The Pros And Cons Of Mass Shootings

The less people injured during school shootings the better it is. The idea of teachers and administrators carrying guns would then be a success.

This opinion piece from The Washington Post was written by U.S. Senator Chris Murphy from Connecticut. Published days after the recent Las Vegas Shooting, Murphy tells of his past experiences with gun violence urging for stronger gun control legislation. He states that the “phenomenon of horrific mass shootings is exclusive to the United States”, so the solution should be able to be solved by Americans. He argues that our response to “regular mass shootings” has been un-American, and how can a country that has solved the greatest problems in the world, not solve a problem that puts our fellow citizens in harm. “…we choose to be an increasingly distant outlier of exceptional violence”, Murphy states.

he first main idea, that has been argued much more then needed, is that teachers will be trained to not shoot kids that are acting up. The teachers would be attending a gun safety class. Many (as in people against this argument) say that the teachers wouldn’t attend this class, but a recent survey, conducted by the NRA, shows us that 40 million teachers would like to be armed and would take the Gun Safety Test. The course, that which is mandatory, would likely e sponsored by the NRA. The course that the teachers would be attending, is a 40-60 hours a week course (in the summer time), and the course doesn’t stop until the teacher can pass the exam. The exam is simply being able to hold a gun, reaction time, and being able to know when and when not to shoot. Just recently, 04/10/2017, a school shooting killed two teachers, and injured two students, both kids being injured severely. If those teachers in San Bernardio where armed, they could have saved their lives and those children’s futures. Also in 2013 teacher aids, the principal, the school psychologist, teachers, and 20 children ranging from 6-7 were killed in Sandy Hook, making a death total of 26 people, plus one. That plus one should not be accounted for, that plus one was the

School shootings are terrifying and a big problem in today’s society. Schools have added lockdown drills, bullet proof glass and metal detectors. School should be a safe area for children to learn instead of fearing for their life. Instead of buying metal detectors and hiring more officers, there is a much easier solution in order to decrease and prevent school shootings. We have to be more alert about securing weapons at home and being aware of suspicious behavior at school in order to keep children and faculty safe.

Ultimately, this comes down to which solution can fit best between the two groups of those that want guns and those that don’t. A solution that can be in favor of both sides is introducing guns into our children education at school. Not an education use obviously, but on how dangerous it is and what mechanisms to identify when they

In order to reduce the number of gun-related massacres, I believe that Americans seeking ownership of a firearm should be required to take a class on guns. This class would be an hour long, and held twice a week for three weeks. The background checks that are currently in place wouldn’t be removed, but necessary to enroll in this class. These lessons would teach students how to use a gun properly, take them to shooting ranges for practice, and pass a test at the end of the course with at least a 75% to gain the right to wield a gun in their hands. By requiring Americans to attend a class on firearms before purchasing one, they’ll be much less likely to use it to take the live of innocent bystanders. This will also eliminate the chances of anyone from buying a gun on a whim, and make sure

Has the deinstitutionalization of the mentally ill led to the increase of mass shootings experienced in the US? According to Lankford, several reports suggest that up to 60% of offenders of mass shootings in the US since 1970, exhibited symptoms including depression, delusions, and acute paranoia prior to the commission of their crimes. Further statistics have shown that since 1982, there have been at least 71 public mass shooting across the country; with 34 of these mass shooting having occurred since 2006. A recent analysis of the database by researchers at Harvard University corroborated by a recent FBI study concluded that mass shootings have been on the rise. More than half of the cases involve school or workplace shootings, 12 and 20

Obviously all teachers have to go through thorough background checks before they are hired, and then we could add a gun training course to the requirements for a teacher to be hired. If we add these firearms to our schools, many school shootings would be stopped before they might ever happen.

LAS VEGAS: On October 1st, 2017 there was a mass shooting. This was the deadliest shooting. It happened during a music festival. The shooter was in a hotel called Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. He fired from the 32nd floor. The shooter was a 64-year-old man. The shooters name was Stephen Paddock. He was found did in his room(he committed suicide). He killed 59 people including himself. He injured over 539 people. Then , 3 more died instantly after the accident. 23 firearms were found in the suite. Then, when they went to his house they found more firearms . He was an accountant and multi-millionaire.

After the Newtown, Connecticut elementary school mass shooting, on June 10, 2014, President Barack Obama stated: "My biggest frustration so far is the fact that this society has not been willing to take some basic steps to keep guns out of the hands of people who can do just unbelievable damage. We're the only developed country on Earth where this happens....And it happens once a week. And it's a one-day story....The country has to do some soul-searching on this." Every day there seems to be another story in the news regarding a shooting, ranging from small to large scale. Has something within ourselves changed that's caused the increased violence? I fear that the situation is only going to get worse as time goes on. There has been an increase in mass shootings over the last decade. Perhaps the increase is partly due to the popularity of media and social media. In order to prevent the mass shootings and gun violence in general, we need to put stricter policies in place for background checks and weapons allowed for purchase and ownership. Other countries around the world, with stricter gun laws, do not have mass shootings like the United States does.

To prevent the fear, stress, and worry over the issue, I propose the simple idea of giving the children attending school their own guns. If every child in the school had a gun they would be able to protect themselves if someone opened fire! Over 1,300 kids are killed by guns each year, but if each kid had a gun they would be able to shoot back. There are many reasons to support my proposal.

Frankly, I'm surprised that 20% of people this that giving firearms to teachers is a good idea, although I feel that they don't really feel this way and is only congruent with a solution that president Trump thought of. My internet research, survey, and interview also talked about how people want deeper background checks in guns. In my interviews, multiple of my interviewees stated that “I think we need deeper background checks, right now the situation with guns is gettings out of hand and if we don't do anything nothing will change.” this response came from someone who used a gun or guns before someone who had no experience. I agree that things are getting out of hand CNN has stated that “We’re 21 weeks into 2018 and there have already been 23 school shootings”. This is astounding that we have not done anything yet to fix this problem and if the government doesn't want to help we the people will make the

Boom boom boom, noises of gun fire as Dylan and Ismael hide waiting for gunshots to stop so they can return the shots. The masked man keeps on firing with his sterling silver A.R. 15 with an drum clip on the bottom holding 100 armor piercing bullets, the way the man was strapped it seemed certain death for the two juveniles. Back to 2 weeks ago, It was october 24. A week from halloween, The cold October breeze as 2 men walked to the local weed dealer’s house they hit the block where the man resides and then walked up the steps one after the other. As they went inside they went threw the daily routine they got a twenty sack and was on there way as they walked out Dylan noticed a man who was wearing all black suit with a mask and started

This problem is posed towards the public, those against for the issue of gun control, and those for gun control, and the national and local government that need to hear our demands and concerns for the corruption and misuse for guns. The entire debate for firearms is usually gun control - laws that would only make it harder to buy, own, carry guns. However, this isn’t the only solution that could be offered up on the table. Although, some current projects have found it much more effortless and more effective to use the current laws and restrictions we have now and tie it to reduce the issue of gun violence in our nation. There have also been effective community-based programs that have been effective strategies on fighting for reducing the number of gun violence.

On December 14, 2012, the United States suffered perhaps the most horrific of the many mass shootings that have troubled the country in recent years when 20-year-old Adam Lanza shot and killed 26 people, including 20 children aged 6 and 7, at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, before killing himself. Earlier in the day, Lanza had killed his mother, a gun enthusiast, and taken several of her assault weapons, which he used in his Rampage (“Assault 5”). The importance of public safety has been an ongoing issue for as long as guns have been around.