...For every 100 people in the United States, there are 88.8 guns. Containing only 5% of the population, the U.S. held 31% of the world’s mass shooters, according to a study done by Adam Frankford, who led a study in mass shootings from 1966 to 2012. In another study, a reporter Adrienne LaFrance projected that more people will die from shootings than in car accidents in 2020. We’re also number one worldwide for number of mass shootings. Yay America! So with these huge mass shootings being a recurring issue that we constantly see in the news, the question of the second amendment comes to mind. To refresh, the second amendment states: “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep...
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...Mass shootings throughout the U.S. is increasing at a rapid rate, but why? Almost 2 people everyday die because of mass shootings. In this year alone there have already been over 70 mass shootings in the U.S. resulting in 125 dead and over 140 have been critically injured. This is a very debated topic in the government today, and what can they do to reduce how frequent these attacks occur. The increase in these mass shootings can be linked to the lack of effective security measures and easy access to firearms. In your typical school, most do not have a school resource officer in the younger grades, leaving more susceptible to gun violence. In high school you often have 1 or maybe 2 resource officers in the building, but having people walking around in a school full of 2nd graders would terrify them. It’s not only in schools, about 26% of shootings happen in school while the rest of them are in the rest of the U.S.(Washington Post). A researcher by the name of Patrick Alder...
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...The news is plagued with mass shootings and violence, making it seem as if America’s gun problem revolves around them. America has many gun problems, including mass shootings, but suicide leads to the most gun deaths per year. When the discussion for gun violence revolves around mass shootings, it makes it harder to decrease gun violence. Many studies show that homicides and mass shootings are slowly decreasing or leveling out, while suicides have been gradually increasing since the 90’s (Sanger-Katz, 2015, para 8). The media covers news stories involving mass shootings, homicides, and homicide-suicides, but rarely covers stories about suicide. Suicide is a well-avoided topic in America; it makes people uncomfortable to talk about mental illness. People also avoid talking about suicide on media because it brings embarrassment to the family involved and leaves a stigma that makes it harder for people with depression to ask for help (Masters, 2016, para 3-4). Additionally, it gives people the idea to commit suicide if they are feeling hopeless. This is especially true for the younger population. While I was in high school, my school either had no suicides or over five consecutive suicides in one year. However, because it is a sensitive...
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...Day-to-Day Mass Shooting cannot be prevented By Katherine Zelaya Mass shootings have caused many controversy in our American community. People should stay at home safe instead of going to shopping centers, movie theatres, and other public places risking the danger due to all the violence and massacres going on in America. Throughout the decade there has been many cases involving interactions with people in possession of guns. Since as long as I know, mass shootings have become a global issue that has increased within the years. In addition, mass shootings have doubled within the past 10 years, not to mention, these crimes have resulted in numerous deaths, due to the wrong people in possession of firearms. Occurrences like...
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...According to USA Today, in 1996 a mass shooting happened in Dunblane Primary School. And in 1999 a mass shooting happened in Columbine High School. Since 1996 there has not been another mass shooting in the UK, but there have been over 160 since 1999, according to USA Today. Some people think the U.S. should adopt the UK’s gun laws to decrease the amount of mass shootings, while others think revising the laws will not change anything. The U.S needs to adopt gun laws similar to the UK in order to stop mass shootings from happening. According to Business Insider, every state in the US is not the same when it comes to guns. Some states like Rhode Island and California have waiting periods to purchase guns. Some states like Nevada and Virginia have less regulation and purchasing a gun is a very speedy process. In most states in the US two background checks are conducted, state and federal. Since, Los Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock did not have a criminal record he was able to pass every background check, which allowed him to purchase 33 firearms, 13 of which were semi-automatic, and carry out the deadliest mass shooting in USA history. According to CBS News the minimum age you must be to purchase a semi-automatic...
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...Mass Shootings Mass shootings have become a recent tragic phenomenon sparking much discussion around our country. Every time we seem to flip through the news channels we see someones worst nightmare happening right in front of our eyes. The sadness and mourning process that the families endure when loosing a loved one should be enough evidence to prove we have a major problem here in the US. This type of violence has become an epidemic in the United States and by looking at the history of mass shootings its only going to get much worse. There have been many different arguments suggesting more gun control, mental health facilities, and more technology advances in security. These suggestions seem very practical and can definitely help the cause...
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...responsible for the Virginia Tech Mass Shooting. At the time of the shooting, he was only 23 years old. The spree killer and mass murderer who killed 32 people, and wounded 17 other people with two semi automatic pistols on April 16th, 2007. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia was the location of the mass shooting that occurred on April 16th, 2007. Was Bullying or a mental disorder the cause of this mass shooting? Seung-hui Cho in Korea, properly know an Cho Seung-hui. cho was born on January 18th, 1984 in the city of Asan, in South Korea's South Chungcheong Province. Before immigrating to the United States, Cho and his family lived in a basement apartment. During September 1992, Cho's father made it possible for family to immigrated to the United states to seek better life for himself, and his family. The cho family first lived in Detroit, Michigan, then shortly afterwards moved to Washington particularly to Virginia, Washington. Cho's family members who lived in South Korea, thought that Cho had a mute disorder, or thought Cho was...
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...Fear of mass shooting can breed its own anxiety. When people keep worrying about being murdered or killed in a mass shooting, stress and anxious would come after them; therefore, over stress and anxious would be the first killer to kill themselves. Dayvid Diamond, a neuroscience professor at the University of South Florida, he mentions, “Anxiety alters the way of our brains process information. It actives a primal part of the brain known as the amygdala that can be hard to turn off, making it hard to relax in a theater if you’re afraid someone is going to walk in and start shooting” (qtd in Daileda). When people overwhelming with something, they will feel extremely anxious, which is a feeling that is hard to turn off. When people receive surprising news or statistics about mass shootings continuously, anxiety will develop quickly without their knowledge, which is when a panic occurs. Besides, once this feeling is developed, it is hard to turn it off because human’s brains are very sensitive to those surprising information. Accordingly, if people control their reactions when they see media’s inflated...
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...Obviously, school shootings are a big subject in recent times, especially with the youth. Students all over the country are scared of going to school because it’s something that happens more often. I myself own a gun, and my house has multiple guns in a safe. Guns shouldn't be banned and won't be banned because it restricts our right to the 2nd amendment of rights to bear arms. There should be a further background check and a longer process in all the states, I know in Arizona, there are no laws or restrictions on buying a gun. The first article Here’s How to Prevent the Next School Shooting, Experts Say, explains my point exactly. The article express “If we're really talking about prevention, my perspective is that we should go for the public...
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...I decided to compose my essay around the topic of mass shootings, particularly how mass coverage of these mass murders contributes to an increased amount of mass shootings. With the recent coverage of mass shootings in the media, I thought to myself whether this media exposure is giving people with mental issues incentive to perform such horrendous acts. This is a very sensitive topic; however, I believe there's a lot of information that could potentially decrease the number of mass shootings. My essay will compare two pieces, "Contagion in Mass Killings and School Shootings" by Towers, Gomez-Lievano, Khan, Mubayi, and Castillo-Chavez with my popular piece "Mass Shootings and News Media: A connection?" by Max Kutner. The articles center around research on how media coverage has increased mass shooting over the past twenty years. Though both articles differ in their presentation both articles convey similar points. The peer-reviewed article structures their points using a contagion model as well as conducting and implementing several academic types of research together, whereas the news article contains a stronger focus on how the...
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...Argument Essay By Joseph Peterson Ivy Tech Community College Argument Essay Guns or no guns? That seems to be a big question these days. A lot of the reason behind the discussion is mass shootings that occur so often now days. Other forms of violence with guns happen, but the most controversy over guns usually occurs after a mass shooting. The reason for that is that mass shootings tend to be more mindless and more innocent people are hurt or killed in mass shootings. The thought of what if I or one of my families was in one of these mass shootings always hit home afterwards, and so we think of ways to prevent them from happening again. I have a question though is guns really the issue or is it really another issue? I think that the anti-gun activists use every shooting as just another door to support their views against guns. I can see why they do since guns are used to the shootings, but taking away a normal citizens right to own a gun and defend themselves against crimes is not smart. These shootings are not done by normal citizens and could still occur even if they took away guns from the normal citizens who just want protection. Police are not always there when you need them and sometimes you need to protect yourself first as we can see from different crimes that take place today. What would stop a mass shooter from buying guns illegally? Do they not think that they could? Drugs are illegal but still sold and used everywhere every minute. One argument...
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...the opposite end of the divide are anti-gun extremists. Then, there is the rational middle—the group that is often left out of the debate. This group typically consists of average law-abiding citizens who do not believe that Americans should be stripped of their rights to bear arms, but, rather, that some laws should be tightened up to ensure that guns and deadly accessories, such as high-capacity magazines, stay out of the wrong hands. Over the years, numerous mass shootings in schools have forced lawmakers to assess and tighten gun-control laws, which has also reignited the fiery gun debate. This assessment will attempt to uncover a proper course of action via a rigorous analysis of constitutional law and ethical theories in order to restore the peace to a divided nation. The Issue Historically, the issue of gun violence seems to have haunted the right of American citizens to keep and bear arms, especially when connected with schools (Arnold, 2015). The multitude of mass school shootings over the years has only proven this statement...
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...specifically talks about Witch-hunts where power, profit, and fear lead to accusations of witchcraft that spread like wildfire, resulting in the execution of 18 innocent people. Nowadays mental illness is the scapegoat to blame for mass shootings and gun violence, fueled by corrupt politicians whose goals are profit and power, as well as creating fear in the minds of citizens across the nation. In this essay we will compare the similarities in profit, power, and fear between “The Crucible” based on the Salem Witch Trials from the 1500’s and the stigma surrounding Mental Illness in today's society. Power: In the book The Crucible, the judge maintains power by telling people what they believe the people want hear regardless if eighteen innocent people would lose their lives. Nowadays mental illness is blamed for mass shootings and gun violence by...
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...Howard Unruh was a twisted man who made an impact on the world's history today. Howard Unruh was the world's first mass murderer. He had dark thoughts that lead the man to kill several people for no reason at all. He set his name in the books as the world's first mass murderer ever. This is an informative essay about the things that he did and how he did it, his reasons for doing the things he did, and his childhood. Howard Unruh was a mass murderer who killed 13 people in under 20 minutes through his apartment window into a crowed on the street in downtown Philadelphia. Three of the 13 people were children and three people were injured. The police managed to force the man out of his apartment by using tear gas and they arrested him later...
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...SHOOTING AN ELEPHANT PRATIK THAPA "Shooting an Elephant" tells a story of George Orwell as he struggles between his moral objection to not shoot an elephant and legal responsibility to shoot it. Throughout his adventure, he decides that it is best to kill the elephant however he believes that It is against his rationale. Though, he feels bad about killing the elephant, he kills it at last and he tries to justify his act throughout the whole essay explaining how pressuring and compelling the situation was and why he had to do it. First of all, he describes how destructive the elephant was. I think this, as his first justification for killing an elephant. He thinks it is important to kill something that is endangering public lives and public property. He quotes, “It had already destroyed somebody's bamboo hut, killed a cow and raided some fruit-stalls and devoured the stock; also it had met the municipal rubbish van and, when the driver jumped out and took to his heels, had turned the van over and inflicted violence upon it.” Even with this judgment, it seems difficult for him to decide if he really has to kill that animal and he waits for alternative. Secondly, he continues to describe the Elephant being more violent. As he passes, the village, he sees many acts of the elephant that he describes as cruel and unkind. He also sees “a dead man’s body sprawling in the mud.” His use of words such as “head sharply twisted to one side”, “the teeth bared and grinning with an...
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