Blog 5

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/