Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Guns in school?
The biggest controversy lately is the argument on whether students should be allowed to carry a concealed gun onto school property. Is it just me or is this an awful idea? How could anyone think this is a good idea? I understand wanting to protect students from another attack, but why not just give teachers the right to carry? Carrying guns around at school can lead to nothing other than more violence. What about gang infested schools? I grew up in somewhat "ghetto" schools where it was perfectly natural to see a humongous fight erupt in the middle of the cafeteria. How much would that scene change if we were allowed guns on campus? There are eighteen year olds in high school,and they cannot make rational decisions with anger clouding their judgement. I know that we need to find a solution to protect our students from any further attacks, but this is not it. It's the equivalent of letting people carry concealed weapons on a plane. How are we to know whether or not even the slightest fight can spark a shooting spree? And what about the kid at school who is always picked on and beat up? I'm sure he would have no problem carrying a gun around all day. This leaves the other students in fear of retaliation. I agree that we need a solution, but this is just not it.
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