Keep Guns out of College Campuses

Recently, three female college students, native Georgians, were killed. They had not been able to defend themselves, which led to each one of their deaths. This poses the question: if these women had been allowed to carry and become familiar with weapons on their college campuses, would these women still be alive?
I believe that similar events would have transpired and a “free gun” policy on college campuses would do more harm than good. Bringing a weapon into most situations is simply asking for trouble. It threatens and scares the recipient toward whom an individual is “aiming.” Consider that the average human’s brain is not fully developed in the frontal lobe, which is connected to rational thinking and making sound decisions, until that individual is around the age of 22. If a student attends college directly out of high school, as many do, this would mean that they graduate around the age of 21 or 22 – the time of maturation. So why must we allow guns inside the college campus? We shouldn’t.
Along with a lack of maturation, weapons also do not mix with another dangerous factor – drinking. If an armed student were to become intoxicated, have a brawl with another student, and draw a gun, what would happen to the targeted student? What events could potentially and likely transpire? And yes, it may be a nice idea to think of the two overcoming their differences, shaking hands and being friends, but even if no one is hurt on this night, the second student’s grudge could make him or her apt to retaliate. Although this is a purely hypothetical situation, these events could happen with the second student coming up with the short end of the deal with no way of defending him or herself against a deadly weapon. Allowing guns into colleges would make for an unfair playing field for those who choose not be armed.
As far as campus security carrying guns is concerned, an “out of sight, out of mind” approach would be an effective policy to adopt. Those whose purpose is to protect the students are allowed to have a hidden weapon (gun, baton, mace, etc.). With this policy, students will be told that security personnel are armed, but they won’t see it, except in extreme situations of danger. Students would have a secure feeling, while avoiding the heavy responsibility of a loaded weapon. So rather than the entirety of campus being helpless, students can sleep soundly knowing that there are a select few to whose sole purpose is to protect.
The mission of a college is to educate its students, not place them in a war zone. We as the American public must place a certain distance between college students and weapons in order to keep everyone safe.