Bang bang, I hit the ground
Bang bang, that awful sound
Bang bang, my baby shot me down.
Guns
They are an unavoidable part of life is the US, an unavoidable discussion point and an unavoidable major, devastating issue.
This week, I read an article on the legalization of concealed weapons on the UT campus (University of Texas). Honestly, who on earth with a sane, sound and compassionate mind would think this is a good idea. Teenagers; away from home, some for the first time, hormones, lively debates, alcohol, poor grades and pressure to succeed. All the aforementioned can make Uni a stressful time, most students go through highs and lows and can react irrationally and out of character. Professors are now either sitting in a high risk career or handing in their notice. They say, that as it is they deal with confrontations, grade issues or just high emotions during student led debates. The thought of the students having a semi automatic tucked into their rucksacks alongside pens and text books is simply terrifying. To all of us, a recipe for disaster... The Pros for the law argue that students will be safer from Serial Killers and campus Rape...
I feel that the attitude to guns here is just too Nonchalant. The access too easy and the cost too cheap.
Of course none of those things are the REASON that guns crime is such an issue here, but they are worrying nonetheless.
I feel that the attitude to guns here is just too Nonchalant. The access too easy and the cost too cheap.
Of course none of those things are the REASON that guns crime is such an issue here, but they are worrying nonetheless.
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