Formulating a Response: Summary of Original Article and Letter to the Editor
The article that
I have chosen for this blog assignment deals with the proposed bill that would
allow students to carry guns at universities which would legalize guns. On
Friday, March 11, the Georgia Senate voted to legalize firearms on all public
colleges in Georgia. However, this decision was not reached easily. There was
an emotional appeal on the Senate floor for two hours over a debate of whether
to let students carry concealed guns on campus. Now this bill will go to the
desk of governor Nathan Deal who can easily sign the bill into law.
Specifically, if signed, anyone aged 21 or older with a carry license can carry
a gun anywhere on a public or university campus, except inside dormitories,
fraternity houses, athletic events, and sorority houses. It would also call for
the weapons to be remained concealed. In the letter to the editor
Tim Fuller in
Atlanta disagreed with the specifics of the legislation. He believes that
people should be able to carry concealed weapons on campus. However, he
disagrees with the aged requirement. He believes that students aged 16 to 20
should be afforded the same rights of anyone aged 20 or older to protect
themselves from murder, rape, robbery, and mayhem.
Letter to the
Editor Link: http://www.ajc.com/news/news/opinion/readers-write-mar-13/nqhry/
Original Article
Link:
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/georgia-passes-campus-carry-bill-legalizing-guns-a/nqjH4/