...Mass Shootings in America: Who Else Is Responsible? As everyone may or may not know, murder by gun occurs almost everywhere in the world; however, in America the percentage of people killed by guns is higher than any other country. For instance, in the article published in USA Today “11 mass shootings, 11 speeches: how Obama has responded”, has reported several places where many people were killed and wounded, such as: “Fort Hood shooting, Tucson congressional event shooting, Aurora Movie Theater shooting, and Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting…etc” (Gregory). These are the places where mass shootings have happened in America, and we all might know that those tragedies are very painful and sad for Americans; especially the victim's families...
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...Day-to-Day Mass Shooting cannot be prevented By Katherine Zelaya Mass shootings have caused many controversy in our American community. People should stay at home safe instead of going to shopping centers, movie theatres, and other public places risking the danger due to all the violence and massacres going on in America. Throughout the decade there has been many cases involving interactions with people in possession of guns. Since as long as I know, mass shootings have become a global issue that has increased within the years. In addition, mass shootings have doubled within the past 10 years, not to mention, these crimes have resulted in numerous deaths, due to the wrong people in possession of firearms. Occurrences like...
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...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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...are 88.8 guns. Containing only 5% of the population, the U.S. held 31% of the world’s mass shooters, according to a study done by Adam Frankford, who led a study in mass shootings from 1966 to 2012. In another study, a reporter Adrienne LaFrance projected that more people will die from shootings than in car accidents in 2020. We’re also number one worldwide for number of mass shootings. Yay America! So with these huge mass shootings being a recurring issue that we constantly see in the news, the question of the second amendment comes to mind. To refresh, the second amendment states: “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep...
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...Americans. In 2017 alone, there were over 300 shootings across the nation, resulting in almost 12 000 deaths, more than 13 000 injuries, and an unmeasurable amount of people in sorrow. With more gun control in America, we can get rid of the outdated laws surrounding firearm usage and ownership, protect the future of the country, and enhance safety in communities. Good morning/afternoon Mr. Beauregard and 9C. With thousands of deaths each year solely from guns, doesn’t that tell you anything? The necessity of gun control...
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...Some people say its not the persons fault, it's the guns. The school shootings and mass shootings that have been happening, people are not blaming the person but the gun or the mental issues the people have, that have been showing up in most of the recent mass shootings. Although people say guns should be banned completely to prevent the mass shootings, we shouldn't have to ban them we should just put more restrictions and laws that make it harder to get guns, that would prevent small crimes and mass murders and shootings while people can still self defend and hunt for game in america. Background and mental health checks in the gun buying process would help prevent small crimes with robberies because if the buyer has previous crimes on...
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...Gunning for Control In recent days, months and years, our world has witnessed some unthinkable events of violence slaughter and death. Whether it be school shootings, racially and hate fuelled attacks or plagues of terrorism, there is never a time when we switch on the news and don’t hear of another distressing account of annihilation. Who or what are the culprits? No-one knows for sure. But a main factor in America’s case is guns. Since the Dunblane massacre of 16 innocent primary school children along with 1 teacher and the perpetrator himself of March 1996, shock resonated throughout the United Kingdom. The result: a ripple of gun control movements across the UK which led to a tightening of our gun laws and accessibility. Since then,...
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...the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed” (Second Amendment) . This specific amendment dates back to England before Magna Carta when the Protestants were allowed to possess and carry guns although Catholics were not allowed. The interpretation of this depends on who is doing the interpreting (Second Amendment (1791)). The first school shooting happened in Greencastle, Pennsylvania in July of 1764, which killed the headmaster and either nine or ten children (School Shootings in the U.S. 1900-Present). Throughout the eighteen hundreds there were numerous school shootings. Also in the nineteen hundreds there were school shootings and America did not start the upheavals about guns and shooting children in schools until the late 1980’s or early 1990’s. In an eighteen year period from 1992 to 2010 there were a total of 240 homicides and 373 deaths attributed to school shootings (List of school shootings from 1700 to 2010). Looking through history of mass killings around the world, there is plenty to go around. Starting in July 1914 and going through December 2012. This is for all mass killings that involve a gun. The one that still is the...
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...There are too many concealed guns in America. Why is it needed? Because thousands of people, innocent and not, are either hurt or killed by guns every year. So why not take all the guns away? Because there are too many and it would be impossible, but there is a easier and more effective approach to this gun crisis, gun control. We need it, not only for the criminals, but for everyone. We need gun control to prevent violence and to save innocent lives. Guns do not just affect hunters, military and victims of robberies. They also affect students, of all ages. On December 14th, 2012, 20 children between the ages 6 and 7, plus 6 staff members were shot at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut. Just recently, 2 students were shot and 2 were...
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...Gun are one of the top items bought in stores that are easily accessible, but little do the people know is that most of the time guns are used on people to create a crime, other than protection. Maybe the best idea to keep this problem from going on is make gun laws stricter make it to where you need to pass a test to register for a gun, or maybe better yet stop supplying so many guns at one time. Gun laws are something every country needs in order to keep stable economy, because selling guns to easily will help the american citizens commit crimes that could ruin many people lives. About 96 lives are lost per year just from shootings that occur from buying guns easily or illegally that can be stopped because the government can make the process more difficult and crack down on the dark part of the internet where you can also order guns illegally without having to go through the little process the U.S. has of now. On average about 220 million guns are purchased every year because the easy process that has been...
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...Media in America Marco B. Avecilla COMM/215 August 13, 2012 Ruth Palumbo Media in America Mass shooting in Movie Theater causes mass chaos for a nation (DenverChannel News Team, 2012), and the media should quit over publicizing news. As an America, good and evil does exist. The bad always out shine the good in the Media and news. The Mass shooting in the Aurora, Colorado movie theater (DenverChannel News Team, 2012) has not only shown the evil that exists in the world but also the negative and not so good Media coverage that also exists in the world. The Mass shooting is a close runner-up to evil acts. Media coverage is out of control. On the other hand, it can be manipulative and exhausting to replay coverage of a certain horrifying event, when in fact, in just another state where barely any news coverage over deaths in a car crash that killed the same number of people. I believe as I write this paper I am almost ashamed and horrified as the person who murdered so many and claim the glorification in some way that perhaps the murderer were seeking. Is our country focusing on certain situations as massacres to somehow put out fear in our country for may be mind control or government moves beyond our understanding? I am not sure exactly what is going on, but the one thing I do know is that America's media coverage on many aspects of life is disheartening and depressing. Thus, almost always too focused on the negative when we can try to find more positive to give Americans...
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...have been mass shootings that have killed many people, including young children. These children and teens had so much to live for, but their lives were cut short due to someone owning a gun, who was mentally unstable. There has been a push for more gun control, but it seems as if the government is afraid to move forward to protect the citizens of America. “...On average one to two women are shot and killed each day by a past or present partner,” is an astonishing quote (1). The violence that we have here in America is something that must be addressed; the violence isn’t just occurring on the streets, or in the “hoods,” it is also happening in classrooms. The problem is that people who are unstable, and not mentally fit are able to easily purchase semi-automatic guns, and bump stocks easily with little to no questions asked. Guns are not the issue; the issue is how quick and easy it is to purchase. In the most recent shooting that occurred in the United States an 18 year...
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...As the United States searches for answers to alleviate the suffering citizens receive from sending their children to school everyday, it is quite simple to believe that the very games children are allowed to play are one of the reasons schools and public places are being attacked. The games that majority of children play are games that contain shooting, killing, and other forms of violence. Therefore, it is considered number one on the list of objects to get rid of to demolish the violent acts done by mass shooters. However there has been lots of research done to determine if there really is a correlation between videogames and violence, and the different researches done are not consistent. For this reason, it is to be said that video games is the “fall guy” for various acts of violence such as mass shootings and more. Many believe that violent video games creates psychopaths. They gain this idea from the constant search for massive shooters and other violent people’s motive for carrying out with their violent acts. Each time someone commits an act of high-level violence , such as public or school shootings, investigators and society is always one the look out to see what motivated them to act that way. Investigators look upon the person's history and tries to find a pattern between their behavior and their at home life. As Christopher Orlet suggests that elements that produce violent people with violent actions are, “abuse, neglect, hopelessness, ignorance, laziness, absentee...
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...Gun Control Matthew EN-1420 April 15, 2015 What an amazing country “land of the free and the brave” known as the United States of America. It is a known fact that people from all around the globe immigrate here for the opportunity and the freedom. This very freedom that makes so many want to be here should not be impinged on. There are some good regulations and laws in place to keep citizens safe, however, the U.S. should not be banning anymore gun types! Let us explore. Our freedoms are detailed in the constitution of amendments. The second amendment states, “the people have the right to keep and bear arms and these rights should not be infringed on” (Cornell University Law School, 2015). The law does allow room for some regulation, hence the U.S has banned machine guns or fully automatic weapons from civilians. Further regulation as in banning rifles and handguns would be a breaking our constitutional rights. The law school at Cornell University states, “The second amendment has most recently been interpreted to grant the right of gun ownership to individuals for purposes that include self-defense” (Cornell University Law School, 2015). The Supreme Court has also ruled in this favor. In a case in 2008 (D.C vs Heller) and in 2010 (McDonald vs Chicago) the Supreme Court firmly established the 2nd amendment is an individual right (Smith, 2014). The legal carry of guns has reduced crime and in some states has reduced the murder rate drastically. Most of us would agree...
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...Why Gun Free Zones Are Not Safe Since the year 2007, there has been over three major public shootings in the United States. On April 16, 2007 Cho-Seung-Hui shot and killed over thirty two students and faculty members at Virginia Tech College. On December 14, 2012 Adam Lanza shot and killed twenty students and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary school. On January 18, 2013 James Holmes shot and killed twelve people an injured fifty at the Century 16 Movie Theatre in Colorado. (Center for American Progress Action Fund, 2013). These public shootings all have one thing in common with one another. Each shooting was conducted in a ‘gun free zone.’ With the exception of one, the attack on Congresswoman Gabrielle Gifford in 2011, every public mass shooting since the year 1950 occurred in a ‘gun free zone.’ When an area is rendered ‘gun free’ a false sense of safety for the surrounding citizens is provided. Many people assume that ‘gun free zones’ are safe places but in reality they create an optimal environment for a mass shooter looking for a place where they would not be faced with and resistance from their defenseless victims. In most criminals’ and mass shooters’ minds, there is no better place to open fire than one where their victims cannot fight back. There was an enormous issue recently and that is still ongoing today about rather to add to the gun control laws in the United States or not. In many states there are laws in place that prevent citizens carrying...
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