Debate: Should Guns Be Permitted on College Campuses?
Supporters say guns makes campuses safer. Opponents question the effect guns have on public safety and academic freedom.

Claim: Guns should not be permitted on college campuses
Reason: Concealed carry permit holders have already been background checked and vetted for both character and competence.
Warrant 0: the majority of gun violence in performed by people who have already been background checked and vetted
Warrant 1: the majority of gun violence in performed by people who have not already been background checked and vetted
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Guns should be permitted on college campuses
Reason: Many professors would refuse to work, they would not condone guns in their classrooms.
Warrant 0: the primary concern should be the safety of the students, not the feelings of the professors
Warrant 1: the primary concern should be the feelings of the professors, not the safety of the students
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Guns should not be permitted on college campuses
Reason: Guns are already on college campuses.
Warrant 0: status quo should be codified
Warrant 1: status quo should be banned
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Guns should be permitted on college campuses
Reason: Even thinking about allowing guns on campus is deranged and shows that our society is not as civilized as we think.
Warrant 0: guns are not the height of civilization
Warrant 1: guns are the height of civilization
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Guns should be permitted on college campuses
Reason: Guns kill people.
Warrant 0: higher education fosters virtue
Warrant 1: higher education fosters violence
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Guns should be permitted on college campuses
Reason: More guns will not provide more safety.
Warrant 0: less guns will lead to greater risks
Warrant 1: less guns will lead to fewer risks
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Guns should be permitted on college campuses
Reason: Teenagers may not have the best capacity for well thought out decisions and should not have free access to guns.
Warrant 0: teenagers that make bad decisions could not be stopped by a gun
Warrant 1: teenagers that make bad decisions could be stopped by a gun
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Guns should not be permitted on college campuses
Reason: An imaginary line around a college campus will not suddenly change people who are not a public danger outside the line.
Warrant 0: violence on campus or off cannot be prevented
Warrant 1: violence on campus or off shouldn't be promoted
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Guns should not be permitted on college campuses
Reason: An imaginary line around a college campus will not suddenly change people who are not a public danger outside the line.
Warrant 0: carrying weapons turns weak students into a public danger
Warrant 1: carrying weapons turns nobody into a public danger
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Guns should not be permitted on college campuses
Reason: Guns are already on college campuses.
Warrant 0: then we see violent incidents
Warrant 1: we don't see violent incidents
Correct warrant: 0