Mullins posted the article from the NY Times about guns on campus and I have to say until seeing that I hadn't really thought about that as an issue.
You see I'm going to a small state university here in Kentucky. Come next fall I'll find myself in Highland Heights at NKU.
This school as I said is pretty small, and relatively crime free outside of some petty theft that can be found on any campus. That was one thing that I remember well from my campus tour, along with the fact that they have these "call boxes" sporadically around campus that you can press a button and it calls campus security and they can help you or escort you to a dorm or whatever is needed.
But guns on campus? Gun violence on campus? Never crossed my mind.
But now I think about it and it is a real concern and real debate that surrounds many.
Personally I am a pro gun person, I do not think they should ever be outright banned, but I do believe there need to be restrictions in place on them and honestly I think there needs to be some on college campuses.
I don't have a problem with people keeping a gun in their car on campus or having a conceal and carry permit and carrying on campus, but I'm not sure they should be brought into a classroom or a dorm.
My major concern is just the safety issue, theres so much more liability for accident now. Say there's a small fight or occurrence yet someone gets a little to into the and pulls or a gun, someone can get seriously hurt real quick.
Or say in a dorm, one person is a very responsible gun owner and keeps everything in order, has taken the necessary precautions, classes, and has the right permits, what about their roommate? Should they be required to go through certain gun training to since they will be in close proximity with it and could potentially end up using it?
There are also no gun safes in dorms, and a lot of colleges don't let students bring in furniture to a dorm room an a safe may fall into that. Plus there is the practicality of space.
I just don't see guns being carried into classrooms or in dorms on college campuses is a necessary thing. There are too many risks and liabilities.
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