School Shootings Report

There has been an average of one school shooting every week in America since the Sandy Hook shooting. On the fourteenth of December, 2012, in Newtown, Connecticut, 20-year-old Adam Lanza not only killed his mother in her home, but also twenty children and six members of staff at the Sandy Hook Elementary School. This was to be the third deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. The Huffington Post reports that as of 2014, there have been over 200 school shootings. These have resulted in at least 94 deaths and over 156 serious and minor injuries. And, with an issue as emotive and contentious as the murder of school children, the question has been frequently asked: why do school shootings happen?

As the United States experiences an increase in mass shootings, we also experience an increase in firearm purchases. According to the LA Times, there were 3 notable mass shootings between January 2015 and November 27, 2015. November 27, 2015 was Black Friday, and on this day in 2015 the FBI, the department responsible for running the National Instant Criminal Background Checks System reported that there were 185,345 NICS checks done that day (Penzenstadler). That number is a 5% increase from Black Friday 2014. The prior record for number of NICS checks run in one day was on December 21, 2012, only 7 days after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, on that day there were 177,170 NICS checks received (Penzenstadler). One of the likely reasons

Campuses across the United States continue to grow vulnerable every day. Since the Columbine Shooting in 1999, the nation has witnessed over two hundred and fifty shootings that were committed on a school campuses (Pearle, 2016). These shootings have been committed on school grounds, starting at the elementary level all the way through post graduate school. With the rise of social media and the internet; campus shootings have grained more attention nationally. In October 1990 Congress implemented the Gun Free School Zone Act (GFSZA); for public federally funded schools to create a barrier around designated school zones, to prevent gun related violence. The GFSZA designates a predetermined distance of 1,000 feet from school’s grounds as a gun free zone. This keeps a law-abiding citizen defenseless when entering a campus premises and allowing any potential criminal a safe-haven to commit a crime. Law abiding citizens should be allowed to concealed carry on school campuses because not only is it a Constitutional right, but it also

School shootings are becoming more common in the United States. People may say that these shootings are making our gun control more strict. From my point of view there will be stricter gun control. If we are going to have stricter gun control, then there needs to be background checks for people that are going to buy guns or ammunition. There have been shootings all over the U.S, including Sandy Hook Elementary, Columbine High School, Umpqua Community College in Oregon, and Virginia Tech College.

According to Agnich (2010); Böckler, Seeger, Sitzer, & Heitmeyer (2013, p. 2) there has been an unprecedented trend in shootings, especially within the last decade. But, one of the most feared shooting tends to happen at schools where are children attended. These types of shootings put fears in teachers, education administrators, parents’ and students. Even though these incidents can happen

According to the document ‘I Survived the Columbine High School Shooting’ , It was thought that the reason for the shooting was because the gunmen were trying to retaliate back at past students who bullied them (Miller 18). Along with many other school shooting bullying played a major factor in Columbine, and so to try to prevent school shootings just start being kind. If someone is being bullied too, they should never feel the way to stop it is to harm or kill themselves or others, remember the best thing that can be done even if it is uncomfortable is to talk to a parent or teacher. Next according the article Shooting Reignites Safety Concerns, “In order to be well prepared in the event of a school shooting, teachers need to be trained properly and schools need to have upgraded technology” (Blad 7). Teachers have been doing multiple drills with students for disasters like a tornadoes, fires, or an invader but the problem is that it is not done enough to have it down to a science. Schools don’t practice these very often or have as upgraded security or cameras because they think that it won’t happen to them, but wouldn’t you rather be safe than sorry. Sadly school shootings do happen and in order keep safe it is very necessary to be prepared, and be kind to each other to prevent people from feeling bullied and wanting to cause such horrendous

Scissors, crayons, notebooks, headstone, glue sticks are all supplies needed for this school year. Wait, a headstone? Yes, since 2013 there has been 242 school shootings (Everytown). This means thousands of student’s lives have been put at risk. Sadly, not all of the students have made it out alive. Once there was a time where the biggest worries a student had during the day was if they would get a swing at recess, who was dating who, or even if they had been accepted to college, not if today was the day they would get shot. Three things come to mind when it comes to school shootings: the attacker, how they carry out the attack, and the attacker’s motive.

When students arrive at school in the morning, they do not expect the worst to happen that day, a shooter. School shootings happen more often than they should in the United States, and make a regular appearance in the news. In the article, “No there haven’t been 18 school shootings in 2018. That number is flat wrong” by John Woodrow Cox and Steven Reich, they discuss the school shootings that have occurred so far this year. Cox and Reich convey the idea that not all gun discharges on school grounds can be classified as a school shooting. Many people misunderstand the meaning of a school shooting, and the problem in the United States.

School shootings have become a major problem not only in South Carolina, but in the United States. School shootings have shockingly become more likely now than ever. A recent report showed that over 230 school shootings have arose since 2013, meaning that there has been at least 1 school shooting per week for the last 4 years. Once students experience these traumatic happenings, the district as a whole receives lower standardized test scores, lessened student enrollment and even frightened parents. Parents begin to lose faith in the school system and no longer find comfort in sending their child to and from that school. By definition, school shootings are anytime a firearm discharges a live round inside a school building or on a school campus or school grounds. This connection question’s objective to read about a specific school shooting, it stood out to me that every child has a motive for the school shooting - whether big or small. Therefore, I have conducted research to find out why and how to stop school violence.

This article discusses research and statistics of school shootings, risk factors of school shooters, and how to create a safer learning environment. From 1760-2010, in the USA there has been more than 210 documented shootings. Then from 2010-2014 there has been an average of 20 shootings per year. In most cases the shooters is a student that goes to the school or someone who has a connection to someone at the school (Duplechain and Morris, (2014). Some behavior risk factors that can be indicators are, but not limited to, the shooter was bullied, the have a hyperactivity or learning disorder, history of early aggressive behavior, involvement in gangs, drugs or alcohol, poor

There are many shooting occurred during the age of 30 to 34. It usually starts during the ages of 20 and starts decline at the age of 44. In seven years there was a total of 133 mass shooting which means that would have been 2 shooting per month. Some are these occurred in schools, workplaces, malls, and family homes.

The spate of school shootings over the past few years has had a devastating impact on the families and communities where those wanton murders took place. President Barack Obama visits the towns where these tragedies take place and pays the nation's respect by addressing memorial services. At a recent memorial service following the massacre of elementary school children in Connecticut, the president said, "We can't tolerate this anymore."

In most cases of school shootings, bullying is the link. Students are pushed over the edge and some tend to take it out in the worst kind of way, mass shootings. All school shootings don’t happen unless there is a motive, whether it be mental illness, a suicide, bullying, or the combination of the three. There are school shootings dating all the way back to the 1700’s. “Four Lenape American Indian entered the schoolhouse near present-day Greencastle, Pennsylvania, shot and killed schoolmaster Enoch Brown, and killed nine or ten children (reports vary). Only two children survived.” There are three major school shootings that are infamous worldwide, Columbine High School, Virginia Tech Massacre, and Chardon High School.

All of these deaths were preventable with the proper gun laws and regulations. After watching this report wouldn’t you feel safer with stricter gun laws?

In our society today, so socially and technologically advanced, one expects to feel a sense of security and comfort. However, this safety is lost due to the fact of many school shootings occurring nationwide. It is not unusual to hear about these shootings on television or on the radio. This issue has greatly impacted the lives of young people.