...According to Everyone in the U.S In 2018 there have been more or less than 18 on campus school shootings. There have been multiple school shootings but, there are very different such as sucidal, not during school hours, and during school hours. This being a real isuure some people think school shooting are not a issue on the other side of people some thing that gun violence is not under control. There are different situations during a school shooting. There is susdial stiuations where a young teenager kills him or herself on school grounds either durring or not during school hours. In 18 of those school shooting there were about 2 of thoes were sucidal. In one artical byJohn Woodrow Cox and Steven Rich, it says “On the afternoon of Jan. 3, a 31-year-old man who had parked outside a Michigan elementary school called police to say he was armed and suicidal.” this is an event where the cause of one man could have caused muilte people to get ingured....
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...system. The growing number of mass shootings in the United States has begun to heavily impact American morale causing panic and fear to spread across the country. The upsurge of shootings in public places has captured media coverage and is generating the perception that public shootings are an irreversible consequence of freedom. However, how can America idly sit by and not enact drastic measures to battle against these atrocious actions? What is the true cause and purpose behind the enactment of violence through gunplay in a school atmosphere? These questions must be resolved in order to prevent unfortunate events such as the Red Lake...
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...Today is January 25, 2018, and there have been eleven school shootings in 2018. How can we live in a world where school shootings are almost normal? "Researchers and gun control advocates say that since 2013, they have logged school shootings at a rate of about one a week." A school is a place of innocence, it is where children go to get an education. Parents, guardians, families, entrust the schools and the government to keep their children safe. How is can the schools protect us if our government won't take the necessary measures to do so. If our government will not put restrictions on gun laws, then how can we ever hope to be safe. There have been 50 school shootings this academic year alone and eleven school shootings in 2018 so far. That...
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...Statistics have shown that a person would have to attend a school for 6,000 years before they would be apart of a school shooting (Bowers 1). They are very rare but still manage to happen. What would ever make a human being so crazy in the mind to burst out and kill innocent people? Recently, school shootings have become such a large issue in the United States. This affair needs to be resolved before it gets too far out of hand. On March 21, 2005, Jeffrey Weise attacked Red Lake High School (Enger 1). Before the attack, Weise shot and killed his grandfather, Daryl Lussier, and his grandfather’s girlfriend, Michelle Sigana. He then stole his grandfather’s tribal officer equipment that included: guns, a vest, and a squad car. Once he was in the school and had already opened gun fire, the police were able to corner him. He then ran into a nearby classroom and took his own life. Weise shot and killed 10 people that day, including himself (2). At the time, this shooting was considered one of the deadliest school shootings in Minnesota history. On April 16, 2007, Seung-Hui Cho opened fire on the Virginia Tech campus (Robertson 1). When the campus police first heard about the shooting,...
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...School Shootings When I think of school shootings my mind immediately goes back to the Columbine High school shooting. This was the first school shooting that I was actually old enough to remember and understand. I still remember having a moment of silence for all of those involved. The New world encyclopedia states “Columbine High School shooting was one of the deadliest mass shootings in United States history. On April 20, 1999, two teenagers killed 13 people and wounded more than 20 at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. The incident drew worldwide attention. It led to widespread discussion over gun control and the prevention of school violence.” (Funk & Wagnalls) According to Wikipedia from 2011 to 2015 there has been 99 school shootings including grade schools, high schools, and colleges. This is a problem that needs more national attention in my opinion in order for there to be some form of change. The killers in school shootings (mass shootings) are what we call mass murderers, they typically want to send a message. It was stated the two students in Columbine sought revenge on bullies; this shooting/bombing was meant to send the message to them. According to a few articles I read they define their personalities as, “pseudocommando” these individuals kill in public during the daytime, plan their offense well in advance, and come prepared with arsenal of weapons, very similar to that of the school shooting killers. (Knoll) According to Warnick, the children...
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...Reasons to Avoid Shooting Tragedy in Campus Gun is the most dangerous weapon in the entire world, and it causes a lot of people into bloody tragedy when someone is killed. Gun is the weapon tote by officer policemen and usually at war used by soldiers all around the world. As soon as I discuss gun with friends, everybody has the same voice that the Unites States is a value freedom and democracy country. As we known that the law of the Unites States allow citizens have right to tote a gun at home, which means that it protects us in the proper situation, but the law not allow citizens to tote gun wherever they go. However, gun is not a common weapon permitted it to used or tote by citizens at the others counties by law policy like Asian...
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...accusing the victims of the Parkland, Florida shooting as crisis actors. A crisis actor is someone who pretends to be injured during a stressful situation to make others think a crisis has occurred. The main purpose for a crisis actor is for emergency medical technicians (EMTs) to practice their skills during a crisis. In the conspiracy theory videos on YouTube they accuse victim, David Hogg, who is one of the main activist for more gun control laws, of being a crisis actor during the shooting. David counteracted these claims saying, “I’m not a crisis actor. I’m somebody who had to witness this and live...
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...School Violence Violence in schools has spread widely throughout the nation. School violence is a big problem we are facing now. This has caused many problems among students, families’ faculty of schools and residents of the community. School violence includes gang activity, locker thefts, bullying and intimidation, gun use, assault, and drugs. In my paper I will discuss the reasons why violence in schools exists, describe the dangers and effects of school violence and what could or “should be done about it. There is definitely a problem with school violence today. The last 11 years have shown us that violence in our schools society is more common today than ever before. Whether the violence has to do with guns, knives, or just a simple fight, school violence is getting out of hand. In the United States, one-on-one public-school violence, such as beatings and stabbings or violence related to gang activity is more common in some densely populated areas, which tend to be impoverished sections of cities. According to the U S Department of Education, inner-city or urban schools were much more likely than other schools to report serious violent crimes, with 17 percent of city principals reporting at least one serious crime compared to 11 percent of urban schools, 10 percent of rural schools, and five percent of suburban town schools in the 1997 school year. Student-perpetrated school violence...
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...often in recent years, it seems to be primarily stemming from the Newtown Connecticut shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary, dangers continue to lurk in our unprotected, unsafe school systems. Many other tragedies have stricken our school systems with danger following Newtown and certainly before. While we would all agree in regards to the topic of gun control, the one aspect up for debate is whether or not to arm our teachers and faculty in school systems. The main question is one that is touchy for most, do we want to entrust teachers we do not know to keep our kids safe armed with a firearm? We trust our children in daycare where the environment is changing constantly with frequent employment turnaround, so why not trust teachers who have recommendations for them and in some cases are subjected to background checks. Looking into the instances that have occurred over the years will show the amount of gun tragedies that have occurred and we can then see what type of impact a teacher with a gun (properly trained) could have. By not allowing teachers to be armed gives a major disadvantage if a critical situation were to arise and drastically reduces the chances of keeping our loved ones safe from danger. Growing up I was like many other young boys that were obsessed with playing cops and robbers or even cowboys and Indians, it was what we had back then to pass the time when we were not attending school. While there were many times when I was mischievous, usually getting caught, we only...
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...politicians across the country believe that putting guns in classrooms will solve the issue of school shootings. That by putting the object that is causing this issue into the hands of someone who is not able to handle a gun adequately will stop the shootings from happening. The teachers for whom it is legal to carry guns are usually undereducated about using the weapon in a crisis. By putting guns in classrooms, administrators are making it that much easier for a gun related incident to occur in school. Arming teachers has become a widely known controversial topic. Whether or not the government will agree to arm teachers is a mystery, but that does not stop parents all around the country from voicing their opinions. Having guns...
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...Experiencing a school shooting is by far one of the worst feelings that an individual can experience. Knowing how dreadfully impactful a school shooting can be to not only a teen or child’s life, but their family, society tries to keep incidents like school shootings from occuring. In articles “Here’s How to Prevent The Next School Shooting, Experts Say,” and “No There Hasn’t Been 18 School Shootings in 2018, That number is flat wrong,” these articles thoroughly state how negatively impactful a school shooting can be in society. While one article supports this issue by sending advice on how to impede them, the other restates what a school shooting really is about; therefore, what would be considered a correctly based opinion towards these articles?...
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...There are many reasons why school shootings and violence affect the economy. So many school shootings have happened in the past few decades; we must find a solution. There are people who think that more security would fix the problem. Other people think that if schools were to implement stricter rules then the problem would cease. These are some schools that have been greatly affected by shootings: The University of Texas, Columbine, and Sandy Hook are examples of schools where mass shootings have occurred since the late 90s, creating a bloody timeline of death. School shootings and gun violence are major issues in the U.S. today. One organization that may be able to help prevent this is the NRA, which is a program that restricts certain people...
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...Violence in schools is a growing problem and depression is often used to explain why this rise in violence is happening. Abuse at home and bullying can be a root cause for depression which lead to a root cause of gun violence. The lack of help for depression can lead to worse things if not treated which could lead to gun violence. Many kids in high school especially deal with violence in school. According to Kann L, McManus T, Harris WA, et al. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance, 7.8% students have been in a physical fight at school and 20.2% have been bullied on school property. (Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance) Because of this, in can be concluded that depression is a root cause of school violence. Does the lack of availability to help for depression lead to an increase in school violence. Depression can't be...
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...first gun control act was passed. The national firearm act of 1934, this act is a long series of measures trying to stop the spread of increasingly destructive firearms in gang violence. Gang violence is a big cause of gun control now. An article found on reuters.com stated,” The study also found that in Los Angeles and Oklahoma City, nearly a fourth of gang killings occurred in drive-by shootings. What's supposed to help or stop the use of guns in gangs are not working at all. This act was not really enforced enough, gangs then and today...
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...According to Analysis of School Shootings, The 94 school shootings occurred in 33 states across the country (2013-2014). Fifty- three percent of the shootings took place at k-12 schools and 47 percent took place on college or university campuses. Today, there are many shootings everywhere, even in schools. The reason is that students can approach weapons and drugs easily and bring them to school. The concern is that weapons and drugs can lead to worse situations like shooting or doing drugs in the school. To prevent these consequences, the Supreme Court had given permissions to public school officials, which are based on the Fourth Amendment, which is “each man’s home is his castle”, secure from unreasonable searches and seizures of property...
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