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Article: Should students be allowed to carry concealed weapons?(USA)
- Article from:
- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- April 18, 2007
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Byline: Jared FlesherAlexandra Marks Staff writer of The Christian Science MonitorS
The deadly shooting rampage at Virginia Tech on Monday has reignited an emotional debate about whether students should be allowed to carry concealed weapons on campus.
Virginia Tech, like most universities around the country, forbids students from having guns on campus. But as an increasing number of states have passed laws that allow people to carry concealed weapons, gun advocates from Virginia to Utah have also challenged the academic policies that prohibit weapons at colleges and universities.
Their argument is that guns can save lives. If the students at Virginia Tech were ...