CON: Keep the on campus

Written by Geneva Crooks, Staff Writer

What comes to mind when you think of guns? The first thing probably wasn’t college campuses, but it soon could be.

When it comes to whether or not guns should be allowed on college campuses the answer should be no.

Although the idea of being able to protect oneself from harm is a great reason to carry a firearm, college campuses should not be a place where you feel threatened. Campuses should be safe, secure and most of all, a learning environment that is comfortable for students.

There should be no reason why students feel the need to carry a gun on their hip in case of potential danger, especially since students pay tuition to attend the institution.

With recent college campus shootings that have happened across the United States, many students are on edge about their safety and wellbeing. A better option than allowing the entire student body to carry guns would be to implement more of the students’ tuition into security, emergency procedures and other things that will make students feel more at ease.

Students are young, love to party and love to have a good time; safety should be their last concern.

So let’s just say after a huge party on a Saturday night, a couple of drunken students come back to campus for the night and decide to play with a gun. Do you see where I’m going here?

The situation could end badly in many different ways. Besides the dangerous aspects, it is the university and its police department’s job to keep students safe, not gun holders. Just because someone has a gun does not necessarily mean they’ll use it for good.

Some students may not be mentally stable enough to be carrying a gun around a college campus. Plus, going to class each day and seeing guns hanging out the sides of people’s jeans wouldn’t make for the most pleasant environment.

Schools simply aren’t the place for guns. The war on weapons shouldn’t be fought with more weapons, but with methods of making these weapons less relied upon.