Day: March 3, 2015

Campus

New bill to propose guns on campus

Meagan Falcon

  Vivien Sanchez Co-editor-in-chief   Two new bills regarding who can carry firearms have created much controversy in Austin and left many at Del Mar College split on the proposals. The Senate State Affairs Committee held a meeting Jan. 13 in Austin to discuss passing a bill that would allow concealed handgun permit holders to carry their weapons on college campuses, and another bill allowing open carrying of firearms everywhere in Texas. Hundreds of protesters gathered in front of the State Capitol to protest and support the proposals. The committee voted 7-2 to pass the bills. Lawmakers will determine the…

Editorial

Letting students carry guns would make us all safer

Meagan Falcon

Guns don’t kill people. People kill people. This is a saying most know all too well. Some people argue that the actual weapon isn’t the problem, but the people carrying those weapons that are at fault. We believe this saying to be true. Guns kill people, yes. But the person handling the gun is the one who pulls the trigger. Should we take into consideration their background? Out of all the school shootings that have happened over the years, were those gun carriers licensed? If students or faculty who had undergone background checks to get permits could have carried weapons…