Legalizing of Guns

Integrating Values - The Legality, Morality and Social Responsibility of Legalizing Guns in School

Abstract

The issue of carrying guns is one that needs to be given a lot of importance as it has a lot of legal, moral and ethical aspects attached to it which need to be studied while considering the legalizing of guns in schools. A violent popular culture now prevails which means that emphasis needs to be placed on increasing the security of people and children present at schools. In order to increase the security and tackle the current situation of violence and terrorism, it is necessary to devise certain measures in the light of law in order to regulate legalization of guns and allow people to have more safety while they are schools, which are considered to be one of the safest areas in the country. The Supreme Court has made decisions affirming the right to bear arms, which means that people can now have more safety. The National Rifle Association also calls for having armed guards and teachers at schools.

Purposes of Paper

It is important to note that the instructors of basic firearms in various places, like Massachusetts, are in huge favor of introducing armed guards and teachers that are present in schools. Apart from that, these people also call out for statewide legalization of guns and assault rifles (Dilworth, 2013). The issue of legalizing guns in schools has a lot of importance while considering it from the legal, moral and social responsibility aspects and there are many factors related to these areas which need to be studied while working on the issue of legalization of guns, specifically in schools. This is because schools are not a place where people would usually expect to see guns or armed guards, as school is somewhere people go to for studying and that is what makes it one of the safest places in any given area. However, the prevailing law and order situation of the country cannot be ignored and now when terrorism is on a continuous rise, there is absolutely no place which is totally safe for children and their parents and thus strict security measures need to be taken and applied everywhere, which includes the application of security measures at schools too.

Background

It is pertinent to note that firearm instructors can give out a lot of information about regulation of guns and people's safety. The speak out on different issues such as legality of assault rifles, limits of cartridges in magazines, the possibility of having armed guards and teachers and the integral role that mental health plays when people are making a purchase regarding firearms. A whopping percentage of the public believes that it is necessary to have armed teachers, guards, or both in schools, for that matter. Apart from that, a lot of the people are against the fact that the rifles should be outlawed, according to the ban placed by 1994 Federal Assault Weapons Ban in some places (Dilworth, ...