The editor in cheif of my college campus newsletter is at it again. Below is the article from the latest college newsletter, and her email address. I have already contacted her, the student senate, and the board of trustees. Let them know how you feel about concealed carry, the second amendment, and the fact that Jen Harris gets to spread her socialized views through this publication. If you are willing to help, please, Keep it High Road!
Please send Editor-in-chief Jen Harris an email!
You can also help by contacting the Student Senate at 913-469-8500 x3414
and the Board of Trustees at 913-469-7660 or via email at [email protected]
The College is closed today due to inclement weather, so you can leave a voicemail if you call.
Please keep it tasteful and respectful if you are emailing or calling!
HIDE AND SEEK HEAT (Opinion) by Jen Harris
As a member of the press, I am a card-carrying member of the “protect the Constitution” club. Unfortunately for my personal beliefs, this includes the 2nd amendment, which guarantees Americans have the right to bear arms.
The concealed carry permits in Kansas and Missouri allow a person of sound mind, with no debilitating physical handicaps and no prior criminal convictions to apply—and potentially be approved – to carry a concealed gun on their person for four years.
Before a permit is issued, applicants are required to complete an eight-hour gun safety course.
While the appropriate precautions are in place to keep concealed carry permits out of the hands of the irresponsible and incapable, what are the rights of the citizens, such as myself, who want to live in a society free of guns?
Students at the college are petitioning to have the right to carry their concealed weapons on campus. My question is: why?
In what way will random strangers carrying hidden guns benefit the campus community?
While I would prefer the U.S. completely ban personal gun ownership and police carry nonlethal weapons, the scenario is highly unlikely.
Thus I support the decision of the college to arm the college police.
Living in a country that condones gun ownership and growing up in an era of school shootings, I feel safer knowing that adequately trained men and women will protect me if called upon.
What I do not support, however, is rogue individuals potentially “jumping the gun” in an effort to “help out” should an emergency arise.
Please, leave the shooting to the professionals.
Too much could go wrong and the potential for innocent bystander or death grows exponentially.
There are so many opportunities for situations to turn deadly should the concealed carry policy be overturned at the college.
Think of all the students whose backpacks are stolen on campus each year. A lover’s quarrel? A sports team rivalry? An excuse to get out of finals week?
What if a student removes their weapon to use the restroom and forgets about it?
Or maybe, just maybe, a crazed madman disarms a person licensed to carry a firearm and turns the weapon on the campus population.
There are just too many “what ifs.”
In order for concealed carry supporters to get their wish, college officials will have to approve any provisions amending the current “no weapons on campus” policy. State law currently prevents individuals from carrying concealed weapons into schools that post “no firearms” signage.
I urge you to contact the Student Senate and the Board of Trustees to express your concern for this irresponsible and distasteful display of “Shoot first, ask questions later.”
As one professor pointed out, “I’d like to be able to fail a student without worrying about getting shot.”
Shouldn’t we all?
Contact Jen Harris, editor-in-chief, at
[email protected]
Please send Editor-in-chief Jen Harris an email!
You can also help by contacting the Student Senate at 913-469-8500 x3414
and the Board of Trustees at 913-469-7660 or via email at [email protected]
The College is closed today due to inclement weather, so you can leave a voicemail if you call.
Please keep it tasteful and respectful if you are emailing or calling!