colleague critique #2

Hey, Renee, I liked this article on the legalization of marijuana in Texas. It was a very effective argument on why Texas should do it. With the positive economic increase, that come with the legalization. It would also be beneficial for medical purposes. I personally would love to see marijuana legalized in the near future. The Texas economy would grow and many people who are going through illnesses would have great benefit as well. More good would come out of this than anything else.

Abbott: Campus carry could have prevented Ohio State attack

In this article, Gov. Abbott talks about the Ohio State attack. He states that if there was campus carry that the attack could have been prevented.Abbott said "someone would "think twice" about carrying out such an attack in Texas due to its campus carry law." I feel like the statement that he has given is not right. I believe that  campus carry would not have stopped the attack. I think that having guns on campus would bring a more negative effect than a positive one. Abbott states that "It's instances like this where kids on campus could have guns, where they could have been able to respond initially," Abbott said. "I think that on a college campus like here in Texas, people will think twice before waging an attack like this knowing that they could be gunned down immediately." I feel like that having students shoot someone is a huge safety issue. alongside that Having college students with high amounts of stress with the possession of firearms would probably not be a good idea. Abbott also stated "It is insanity that the United States of America will not safeguard our people by bringing in people from terrorist-sponsored nations" I do not think that students should be the one to defend in situations like that. The police should be the ones to fight the crazy people. The issue of the matter is not with the student but with the local and campus police to fight the ones to cause the terror.