Essay On Gun Violence Prevention

Since 2013 there have been 268 school shootings in the United States alone (Everytown for Gun Safety, 2017). School gun violence is becoming increasingly probable. It is imperative that our government and our citizens come together to create a solution and implement a plan to prevent and stop the occurrence of school gun violence. The solution, for some, is to bring more guns into the picture by arming teachers, principals, and other school officials, or place armed police officers at school sites (LaPierre, 2015). For others, the solution is to make even stricter laws regarding gun use or to get rid of these weapons altogether. These certainly are drastic options; I must say that I do believe the true solution is to increase the focus on mental health services and by extension, mental health awareness. There is simply not enough focus on the mental health of our youth and of our students. Mental health services are the most important step to making schools safer, because this solution touches the entire problem of violence at its root level.

Because of easy access to get a gun, gun violence has become an increasing problem in the southern states in America, so I plan to improve this issue by influencing my peers via sharing my thoughts, and advocating for stronger background checks when trying to purchase firearms and gun-related equipment.The plan is to bring the attention of this issue to adults who are capable of taking my ideas further to make a difference. Once there is a large group of supports, the importance of strengthening gun background checks will become evident. The targeted group to focus on for this situation are parents, teenagers (those allowed to vote, like seniors), and other people who could influence the government. Specifically, I will inform my church members,

Every day 297 people in America are shot in murders, assaults, suicides, unintentional shootings, and police intervention. Everyday 89 people die from gun violence, 31 of those people are murdered. Today I'm going to be talking about the social justice issue of gun violence. Gun violence, death and injury from firearms is a major issue in all parts of our world. Gun violence continues to affect young people, lower-income people, and communities of color. This social justice and public health issue occurs in places all over the world, however it has become such an epidemic in the United States that it will result in gun violence being one of the main topics in the 2016 presidential election. There are many causes for gun violence, for example, in this day and age pop culture influence is the greatest cause of gun violence. Guns have also became more accessible and easy to obtain. Poor identification and treatment of mentally ill people is another significant cause for gun violence.

With the popular culture providing positive images of guns, the United States has a gun prevalence that is very rare in the modern world. While many people appreciate the “gun culture”, guns are heavily involved in violence in the United States. According to U.S. Department of Justice, since 1960, more than 750,000 Americans have died under firearms, including homicides, suicides, and unintentional injuries. The figure 1 provides a comprehensive survey of U.S. violent crimes for the period from 1993 to 2011.This figure illustrates that from 1993 to 2011, about 60% to 70% of homicides were associated with a firearm. Over the same period, between 6% and 9% of all nonfatal violence, with about 20% to 30% of robberies and 22% to 32% of aggravated assaults involving a firearm.

The question of how to make our communities safer has a list full of solutions which seem to never end. The great debate begins with have any of these solutions worked, or have the right solutions been put to play. Gun control is a very popular topic today, and rightfully so. The media has shined light on mass shootings that have claimed many lives and destroyed families. The question is on who, or what does the blame fall on. Are the gun owners the responsible, or are the weapons themselves to blame? A solution that has been set forth concludes that in order to become a firearm owner, mental stability should be proved. Should government enforce mental health evaluations for gun purchase?

The debate over gun control is not a new argument, neither is the existence of mental illness. There have been those who support and those who oppose gun control for many years. What has recently re-ignited the debate is an increase in mass shootings over the past few decades; one in particular is the Newtown, Connecticut, massacre. Incidents, such as this, fuel anger and fear, driving many to question the need for firearms in modern society, while others cite these incidents as a reason for remaining armed. The purpose of gun control is to limit the amount of violence in today’s

Everyday 93 Americans are killed by guns. Whether it is due to homicide or suicide, it does not matter. At the end of the day gun violence is increasing exponentially. In numerous states, gun laws have been placed in the hopes of reducing gun violence. But now many people believe that gun violence should be treated as a public health problem. I for one feel that gun violence should be put in the category of public health. Every year more than 30,000 people are victims to gun related incidents. It has become such an issue that gun violence is causing more deaths than some life threatening diseases.

In 2015, 13,367 people lost their lives due to gun violence according to Gun Violence Archive. The Archive also states that out of that number, 693 were children from ages 0-11. We can all agree that there is indeed a problem that we have to address. The solution to that problem, however, has been debated by many. I believe the solution to this problem exists in three parts: Mandatory training and licensing along with more heavily secure gun storage, stricter regulations on the purchasing of a firearm—disabilities and criminal records should be more deeply looked into before transaction—and finally, equipping teachers at highs schools with the right kind of weaponry to prevent mass shootings.

Gunshot in the United States has become a growing problem in recent years. Generation after generation, gunshot continues to occur. The problem has not shown much sign of positive progression lately. As population has grown, there have been more reported cases of gunshot. It has been observed that families with history of bad conducts have continued down the family line. Many people feel that these problems will eventually work out for the better, but the fact of the matter is that it will only get worse. Generation after generation, gunshot occurs down the family tree. It will become a never-ending process of abuse down the family line, unless something is done to prevent this from happening.

USA Today reported in April of 2013, “In 2010, 15,576 children and teenagers were injured by firearms – three times more than the number of U.S. soldiers injured in Afghanistan, according to the defense fund,” (Racioppi, 2013, Story, para 1). Racioppi alleges this number is a public health epidemic and a social issue across the U.S. The physical safety of children is the most observable and pervasive issue when dealing with gun violence. In a comparison study completed by Fingerhut and Christoffel (n.d., p. 28), data was gathered to compare adolescent death due to gun violence in the US to adolescent death in several other countries including Canada, Israel, New Zealand, Australia and England. The findings show that while the US had a rate over 20%, while all other countries compared in the study were less than 5% (Fingerhut & Christoffel, n.d., p. 28).

Jacobs begins by stating that although all gun deaths are tragic, it is important to know how many are suicides, homicides and accidents. By analyzing data from multiple official sources, he addressed the issues surrounding suicides, homicides, gun accidents and gun crimes. In the process, he found that America is a pretty violent nation in general. He came to the conclusion that although there is still a high amount of gun violence and accidents happening every day, for the most parts the numbers have actually been decreasing, despite the increase in guns. He concludes by noting policy makers should focus on anti-crime strategies and social welfare rather than on gun

Gun Violence is one of the most know laws out there in our world today, people say it’s great that they let us get a license to carry a concealed weapon. There has been times when someone has been in the bank standing in line and someone tried robbing the bank. The guy in the bank who has a concealed weapon shoot the man and saved the other people inside also saved the bank from getting robbed. It’s the same if someone was to break into your house you have the rights to shoot them. Those are few good things about having a concealed weapon license. One of the biggest things of having a concealed weapon is knowing when to use it and knowing when not to use it.

Violence has become a major health issue in the society. Workplace violence is one of the areas that continues to witness a rise. This takes various forms, inclusive are bullying and active gun shooter incidents. This paper will discuss this problem in relation to Nursing.

Gun violence in recent years has increased significantly in various parts of the word. Most often the ones caught in the crossfire are children and young adults; who are also perpetrators. The question every wants to know is: Are gun laws, strict enough and what else can be done to reduce such violence from occurring. This is the debate that lobbyist and government officials have been arguing over for years. With more lives being affected on a regular basis, the increase concerns arise as to how to keep people safe. We need to know how to live safe lives when guns are being used in increasing numbers. Gun violence is not only affecting people in their local community, but around the world. The availability of guns isn’t the only factor that causes gun violence, making more responsible gun control regulations is a step in the right direction towards making a difference. This is the reason I believe more gun control regulations should be in place to ensure the safety of our citizens.

Many people are injured and even killed everyday because of the misuse of firearms. Over the past few years the number of injuries and deaths have increased rapidly due to the large number of guns on the streets. 64% of households confess that they are threatened by a gun which could possibly take their life (“Smart Gun Laws”). The percent of children killing their parents with a firearm has increased 3.3% over a 28 year period (“Smart Gun Laws”). The presence of guns in the home have increased an individual's risk of death by homicide by 90% (“Smart Gun Laws”). Homicide by a gun is ranked 2nd in deaths by 15-24 year olds (“Smart Gun Laws”). By having a gun in the a household with children, the odds of