possession of guns, bringing them to school, and killing several high school students. ... Was it not laws that, also made by our founding fathers, held back the elimination of slavery over a hundred years ago. ... A look at just one law in Switzerland will help to observe the effects of enforced laws; Switzerland's system of restrictive licensing requirements in Switzerland resulted in ...

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The most sweeping Federal Gun Law was passed in 1968 with long lasting consequences. ... He challenged the law in court on the ground that the law infringed upon his constitutional right to bear arms under the Second Amendment. ... These tragedies-mass shooting at the Navy Yard, the Travon Martin case, the Mass shooting at the movie theatre in Colorado, as well as the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting-have caused the debate to resurface and reignite because of the issue of violence in the nation. ... Some of the shooting tragedies include, the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Conne...

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With over 20,000 gun control laws on the books now, how could more laws control guns? ... Banning guns from schools seems the obvious way to keep children safe. ... Acting under a new state law, school districts across Utah have started drawing up regulations allowing teachers and other public employees to carry concealed guns on school property. ... Good intentions do not necessarily make good laws. ... Unfortunately, too many gun laws primarily disarm law-abiding citizens, not criminals. ...

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The most recent incident occured on Tuesday, April 20, 1999 at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. ... SWAT teams finally entered the school around 12:30 p.m., but police wouldn't start to free people for another two hours. ... Educators and law enforcement officials now believe that armed guards and weapons sweeps and "intruder drills" must be supplemented with attention to the psychological and social dynamics of high school. ... Gun rights groups say the legislation would infringe on the constitutional rights of law-abiding citizens. ... They believe if the...

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Under the Gun No type of gun violence has generated public alarm in recent years like shootings in schools. Over the past eight years, 206 students have lost their lives because of school-related gun violence. These recent school shootings have raised new questions about gun control:  How do we keep guns away from young people? ... A recent FI study of 41 school shooters in 37 incidents found that in 89% of the cases, guns were taken from the child's home. ... These laws would not infringe on anyone's 2nd Amendment right to bear arms. ...

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I don't think this is fair at all because I think they should make laws that suits the whole U.S., and not make different laws in different states. ... Another reason why different laws on different states are bad is that tourists don't know the gun laws in that area and they would probably think it is the same as the state that they live in. ... So I think that if the government would want to make laws about gun control the laws should be the same everywhere and not have different laws in different places. ... For example, about 186,000 teenagers carry guns to school for protect...

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Does the increase in mass school shootings indicate the time to change our ways? ... Some research says that mass school shootings are the worst possible reasons to support gun control (Kleck). ... " This event was gruesome and easily topped over any other mass murder in schools (Kleck). ... The killers came into the school carrying only four guns, but also had over 30 homemade bombs. ... These people won't be stopped because of law because these people don't follow law to begin with. ...

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"In the United States, 49 out of 50 states have concealed carry weapons laws. ... This proves to be an ineffective distribution of power for controlling gun laws, and often making the concealed weapon laws even more confusing. ... The court's ruling favored the state's gun laws over the school's policy. ... Instead of worrying about doing well on tests and school, students will be more conscience of their safety. ... Unfortunately, there have been many school shootings and campus threats to that similar to Virginia Tech. ...

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Because of the weak gun control kids are taking their parents" guns to school. If we get a tougher gun control it will reduce school violence. ... Tucker argues for more laws regulating firearms in an order to reduce the likelihood of more school shooting"(Cothran 138). ... A stricter gun control law it could be a non-effective way of self-defense. ... "Even though there is a stricter gun control law it will not reduce violent crime and will not reduce school violence. ...

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Especially, there has been shooting in schools and streets where thousands of innocent Americans have died; the cases include children. ... In 2013, there was the Nevada School shooting tragedy where two students were seriously injured, and their teacher was killed (Watts, Wolf, Jason & Karan 1). Since then there have been other occasions of mass shooting, which have occurred in schools and streets; the government, the public, and the international community have criticized these incidents. ... In the same year, another insecurity issue resurfaced following the stabbing case at Spring High Sch...

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As a result of the many school shootings that have taken place in the last few years, there has been a huge push for stricter gun control laws. ... Lott Jr., from the Chicago School of Law, these regulations only apply to gun dealers. ... All of the school shootings have really opened people's eyes to the need for gun control laws. If people can't feel safe in school or in the workplace, then there is a serious problem. ... Decreasing children's exposure to guns would obviously have a positive effect on the safety of schools. ...

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Gun Violence Amongst Our Younger Generation If you recently picked up a newspaper or turned on to see the news you may have questioned to yourself what is happening in our schools and begin to think whether our schools and neighborhoods are a safe place for our children. ... While claiming that they want to take guns out of the hands of criminals they work to pass laws that would take the guns out of the hands of law-abiding citizens instead. ... Even though gun control laws might help some people to feel better and safe, it will not stop the person who intends to hurt someone. ... Tra...

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Today is a dangerous time for anyone, whether a criminal or law-abiding citizen, to reside in America. ... In addition, the NRA created the Eddie Eagle GunSafe Program, which teaches children in school the importance and basics of preventing accidents involving guns. Recently, Ohio became the first state to appropriate funds specifically for schools to install the Eddie Eagle GunSafe Program. ... The Brady law also requires a five day waiting period for the sale of handguns. ... The Brady law is a good idea, but ultimately fails in a few ways. ...

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A handgun carried concealed is a great way to offer that protection What gun control advocates can't perceive is that gun control laws are aimed at the legal buying and selling of guns. ... All the gun control laws are not about preventing crime. Law abiding citizens who are armed will prevent crime. ... Those favoring gun control laws claim that such laws would keep more guns off the streets and out of the hands of criminals in an increasingly violent world. ... "Gun control laws might be accurately called victim disarmament laws...

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