Welcome to the University of Guns at Austin?

After the mourning of the Virginia Tech shooting, many people became alarmed about the susceptibility of college students at Universities. It has always been thought that Universities have been a haven of knowledge where students of all ethnic backgrounds who were capable and wanted to further their education could merge under one facility and pursue the task of doing so. The concepts of school shootings were confined to nothing higher than high schools due to the stereotype that the grade school students who lacked mental reasoning would one day lash out and create such a travesty. Now that shootings at universities have become more prevalent in these past years, faith in the facility’s security has dwindled to the point where students want to take initiative into their own hands, Referring in part to the push for carrying concealed firearms.
One of the largest emergences of this idea was a group on Facebook immediately created after the Tech shootings. Afterwards, the topic appeared on the news and began gaining momentum when receiving props from the NRA. I don’t believe I am considering all aspects of this issue but as of now, I do feel the concept of carrying concealed firearms to campus is ludicrous. The legislation has passed in Utah and one other state. The remaining has either rejected or is still pending the legislation. Advocates of the legislation conclude by asserting that firearms would only be obtained by the mentally capable. I ask the question, where is the line between that of who is capable or not. Some people who may seem or even are capable of carrying a gun may still pose a hazard to the student body. I feel as if that rational person may lose this thought process when caught up in the heat of an argument or dispute and may make a quick judgment to pull out a firearm and use it. Have you ever been so angered at another person, you felt or said or did something you regretted later? I predict a common dispute between people that would force them to act in such a way, might be over relationships, as that topic tends to make people act before they think.
In conclusion I feel that enabling a student body with such ease to access firearms would result in more shootings due to the fact that people are not always rational at all times and access to a gun could be the bridge between animosity and violence.

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In response to ThePoliticalFunhouse

I could not agree more with your views “Yo.” America’s education is slipping down the drain more and more these days compared to other nations. Your conclusion that America is mostly focused on the “procedure” and not the “concept” like other nations could not be any more true. I would always remember in my classes, my teacher would always show me methods of solving problems but rarely would they ever tell me why we do the problem (assuring me that i would know why later). After completing grades one through 12 a couple of years ago and comparing it to my college experience, I realized that there were many more teachers in high school that were just not as motivated to really teach the students as in college. It seemed as if the high school teachers just wanted to focus on meeting their daily agenda to where college professors really wanted to push the envelope on education and leave students with a new perspective. It also angers me how certain high schools spend their money given to them to increase their student’s performances. I love the way some schools like Pflugerville offered $100 upon completing a three or four on AP tests. Although the students should be compelled to further themselves for their own satisfaction, this method has proven more beneficial to students’ performances instead of building a new track or gym. There are many problems with our educational system and the system is not completely at fault for it’s the parents’ responsibility to help motivate the child. All that is certain is that the system needs to be changed.

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