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NOGUNS continued from page 10
Guns raise the stakes. It lets the shooter
know he must raise the stakes as well. The
solution to fear and helplessness is not a gun.
Decision making on the basis of emotions is
dangerous. Gun policies should make it hard
er for emotions to erupt into violence.
Everyone has a right to protect themselves
and their property. They don’t have a right to
put others in harms way.
A gun on campus because you have a right
is an argument on principle. Gun policies are
based on safety. Pride should not overshadow
logic. Pride will not ensure safety.
The National Institute of Justice found a
correlation between gun ownership levels and
felony gun use and felony murder. Violence
will always exist. Guns raise the stakes. They
allow that violence to become deadly.
The best solution is to allow trained police
officers to handle the situation. It is safer than
allowing untrained individuals to become vig
ilantes. The risk is heightened when police
officers cannot identify the “bad guy.” It in
creases friendly fire deaths.
Knowing a gun is within someone’s reach
on campus may create more uneasiness than
security. The possibility of someone stealing
a gun from a vehicle and using it on another
individual is raised.
An armed individual determined kill is pre
pared to die and take as many people as he
can with him. He does not care that someone
is armed.
YESGUNS continued from page 10
to all of a sudden begin escorting scared
Bronco commuters to their doors.
Although it is not fact, it is safe to say that
gun laws or lack there of have never stopped
an emotionally unstable student or staff mem- '
ber from using a fireaim to do harm. These
incidents are tragic, but we should not be so
irrationally frightened as a society to punish
the latter of citizens for the mental misfor
tunes of a few. Instead we should implement
safety measures that would ensure no fire
arms are brought into campus buildings. Met
al detectors, as seen in airports, courthouses
and government buildings across the nation,
are the number one prevention method for
guns, yet there are none at FSU.
By beefing up security measures, admin
istration can create an environment in which
students will feel safe with the presence of
guns on campus, restricted to vehicles.
Universities could impose fees for licensed,
qualified students who wish to carry a weap
on in their vehicles. As long as the weapon
is registered with the state and the university,
there is an open line of conmiunication that
allows for both dialogue and safety of com
muters and university employees.
The general citizen of the United States is
good. No entity should act as if the average
American is bad, but do prepare for it...and
not by restricting the good citizens.
Learn to deal with the media
So you’re well on your way to earning your degree. You’ve learned
leadership skills by serving your respective organizations. Career
Services has critiqued your resume and taught you how to conduct
a killer interview. You’ve even made contacts at the Career Fair and
gotten a call back! You go in for your interview, ace it, and you’re
confident you’ve just secured a great entry level job, but on your
way out of the human resources office a reporter from Fox News
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embezzlement investigation...of the man who just interviewed you. You
didn’t even know about it. You don’t want to sacrifice your potential
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What do you say? How do you look? Do you run away or keep calm?
Do you say “No comment” or keep silent?
WHAT: In honor of our 65'^ anniversary. The Voice will hold its first ever
Bronco Media Training
WHO: ALL student clubs, organizations, sororities, and fraternities! for
student leaders and the general student body if space permits
WHEN: Friday, December 3, from 3 to 4:30 p.m.
WHERE: Room 236 of the Rudolph Jones Student Center.
WHY: Get training from veterans in fields of radio, television, public
relations, journalism, and law. Learn how to deal with reporters,
bloggers, and the general media. Learn how to conduct yourself on
social networking sites. Get advice on what topics to discuss with
media, and how to avoid a media disaster
HOW: To sign up, email Mr. Kevin Dilley (KDILLEY@uncfsu.edu) or
L’Asia Brown (LBROWN15@broncos.uncfsu.edu). Seats are limited.
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