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Guns Rights in Texas
The laws in Texas are increasing the violence in a place. The gun violence has become very common in the United States from few years. There are several incidences of the students who opened a fire at school and killed many of his class fellows and teachers (Ewing, np). However, allowing the open carry and campus carry handguns would not control such incidences. It would rather increase the violence acts when weapons are openly carried. The Texas legislature permits the people to purchase a gun and open carry rifles without permission (Costa-Roberts, np). It may give an open call for the criminals to openly conduct crimes.
Moreover, it is not necessary that having a gun can always save a person from any violent attack. The law also says that carried gun should be kept hidden. Sometimes, it would be difficult for a person to differentiate between the actual threat and an innocent person (Griffin, n.p). The more people will have an access to weapons, the more violence will happen. A person sometimes faces so much aggression about someone else and even he or she wants to kill that person. In such cases, it may cause a higher risk for gun violence on the basis of little arguments.
At the same time, allowing the weapons at educational institutes is a controversial step (Smith, n.p). Educational institutes are supposed to spread knowledge and wisdom. It compels the students to learn from their experiences that are according to the ethical values set in the society. However, carrying weapons to the school may psychologically disturb the sensitive students. Government needs to consider some other stronger policies which may control the gun violence. Instead of promoting violence, the government should increase the security at sensitive areas where there are more chances of violence. Openly carrying weapons may get the attention of gangs, who can easily snatch the those weapons from general public.
Works Cited
Costa-Roberts, Daniel. "Texas Approves Open Carry Law for Handguns." PBS News Hour. N. p., 2015. Web. 18 Mar. 2019.
Ewing, Maura."Campus Carry: The Movement to Allow Guns On College Grounds, Explained." The Trace. N. p., 2017. Web. 18 Mar. 2019.
Griffin, Dan. "The Pro Liberty Choice: Dispelling The Myths of Open Carry." Daily Caller. N. p., 2019. Web. 18 Mar. 2019.
Smith, Morgan. "Campus Carry Bill Heads to Abbott." The Texas Tribune. N. p., 2015. Web. 18 Mar. 2019.
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