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Andrea R. ENG-101 Mrs. Onest Essay #5 31 July 2011 Gun Control and Mental Illness In the United States, our society is increasingly faced with situations that further enhance the idea that guns, particularly in the hands of the wrong people, are responsible for a great deal of harm. Aside from the problem of criminals obtaining guns we now are dealing with gun control and how it applies to the mentally ill. Many Americans pose an argument against gun control, claiming that their rights override

the shooting, there was no evidence found if Seung had any specific targets during the massacre. Later on the public learned that Seung was a shy student who hardly spoke to anyone. He also had a history of mental health problems. “In 2011, Virginia Tech was fined by the U.S. Department of Education for failing to issue a prompt campus-wide warning after Seung shot his first two victims. School officials sent an email notification about the dorm shooting to students and faculty at 9:26 that morning

Ecological Systems Theory can be applied to this situation very easily. Basically, this system describes the impact that each of the five environmental systems (micro, meso, exo, macro, and chrono) has on the individual. In the case of the Virginia Tech shooting, the micro and macro systems most directly apply (Bronfenbrenner, 1994). The strongest influences in this event lie within the microsystem, specifically in regards to mental health and personal support systems. It is widely known that a

many people seem to blame the school. Lynn Daggett, a Professor at the Gonzaga University School of Law, states, “Schools struggle with whether, when, and how to involve the police, both when students appear to present a threat to others, as in these high profile cases,

The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution grants every American the right to bear arms. While this inherent civil right has good intentions, American society has ultimately corrupted what it means to carry a firearm by distorting its purpose. Our misuse of firearms has led to a society plagued by gun violence. The presence of gun violence in American society is neither an ambiguous nor new occurrence. Gun violence has resulted in approximately 297 people shot per day, resulting in the

massacre in modern American history happened on April 16, 2007 at Virginia Tech. It started off as an ordinary Monday morning. Twenty-three-year-old Seung Hui Cho moved methodically from classroom to classroom, shooting rapidly and randomly. When he was done, thirty- two students and faculty members were dead; twenty-five others were wounded. As the police closed in on him, he saved a final bullet for himself. The Virginia Tech shooter’s choice of weapons were a 9-mm Glock 19 pistol and a .22-caliber

Concealed Guns on Campus Concealed guns on campus is a major topic floating around right now. Many people believe that it would be beneficial to carry guns on campus. Some believe people should have the right to protect themselves if there is a potential attack. It is a right to own a gun and to carry it, if you have the right qualifications. If you can carry a gun anywhere else it makes sense that you should be able to carry it on campus. A few years ago it was brought to attention about people

were expected to add another $218,000 to this total. Both these amounts had been taken into account in calculating the depreciation charge for the new compressors. As Marge prepared to analyze the numbers, she was relieved to see that despite the high costs for the new compressor, it could still generate a higher profit than the standard unit. With that bit of encouragement, she set out to calculate the price and volume for the new compressor that would result in the best financial return. Because

shooting. People in the world have heard and seen this kind of tragedy over and over in the news. The Safety of United States schools was seriously questioned by the world when in the news all we heard about was there was another shooting in an American high school or university. According to “School Shooting Statistics” which I searched from “Top10 Crimes” website, there are more than 40 shootings on American campus from 1996 – 2009. The gun shooting on American campus is a serious problem that is worth

background check system needs to be fixed by creating a stricter system to keep firearms away from dangerous people. In 2007, student Seung Hui Cho, who killed 32 students, did not receive a background check system and bought two guns to attack Virginia Tech. “The case was the