In Austin, Texas, students
and professors are being considered
for the right to carry
concealed weapons onto campus
and Bucks students are in
complete disapproval.
Students at Bucks are in an
outrage with the law that is
about to be passed in Austin.
Dan Coffin, 29, liberal arts
major, has strong feelings
against it. He stated, “I have a
gun, but I would never bring it
to school.”
Coffin believes that there is
no need. Realistically you
never know what people are
capable of.
Complete and utter shock
was the reaction from Marco
Fernandez, 20, a business
major here at Bucks. He was
concerned with why students
and professors would even
want to carry a gun onto campus.
With his own and others
safety as risk Fernandez can’t
help but wonder what’s going
through people’s heads. “What
about suicide and homicide?”
he asked. Both are issues in our
society today and allowing students
and professors to carry
guns only widens the opportunity
for disaster.
Being terrified to come to
school is not something Julia
Santorelli, 18, a communications
major, is fond of. She
admitted that she would be
completely fearful for her life,
which happens to be the normal
reaction for students. She
strongly believes that the law
in Austin isn’t even something
that should be considered.
Paul DiFede, 18, a business
major is adamant against the
legalization of concealed
weapons in Texas. He said, “I
could never imagine coming to
school and wondering who has
a gun tucked under their
clothes.”
He confessed that he would
be completely and utterly
untrusting while at school.
DiFede explained that he
comes to school to learn and
being “freaked out” would
interrupt his ability to do so.
Michael Esposito, 20, and
education major is uneasy
about being able to bring concealed
weapons onto campus.
“I would be paranoid to attend
class to some extent,” he said.
Esposito explained that
Texas has a completely different
culture when it comes to
weapons, but here in
Pennsylvania it’s totally different.
He said, “It would be
absolutely insane if people
were to bring guns to school!”