Saturday, March 8, 2008

"Arizona Weighs Bill to Allow guns on Campus" by, Randal C. Archibold

In the article “Arizona Weighs Bill to Allow guns on Campus”, written by Randal C. Archibold, State Sen. Karen S. Johnson is supporting a bill that permits guns on school and college campuses. 15 states have already considered the legislation in giving students, faculty, and staff the right to bare arms in schools and college campuses. But these rights are limited to the ages of 21 and older.

Passing this bill would higher the risk of more violence in the environment and encourages a dependency on guns. Thus, if people are granted the right to possess a gun on school grounds , then they already know how to use it and should take various tests that would evaluate his/her personality. Anyone can be a criminal without knowing and if not they should experienced gun men. Also, various background checks are essential in order to see if that person has a criminal record or not. Once people met these qualifications, they would be weight listed until there has been enough information about that person who wishes to carry a gun.

Any person who can carry a gun is a delicate issue. So when people go through these careful examinations, it would not be costly for the institution who provide it but for the person who wants it. Hence, the individual would have to pay for these examinations plus their permit to carry a gun on school grounds and their permit to carry a gun. In this case, this would make it a lot more difficult for the individual to carry or own a gun. As a result, there will be a lower risk of criminal threats in the academic environment.

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