Violence In recent years gun violence has increased significantly in various parts of the world. There are more cases of children and young adults engaging in violence or getting caught in the crossfire. Is there anyone to blame ? There has been debate over whether gun laws are strict enough and what else can be done to reduce such acts from occurring. With more lives being affected on a regular basis, more concerns arise as to how people can live safe lives when guns are being used in increasing
There has been a rise in gun violence in the United States for the past few years killing several victims that gotten caught in cross fire, mass shootings, and in crime. In 2012, “there were over a dozen mass shooting incidents with two standing out as especially tragic.” One of the shootings ended with 12 people dead and 58 others harmed and only tis amount because the shooter gun was jammed. The second mass shooting involved a man not only killing his mom but also elementary school children and
LGBTQ rights, and gun violence. A marginalized group’s voice is heard, questioned, and manipulated to sell stories or push the narrative for the left or the right; — it is rare that opinions are just heard. With the recent mass shooting in Las Vegas, the gun debate intensifies once again. Tales from survivors are used as poignant emotional appeals for gun control, while the opposition fights back with their own anecdotes and studies meant to solidify the presence of the personal gun. There’s a piece
Have you lost someone in a careless act of gun violence recently? Weapons, specifically firearms, has been a huge issue around Tennessee and is growing rapidly around the United States. It is also the main cause of deaths in major cities as well as smaller cities. According to Wikipedia, Gun violence can be defined as, "violence committed with the use of a gun." Guns should be harder to get hold of. As a reporter, Julie Edwards, confirmed, "through October 14, there have been 912 shootings in 2017
shooting, murder, or fatal accident, and the story is distributed to the world. Many have become desensitized to this violence, as it occurs so often. Society is less likely to feel shock or distress over images and information of continuous gun violence. Looking into the American world with an outsider’s perspective, one would think that the simple solution to decreasing these violent gun related events would be to prohibit the distribution and possession of firearms of the general public all together
shootings from January 1 to November 5 2017, That averages to almost 7 mass shootings a week”(Willingham). The topic of gun violence is a problem that people should hear about because for example everyone hears about it in the news and sees how it impacts people's lives , it even impacts people that just hear about it because of the innocent people that are getting killed. Gun violence is a problem that needs to be focused on because of the growing amount of deaths that are happening due to shootings
As we all know gun violence has become an increasingly conflicted issue in the world and specifically in the United States. Gun violence is the leading cause of premature death in the United States as it kills almost 30,000 people and causes about 60,000 injuries annually. But guns are not the main cause of this problem. The problem is America's culture of violence. We need to understand that guns are not what’s killing people, people are what’s killing people. Although guns may enable killers to
Gun control is a controversial topic within American communities. Loopholes in current gun control laws give dangerous people access to firearms. Mass shootings have increased while government policies reduced requirements for background information regarding mental health and the ability to obtain high-capacity semiautomatic assault weapons. High-capacity weapons are being purchased legally and used to cause chaos across the nation. The Federal Assault Weapons Ban (AWB) of 2015 stated: "it [was]
drew and fired his gun across the chest of his partner, through the window, and struck Justine in the abdomen. After 20 minutes of frantic CPR, Justine Ruszczyk suffered a painful death from a bullet wound to her stomach. In 2016, according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, 64 cops were shot dead. Of those 21 were shot dead in deliberate ambushes. Each time an American officer goes on patrol, they convey the knowledge that there are roughly 265 million guns in America, approximately
To the Honourable Mr. President, Gun violence has become a great problem for our society in the recent years. Data from Every Town Research has shown In their article Gun Violence by the Numbers “...that on an average day, 93 Americans are killed with guns...For every one person killed two are injured” Many will deny that gun violence is a problem, but it is. After more research I have found that over 62% of the deaths are suicide, and just over 1,642 people killed were accidental. There is something