Should concealed weapons be on campus?
The gun lobby claims that guns on campus is a Second Amendment issue – but the Supreme Court of the United States disagrees. the Second Amendment right does not cast doubt on the validity of “laws forbidding the carrying of firearms in sensitive places such as schools…”, is written for the majority in District of Columbia v. Heller, by Justice Scalia. So, should concealed weapons be on campus? Nearly 1 out of 10 undergraduates reported “seriously considering attempting suicide” and 1.4% had attempted suicide in the past 12 months. At one large public university, 14% of undergraduates and 11% of graduate students screened positive for depression. This may lead to a conclusion that if a depressed but armed with a conceived weapon student can quite easily start the shooting. A Columbia University study found that half of U.S. college students binge drink or abuse illegal or prescription drugs, while nearly a quarter of college students suffer from substance abuse and dependence. A...