Guns at School

Guns at School

As of 2018, ten states (Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Mississippi, Ohio, Oregon, Utah, and Wisconsin) allow students and teachers to carry concealed weapons to school (Tennessee allows faculty, but not students). Twenty states  have banned the carrying of concealed weapons on college campuses:  Guns on Campus: Overview (National Conference of State Legislatures). 



Proponents argue that schools that allow students and staff to carry weapons would be able to stop shooters on campus (UC Santa Barbara[2014] , Virginia Tech[2007]  [2nd incident 2011],  Umpqua Community College, Roseburg Oregon [2015], and even on K-12 campuses like Columbine High [1999], Sandy Hook Elementary [2012] ,  Parkland [2018], Santa Fe High [2018]), Uvalde [2022]. Opponents claim that the presence of guns would lead to more incidents and deaths.


Prompt: Write an argumentative essay in which you defend, challenge or qualify the practice of some states in allowing  students, staff, and teachers to carry concealed weapons to school. You must have a minimum of two sources written within the current year and at least one print source.


Guns at School


Oakland Shooting Sept 30, 2022Arming Teachers: A Misguided 'Solution' Aug 5, 2022Ohio allows teachers to carry guns  June 15, 202221 killed in school shooting in Texas May 24, 202227 School Shootings this year May 24 2022Des Moines, Iowa - 3 shot Mar 7, 2022Oxford High in Michigan - 4 killed on Nov 30, 2021     Parents charged Dec 3, 2021     15 year old charged in Michigan shooting Dec 1, 2021     Shooting at Michigan high school, 3 dead Nov 30, 2021
4 shot exiting football game in Alabama Oct 16, 2021Arlington, Texas 4 shot in high school Oct 6, 2021
US School Violence - Fast Facts Sept 29, 2021Heritage High in Newport News, Virginia  Sept 20, 2021Student Bill of Rights (attached below also)Colorado High School (2019)Parkland resources (2018)   Why Parkland is differentEvery 12 Days (2019)Santa Fe High resources (2018)Gun Violence Archive - Updated ConstantlyStates with most/fewest school shootings (2019)Santa Fe, Texas ShootingTexas arming TeachersTexas announces School Safety PlanMarjory Stoneman Douglas High School -  Parland, FL     Student View     Student Quotes     Victims     Teachers      NRA      NRA raises big bucks after shooting      John Stevens (Former Supreme Court Justice)Hockey Pucks 
Guns fired at school once a week since Sandy Hook   June 2016122 school shootings since Sandy Hook - time period:  Jan 2013 - June 2015School Shootings since 1990Bullet Points - Wired Magazine Feb 2016FBI Study of Active Shooter Incidents in the United States Between 2000 and 2013 pdfHarvard PoliticsThe Gun Debate - CNNGun Wars - News21
Guns in Schools - Many Articles on this Issue - The Huffington PostMany, many articles - NCSLGun Bans Upheld - The Chronicle of Higher Education (pdf)Teachers Carrying Firearms - NBCMost Heavily Armed State (per capita)Schools shootings:Sept 28, 2016

Guns in America


California lower gun deaths than national avg Aug 17, 2023
Supreme Court expands 2nd Amendment July19, 2023California's new gun law  July 25, 2022
Shootings in California  July 2022
10 dead in Buffalo  racist shooting  May 14, 2022
Gun control seems to work May 27, 2022
Churchgoers hogtied killer May 16, 2022"The Great Replacement" -Buffalo, NY May 15, 2022California Gun Laws Effective? Mar 8, 2022 Mandated insurance for gun owners-San Jose Jan 27,2022Calif model anti-gun after Texas' anti-abortion law Dec 12, 2021Homocides increase 30% in 2020 Dec 1, 2021California's ban on large magazines upheld Dec 1, 2021Texans can carry guns without training or permit Sept 2, 2021Rise in gun deaths in 2020 Aug 31, 2021180 gun deaths on July 4Lego covered gun
Mass shootings every week -2021Mass Violence in America print source pdf 2019Majority favor stricter gun laws. (2019)Gun Ownership by StateGun control in Wyoming?Survivors of Jonesboro - 20 years laterPreventing School ViolenceHistory of School ShootingsSlump in Sales under Trump        $75 Million Loan approvedInside Higher Ed resources (2018)Call to Repeal 2nd Amendment         NPR         CNN         John Stevens (Former Supreme Court Justice)          Fixing the 2nd Amendment with 5 words (2014)Gun Control in the Old West (2018)Gun Deaths Rise - (Nov 2017)Progress Since Sandy Hook? NPR  (Oct 2017)5 years after Sandy Hook (Dec 2017)5th anniversary - History of US Mass Shootings (Dec 2017)Texas TEch Shooting (Oct 9, 2017)The Case for Banning Guns (Oct 2017)We Can't Stop Mass Murder (Oct 2017)Let's Be Honest About the Second Amendment  (Oct 2017)200 school shootings since Sandy Hook - April 2017Training Teachers to Shoot to Kill - June 2017Michael Moore - Gun Control after Las Vegas - Oct 2017Trump bans bump stocks - Dec 2018Gun Control endorsement - Nov 2017

Synagogue ShootingsPoway Synagogue Shooting 2019Poway Shooter Trial 2019Pittsburgh - Tree of Life Synagogue 2018Tree of Life discusses Death Penalty 2019