Should Guns be allowed on College Campuses?

Running head: RESEARCH PAPER
Should Guns be allowed on college campuses?
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Contents
Introduction:...........................................................................................................................2
Background............................................................................................................................2
Research Objective.................................................................................................................3
Literature Review.......................................................................................................................3
Methodology..............................................................................................................................7
Research philosophy..............................................................................................................7
Research Design.....................................................................................................................7
Research strategy...................................................................................................................8
Conclusion (Anticipated Outcomes)..........................................................................................8
Annotated Bibliography.............................................................................................................9
References................................................................................................................................10

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Topic: Should Guns be allowed on college campuses
Introduction:
Background
In the light of the recent events in the colleges and education centres of the colleges of
the United States are facing high levels of threats from the attacks of gunmen. The incident of
2007 in the Virginia Tech University is one of the worst examples in the given case. The
authorities in the given cases have understand the needs to change in the legislation of the
federal state laws that will ease out the pressure of the carrying out concealed weapons at the
college campus. Higher levels of restrictions are imposed in the matters of carrying out the
guns in the educational institutes.
According to the general federal law of United States, citizens are allowed to carry
concealed weapons only if certain requirements are fulfilled. These legal requirements vary
according to individual sates requirements. 16 of the states Florida, California, Illinois,
Louisiana, Nebraska, Massachusetts, North Dakota, Nevada, Michigan, New Mexico.
Missouri, New York, South Carolina, North Carolina, Wyoming and New Jersey have
completely banned the carrying of the concealed weapons in the university and college
campus. There are other 23 states that have given the permission to the colleges and
universities for allowing the students to carry any forms of concealed weapons1. One of the
main reasons for allowing the usage of guns and other forms of concealed weapons is to
ensure high level of personal security. This has been a major area of conflict among the
federal stakeholders as the law of carrying concealed weapons are mainly restricted to the
citizens. Nevertheless, the people often have the opportunity to make misuse of the same that
ultimately results in the shooting incidents.
1Hemenway, David, Deborah Azrael, and Matthew Miller. "National attitudes concerning gun
carrying in the United States." Injury Prevention 7.4 (2001): 282-285.

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Research Purpose
Under the given circumstance the current research project will discuss about the need
of carrying guns and other concealed weapons for the students in the university campus. This
will help to suggest proper recommendations of the existing federal law structure that permits
the usage of guns in the university campus.
Research Objective
 To understand the needs and importance of carrying guns in the college campus
 To evaluate the risks of carrying guns in the college guns
 To recommend changes in the existing legal structure about the protocols of carrying
guns and concealed weapons in the college campus.
Literature Review
It is important to note that most of the low level of protection that is offered in the
action of the of gun owners is one of the major cause for high levels of concern for the
college and university students2. The allowance of the gun in the university campus can have
higher levels of consequences in the academic profession of the students. On the other hand,
it is also important to consider the fact that with higher levels of risks that are related to the
gun shooting incidents. This is one of the major consequences of the lower monitoring and
restrictions that are being imposed by the public in the matters of private usages of guns. It is
2Birnbaum, Robert. "Ready, fire, aim: The college campus gun fight." Change: The Magazine
of Higher Learning 45.5 (2013): 6-14.