Past experiences show that when an armed attacker attempts to attack someone, they turn on someone who is unarmed and unable to defend themselves. Therefore, areas that do not allow concealed carry are dangerous and will undoubtedly attract someone who wants to harm the defenseless. In light of recent school shootings, a portion of society, including state lawmakers, is debating whether or not to allow students and faculty to carry their concealed weapons on college campuses. Most school shootings take place in gun-free zones. While sections of the community argue that allowing students to carry guns would only make the situation worse, a considerable number of citizens believe that giving students and faculty the ability to legally carry a concealed weapon on campus would reduce the violence on campus is phenomenal. Among that group of people is Ken Stanton, a man who was studying at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in the midst of the shooting, who said, "It's not a force field, but it just means that if something bad happens, we can fight back. at Virginia Tech, no one had a chance. Ken Stanton was friends with a man who was killed in that shooting and later began researching college campuses that would allow open or concealed carry so he could feel safer on campus. Students and staff would not only feel safer, but if necessary, they could protect their fellow citizens if they were allowed to carry their firearms. Simply giving a teacher the right to carry a gun would increase the safety of students everywhere if there had been a concealed carry permit holder present during the Sandy Hook incident. , far from as many lives would have been lost. A man who dealt with a...... middle of paper ... some have a sledgehammer or a taser, others even keep baseball bats in their car. There are so many ways. to protect against violence, but they are not all infallible. Banning guns on campus is an unfair and foolish way to prevent campus violence because only law-abiding citizens follow it.Burnett, David. Defense." USA TODAY. March 1, 2011: A.4. SIRS IssuesResearcher, February 6, 2014. “Guns on Campus: Overview. Guns on Campus: Overview. National Conference of State Legislators, January 2015. Web February 23, 2014Jones, Ashby "Colorado Judges Support Handguns on Campus." Wall StreetJournal Online March 6, 2012: np SIRS Issues Researcher Web, February 24, 2014. Palazzolo, Joe "Push to Let Students Carry Guns." magnitude. » Wall StreetJournal September 22, 2012: p. A.3... 2014