There has been many shootings at Universities lately, Virginia Tech, University at Arizona, and Northern Illinois University. A teacher from Northern Illinois University had a bill passed saying that anyone over twenty-one could carry a gun on college grounds. Originally Ms. Johnson the teacher, wanted anyone in public schools, kindergarten through twelfth grade to be able to carry a gun with a permit, but settled with anyone over the age of twenty one because of that bill being more likely to pass. According to the teacher students and faculty should be allowed to carry a gun with a permit because the police don't respond fast enough and the people "looking down the barrel" should be allowed to try to protect themselves. Ms. Johnson says that kindergartners are "sitting ducks."
I personally think this teacher's idea is completely crazy. This is just another shooting waiting to happen, everyone walking around with guns. I don't understand how she thinks everyone being allowed to carry a gun will make things better or any more safe. It is even more crazy that she originally wanted kindergartners to walk around schools with guns, they are "sitting ducks." They are in kindergarten, what does she want them to do? How does she think everyone walking around with guns will prevent shootings?
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/05/us/05guns.html?_r=1&ref=us&oref=slogin
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment