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Do
guns make us safer? There is no more controversial and disputed subject
in America then the gun debate. After the recent violence that occurred
at Virginia Tech, Northern Indiana University, and Louisiana Technical
College, many people on campuses across the nation are wondering what
can be done to ensure shootings like these never happen again. Some argue
that faculty and students carrying concealed weapons is a necessary deterrent
against rampage shootings and violence on campus. If professors and students
are armed will it make campuses safer places or will it only result in
more violence? This dynamic debate addresses these important issues while
exploring a vital question in America today: What are the best ways to
create safe and peaceful communities? Come join peace activist and educator
Arthur Romano as he takes on Michael Guzman of Students for Concealed
Carry on Campus and share your opinion in this lively discussion sure
to impact your life.
Arthur
Romano
Arthur Romano is a certified nonviolence trainer and accomplished international
educator who has worked globally to challenge violence and promote peace.
Arthur focuses on social issues and helps non-profit agencies and schools
design, plan and implement programs for a variety of causes. He most recently
worked with university students and staff from more than fifty nations
implementing key community building projects that challenged violence
on campus and supported peaceful ways of living. Arthur has spoke several
times at the United Nations and has collaborated with the Department of
Public Information to promote the Gandhi-King Season for Nonviolence and
the International Day of Peace. In 2004, he was awarded the prestigious
Rotary World Peace Fellowship for the study of conflict resolution and
he has conducted research on university level peace studies programs in
India, Japan, the US and the UK.
Michael
Guzman
Michael Guzman is the president and national spokesperson for Students
for Concealed Carry on Campus ( concealedcampus.org ). Students for Concealed
Carry on Campus (SCCC) advocates allowing students, faculty, staff and
guests the choice to carry a concealed firearm on campus if they
have been licensed by their state. SCCC contends that the right to defend
oneself should not end when one passes an imaginary line onto a college
campus. SCCC is represented at over three hundred campuses with official
chapters and has members at over five hundred campuses nationwide.
Michael Guzman is a strong advocate for self-defense and personal responsibility.
He has been featured on Fox News, Good Morning America, ABC World News,
NBC Nightly News, The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet, and numerous
radio shows across the country. Michael Guzman is a former Sergeant in
the Marine Corps where he served as a Marine Embassy Guard. While in the
Marines, he was charged with protecting American embassies, diplomats
and classified material in foreign countries. He is currently studying
economics at Texas State University.
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