I recently stumbled upon an article while scrolling through the New York Times politics section online. It was titled "More States Allowing Guns in Bars." (http://nyti.ms/bjAS3l)
To summarize, the article says that due to two recent Supreme Court rulings, there are now four states with laws that explicitly allow loaded guns in bars (you must still have a permit). The states include Tennessee, Arizona, Georgia and Virginia. The rulings overturned handgun bans in both Washington and Chicago. This ruling certainly stirs up continuous debate about the topic of gun control.
As a University of Texas at Austin student, the article's title alone quickly caught my attention, given the incident that occurred on campus a few weeks ago. For those who are not familiar, a lone gunman came onto campus with an AK-47 and committed suicide on the 6th floor of the Perry-Castaneda Library. For a more in depth summary, see this article: http://lat.ms/bAOM0b
Interestingly enough, the New York Times article references Texas' Governor Rick Perry's opinion about guns on The University of Texas at Austin's campus. Not only does he believe that guns should be legal on campus, he goes as far to argue that armed bystanders might have stopped the gunman.
But stopped the gunman from doing what? Killing himself? So instead, an armed bystander would be the one responsible for the young man's death? I understand that this is a very controversial subject. Gun rights/gun control in general is a very controversial subject. But, Governor Rick Perry's stance on the issue really caught my attention.
I think it is important for all University of Texas at Austin student's to be informed of the current Texas Governor's stance, especially with the upcoming elections. Would students being allowed to carry handguns on campus make you feel safer or more threatened? And depending on your answer to that question, is this issue alone enough to make you question your vote for Governor on Nov. 2?
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