...4 December 2015 Fostering a Concealed Campus In 2007 during the Virginia Tech Shooting, a boy’s best-friend’s brother was there, in one of the classrooms that the gunman targeted. He escaped but this information gave him chills. That boy’s name is Jeff. Why is it that issues don’t matter until a horrifying story has a personal connection to its readers that it causes them to fully gasp the situation? There are many alternatives to students carrying weapons on campus. Advocates for guns on campus say that it will make the environment safer, but in reality only the students and faculty can make a campus safer. If someone sees something, they should say something. Responsibility is the first method of defense, not guns. There are over 4,400 colleges and universities in the United States, the majority of these do not allow students or faculty to carry guns on campus. The states that allow students and faculty to carry firearms on college property are Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Mississippi, Oregon, Utah and Wisconsin. Only Utah and Colorado have explicit laws about allowing concealed firearms on campus, but leave the ultimate decision up to schools to decide whether to allow guns on campus or not. Twenty other states allow schools to decide on allowing guns of any type on campus. This leaves students confused where they can and cannot carry firearms across America. In 2001, the U.S. Department of Education conducted a study that determined that the homicide rate at post-secondary...
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...CONCEALED CARRY WEAPON Introduction Protecting ourselves and family from this violent society by use of guns. Law enforcement response to emergency call most of the time are unsatisfactory, not enough first responder to go around. It’s up to us to hold the port down until they arrive. Concealed weapons permit in the United States are increasingly becoming popular. Fearing on influx of violence in our society, some individual are exercising their second amendments right to the full extent of its meaning. Ongoing debate about nonmilitary or law enforcement trained individuals about handling their weapons safely. Increases in mass shooting are making some people paranoid about their safety. [First main point (strongest)] A. Does carrying a concealed hand gun prevent a major atrocities such as mass shooting that are happening all around us? Will such individual stop the bad guys and perhaps minimizing the death and destruction of what that perpetrator causes? San Bernardino Ca. shooting, suspected terrorist husband and wife that killed 12 and wounded 22 others, Radicalized Islam. Will an armed citizen in that group could have prevented this? T-Mobile store shooting in Chicago IL. Two armed men enter a store with a gun drawn only to be shot by the clerk on duty who was carrying a concealed weapon. This prevent the store from being rob and also perhaps preventing the clerk from being harm. B. Gun Laws, will it stop criminals from obtaining a weapons? What about the...
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...Concealed weapons in the workplace have been a legal issue in the business field for quite some time. Besides the dangers it will cause, on the cilivain side there are also liability issues that have arisen concerning employee rights and workplace safety. There are laws passed at both the state and federal levels that allow United States citizens to carry concealed weapons as long as they retain a permit to do so. However, many businesses do not allow their employees to carry weapons on their persons, in their vehicles, or in their offices. The purpose of this paper is to state why citizens should not be allowed to carry concealed weapons in their workplace, the regulations that allow both employees to obtain weapons at work and the laws that refrain them from doing so. The majority of the research was gathered from secondary sources mainly articles on the Strayer campus site ,elibrary and the internet. There are many states in the United States that have enacted laws to allow their citizens to carry concealed weapons in public but not in the workplace. However, the employer may not prohibit the employee from carrying a concealed weapon in the employee’s own motor vehicle, even when the motor vehicle is driven or parked on the employer’s property or while the vehicle is used in the course of employment. For employers who choose not to prohibit their employees from carrying concealed weapons, the law includes a provision granting immunity to the employer for liability arising from...
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...Concealed Carry and Los Angeles County The issuance of concealed carry weapon licenses’ should be allowed to residences in Los Angeles County who meet all the requirements. The weapon would be used for self-defense, to help deter crime, to aid in stopping mass shootings and it’s our Second Amendment right. Claim I: Concealed weapons licenses would greatly aid in the self-defense of our citizens. 1. A 2013 research article in the Wall Street Journal reported that the average police response time to an emergency call is 11 minutes a. Los Angeles County comes in at 10 minutes. b. In Detroit the average response time is 58 minutes 2. The Supreme Court has ruled more than once that police officers have no legal duty to protect citizens from violent...
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...Concealed Carry on Campus: Yea or Nay? 1 Concealed Carry on Campus: Yea or Nay? Toni Struve COM/155 University Composition and Communication I May 6, 2012 Kathleen Zurich Concealed Carry on Campus: Yea or Nay? 2 Abstract This essay debates the pros and cons of allowing concealed carry weapons on campuses. Both sides have relevant information that supports their point of view. I have presented data from both sides of this issue and leave it to the reader to decide which argument they will support. Concealed Carry on Campus: Yea or Nay? 3 In the war over guns, the first casualty was the truth (Kleck, 2009). Could the results of the tragedies at Columbine, Virginia Tech, and the private college in California been lessened if concealed weapons were permitted on campuses? Studies have been conducted, but there have been no definitive results. Each side of this question can quote statistics and studies that will prove their point of view. There is no absolute answer to this question, but many people believe that the outcome may have been much different if concealed weapons were present on campus. As with every issue of this magnitude, there are two sides to this question. The debate about whether to allow concealed weapons on campus raises questions of personal safety, legality and are gun-free zones really safer. Students for Concealed Carry is a nationwide organization made up of over 43,000 students, professors...
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...Faculty members should not be allowed to have a concealed weapon on campus for the same reason students shouldn’t be allowed. A faculty member can try to harm others the same as a student, but with a concealed weapon that would just help the process along. A professor could be angry for something that occurred off campus, but take it out on the students on campus. The anger may not be just yelling anymore, it could turn very violent very easy. Concealed weapons on campus in the possession of faculty members would be a huge distraction to the students. The students are in college trying to learn, but for some it may be very difficult knowing that your professor has a handgun with him. Instead of listening, the students may be coming up with...
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...Jasmine Anthony Mrs. Kenney English 112 April 29, 2014 Legalizing Concealed Weapons: Research Synthesis Many times people confuse whether or not allowing gun laws actually reduces the crime rate. As gun rights is a natural born right of citizens, some believe that should be banned, and many others believe that the law should be extended to lawful citizens. Based on my own experiences there have been several instances where I wish a legalized weapon was in arms reach. There was an instance about 7 years ago where my little brother and I were the only two in the house and an intruder broke in while we were there. No one was hurt or injured but it was traumatic for two children as it happened right after my mom had went to work. I would have felt more secure and confident if I was to know that a legalized weapon was around for our protection. Through research, why concealed carry laws should be implied into every state's legislation will be debated and each point of view will be expressed. As this topic applies to everyone, every citizen should have the opportunity to exercise their rights. Many people are victims to crimes that they could have gotten away from. How many rape cases could have been avoided? How many school shootings could have been prevented before the shooting began? All of the latter mentioned cases are incidents that could significantly reduce our crime rate if concealed carry laws were in effect in every state. Also included in this essay will be a viewpoint...
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...Andrea Marshall Kim Palmore English 1B 30 May 2012 Conformity: A Concealed Identity Society is made up of predominately heterosexual people. Our instincts tell us in order to repopulate the world; a man and a woman must reproduce offspring. This is considered to be a social norm; mankind’s very survival depends on it. More recently, society has given people the ability to express themselves in ways they never thought possible. The American Gay Rights Movement in 1924 sparked animosity throughout the nation creating discrimination toward the gay community. This movement brought about significant change; unfortunately, not all people were willing to accept it. People’s resistance to change is usually based on ignorance or the desire to conform in an attempt to avoid becoming an outcast. In the novel, Stone Butch Blues, written by Leslie Feinberg, Jess Goldberg becomes an outcast because of her resistance to conformity. Since Jess was brought up in a straight environment, she grew up confused, without the understanding of her true nature. Her parents rejected her differences due to the fact that they were so focused on society’s view of the social norm. Having no one to confide in, Jess was forced to set out on her own to find people she could connect with and help her to explore identity. This book demonstrates both society’s demand for conformity and the pressures that queer people face in an unjust world; Jess’ success in battling this social pressure inspires people to...
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...Concealed weapons on campus BCOM/275 Concealed weapons on campus Concealed weapons on campus? In recent years America has been haunted by reality of horrendous school shootings such as what occurred at Virginia Tech in 2007. With this ugly reality some people are advocating for permission of concealed weapons on campus. Firearms can be used as a good form of defense against a formidable threat but would the carrying of concealed weapons on campus really make the campus safer? What if the law stated that only permitted faculty were allowed to carry weapons on campus? Some feel it’s strictly a matter of self-defense while others feel that there is no scenario where concealed weapons on campus could do anything more than create a more dangerous situation. Last year, to the dismay of some, Colorado Court of Appeals ruled that the University of Colorado’s gun ban violated the Concealed Carry Act of 2003. We as a whole must take into consideration the effects this has on students and faculty safety. In order to assure that the community within a campus feels safe we must have regulations on gun control. Proper checks and balances must be initiated to ensure that travesties of the past will not happen again. We will need the support from organizations and the public in order to apply pressure for new legislature to be written. Unfortunately, we live in a society where it takes drastic measures, sometimes, to accomplish what is needed for the overall good and safety of...
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...Concealed weapons protect a lot of people. When people are in danger they protect themselves with concealed weapons. There are big reasons why people should and shouldn’t use concealed weapons. Not everyone understands what concealed weapons are, how they are sold, and what they are used for. Some people don’t know what concealed weapons are. Concealed weapons are weapons that are concealed or hidden. When people carry a weapon they have to have a carry permit. A carry permit is a license saying people can carry that weapon. When someone asks a person if they carry a weapon, it means, do they have one with them at all times. In 1895 it was not as easy to get a permit as it is now. Concealed weapons are just hidden weapons. Selling concealed...
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...In many states in the U.S, such as Utah and North Carolina citizens are allowed to carry a concealed weapon on them at all times. Being able to carry a concealed weapon means that people have a weapon, typically a pistol, which they keep hidden on their body. This law has its positives and negatives but the negatives outweigh the positives. Some major reasons concealed carry is a bad thing are that it gives easy access to guns, crime is increased and it causes conflicts to get out of hand. One of the worst things that go along with being able to carry a concealed weapon is that it gives easy access to guns to everyone. This means that anyone can easily get a gun which is dangerous because there are a lot of people that would...
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...Adults should be able to carry concealed handguns. Adults should be able to carry concealed handguns because most adults don’t misuse firearms, and criminals will carry them anyway. I know criminals will carry them because drugs are illegal, and they still carry them around. They could just come into your house and shoot you because you don’t have a gun with you. Most adults that even have firearms are former people in the military or police. You can trust people that know how to use guns. According to the second amendment, you are allowed to bear arms, but you can not use them in an act of terrorism. You can only use the firearm in an act of self defense. If a person came up to you with a gun, and told you to do something, you would have to do it. If you had a gun to protect yourself, they might not come up to you in the first place. If you have a...
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...Inception of the Idea Even before we come into this world our partial identity is established, and right at the birth doctors announce, “It a boy/girl!” This announcement is based on our physical characteristic that is our genitals and reproductive system. On the basis of our (this) identity, we are raised and perceived in the society. But what happens when the biological sex does not match the brain sex (neurological sex)? It leads to an intense gender dysphoria . During my growing up years, I witnessed an incident that involved social discrimination; disgust and disrespect in Indian society towards the transgender community, and much to my dismay, even today the situation is not too different. In India outcasting a Kinner/Hijaras on the basis of their choice for their own gender identity (due to androgynous gender or neurological sex) is a tradition followed for many years. This complexity of society has inspired me to observe the behavioural nuances of the third sex and the society within which they live all around the world. However keeping accessibility in mind, I have decided to limit my current research within three countries: India (where the idea originated), Singapore (my current residence) and Thailand (where gender variant people are more visible than anywhere else in the world). I intend to be as objective as possible with my approach by first interviewing and then photographing the gender variant people. My main objective is to capture the process of transformation...
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...Concealed Weapons at Workplaces Imagine returning home to the fact that one of your loved ones had been killed by a gunman in their workplace. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics and Everytown Research, one hundred sixty-five shootings in the past three years have occurred in school buildings and about three thousand fatal shootings have occurred at places of employment. Every year nearly two million people are victims of non-fatal and one-thousand are victims of fatal incidents that occur at workplaces. Because it is impossible to determine when someone will snap and how they will affect the others around them, workplace shootings are certainly the most tragic and they are also the most unpredictable. Having a concealed weapon...
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...Concealed Handgun License Carriers Rights in Higher Education: A Classical Argument With around 300 million guns in civilian hands, the United States is a nation thriving with gun culture. Time after time, tragedies of guns falling into the wrong hands, leading to a school massacre, provokes schools to restrict firearms on campus through school policy. Even though facilities of higher education have been deemed generally safe places, school shootings have periodically disrupted that ideology, triggering debate of how students and faculty should defend themselves in the event of a shooting. Restricting firearms on campuses, a notion praised by gun-control advocates, raises the argument of the constitutionality of that decision by gun advocates. In order for an individual to be able to properly exercise his/her right to self-defense, college firearm policy shouldn’t ban carry of handguns by CHL holders, because it infringes on the second amendment, infringes on the ability to defend oneself, and would deter the effects of violence and crime on college campuses. Colleges shouldn’t ban the carry of handguns by CHL holders as it allows individuals the right to defend themselves in event of a shooting. In the past few years, there have been many instances of violence on campus from killers who did not have a CHL license. Theses shooters appear randomly and the amount of damage they can do is unpredictable. Campus security and police are only so available, and are most likely too...
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