...Between October 1997 and may 1999 there were seven mass shooting in schools. Perhaps the most infamous of the seven occurred in Littleton, CO performed by Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold. They killed 13 individuals and wounded 24 at Columbine High School. (Kleck, Mass Shootings in Schools, The worst Possible Case for Gun Control) Some gun related patterns that are found because of these seven shootings are, 5 out of the 7 mass shootings had multiple guns. Because they had multiple guns they did not need guns with a large capacity of magazines to shoot many victims. Killers take their time; they deliberately fire at individual victims over a long period of time. Second, Theft is primarily how killers acquire their guns. Of these seven shootings,...
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...The definition of a school shooting is “a violent act in which someone, usually a student, uses a gun to kill or injure teachers, students, and staff” ( ). According to Everytown Research, there has been 214 school shootings since 2013 in the US, which is nearly an average of one a week. Already here has been six school shootings in 2017! With this fact in mind, the biggest concern on people’s minds, such as students and the parents, is how to stay safe. Allowing teachers to have guns in the classroom will provide comfort and safety to students and parents. If an intruder or a shooter comes to a school, more classrooms will be armed, allowing protection for others. On September 1, 2004, one of the most famous school hostage siege took place....
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...Sally Ngo 3/23/2015 Professor Davis Mass School Shootings Should Not Get Media Attention “So our hearts are broken today -- for the parents and grandparents, sisters and brothers of these little children, and for the families of the adults who were lost. Our hearts are broken for the parents of the survivors as well, for as blessed as they are to have their children home tonight, they know that their children’s innocence has been torn away from them too early, and there are no words that will ease their pain…” Obama delivered this speech to the solemn crowd about the horrific school shooting that took place at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Should the media be allow to broadcast school shootings? The media is an accomplice in almost every single public shoot out. Nobody realize the risks local television stations and radio stations are doing by broadcasting school shooting. Could the media be at fault for creating mass shooters? Yes, because when events like this occurs, all major television stations drops their current duties and focus their attention on the shooting, and suddenly it becomes a major media event. Because they want to be the one who has the breaking news first. And that is what the perpetrator is aiming for; to become famous. The perpetrator now a name for him or herself and instantly he/she becomes an overnight celebrity. All major television and radio stations will talk about nothing else but him/her, the spotlight will primarily...
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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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...From 2020 to 2024 the number of mass shootings has gone up 8%. Within one year there have been more than 630 mass killings, meaning on average almost two shootings happen daily. Medical professionals have found many reasons for the start of mass killings. Though many believe these factors are myths, due to research it has been shown that bullying, social media, and mental illness are the main potential causes of mass killings. Over many years of research, bullying is one of the top reasons behind mass killings. Medical professionals state that most killers have one thing in common, they are most often seen as stress, depression, or frustration for years. It is also seen as bullying or harassment and being ignored within a school or a place...
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...growing number of mass shootings in the United States has begun to heavily impact American morale causing panic and fear to spread across the country. The upsurge of shootings in public places has captured media coverage and is generating the perception that public shootings are an irreversible consequence of freedom. However, how can America idly sit by and not enact drastic measures to battle against these atrocious actions? What is the true cause and purpose behind the enactment of violence through gunplay in a school atmosphere? These questions must be resolved in order to prevent unfortunate events such as the Red Lake...
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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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...According, to news report at least 17 people met their death at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Nikolas Cruz 19-year-old boy. The accused shooter expelled without specific reason according to the disciplinary (Christensen). The shooting caused debates about which could sound like the cause of the steeply rising mass killings in the USA. Most politicians and citizens want to tie the mass killings to people with a mental crisis. Although other large countries such as India and Europe, share the same figures of mentally unstable people but have very low incidents of school-shooting. The increasing rate of shootings has led to most Americans heading back to the drawing board on the regulation of gun control and gun rights in the country. Since the issues have occurred there has been more focus on why shooting is happening more frequently. Many people have started fearing the fact they could lose loved ones in a school shooting. Most Republican politicians and supporters lead by President...
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...School Shootings When I think of school shootings my mind immediately goes back to the Columbine High school shooting. This was the first school shooting that I was actually old enough to remember and understand. I still remember having a moment of silence for all of those involved. The New world encyclopedia states “Columbine High School shooting was one of the deadliest mass shootings in United States history. On April 20, 1999, two teenagers killed 13 people and wounded more than 20 at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. The incident drew worldwide attention. It led to widespread discussion over gun control and the prevention of school violence.” (Funk & Wagnalls) According to Wikipedia from 2011 to 2015 there has been 99 school shootings including grade schools, high schools, and colleges. This is a problem that needs more national attention in my opinion in order for there to be some form of change. The killers in school shootings (mass shootings) are what we call mass murderers, they typically want to send a message. It was stated the two students in Columbine sought revenge on bullies; this shooting/bombing was meant to send the message to them. According to a few articles I read they define their personalities as, “pseudocommando” these individuals kill in public during the daytime, plan their offense well in advance, and come prepared with arsenal of weapons, very similar to that of the school shooting killers. (Knoll) According to Warnick, the children...
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...The early morning of April 20, 1999 was filled with the wonderful smell of breakfast in the air, the everyday sound of school buses driving on their way to pick up children, and the sound of teenagers laughing together on their way to school. It was a normal, promising day in the small town of Littleton, Colorado. But in a few hours, that beautiful day suddenly became a horrible nightmare the world would not soon forget. At approximately 11:10 am, two teenage students, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, arrived at the front doorsteps of Columbine High School. About two minutes later, Eric and Dylan walked into their school cafeteria where they had placed two duffle bags filled entirely with twenty pound bombs, simply waiting for the bombs to explode inside of their vehicles. Shortly after, Eric and Dylan began a horrific shooting spree in both the cafeteria and the library. By 11:35 am they managed to kill twelve students, an instructor, and wounded at least twenty other students. Shortly after...
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...Guns, Schools and Mental Illness The above five words should never be placed into or used in a sentence together, yet, these five words are almost constantly in the news. The Second Amendment has been getting its share of attention during the last fifty years and specifically in the last twenty years. Here is where the arguments begin and end. No one can agree on the meaning of or what was intended when the amendment was actually written. The Second Amendment states, “A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed” (Second Amendment) . This specific amendment dates back to England before Magna Carta when the Protestants were allowed to possess and carry guns although Catholics were not allowed. The interpretation of this depends on who is doing the interpreting (Second Amendment (1791)). The first school shooting happened in Greencastle, Pennsylvania in July of 1764, which killed the headmaster and either nine or ten children (School Shootings in the U.S. 1900-Present). Throughout the eighteen hundreds there were numerous school shootings. Also in the nineteen hundreds there were school shootings and America did not start the upheavals about guns and shooting children in schools until the late 1980’s or early 1990’s. In an eighteen year period from 1992 to 2010 there were a total of 240 homicides and 373 deaths attributed to school shootings (List of school shootings from...
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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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...Starting the New Year off, many enjoy making resolutions and goals for a new upcoming year. On New Years Eve, America fell short in making a resolution of safety and peace throughout the county. Eleven weeks into 2018 the country has seen more violence and shootings ever. Ringing in the new year with forty nine cases of mass violence including seventeen school shootings. What is one leading cause of this outbreak in mass violence? The failure tend to mental illnesses with support or outreach available to those with violent tendencies and symptoms. Although most of the mass shooting that have occurred across the world were caused by white male figures, especially in the United States, women have shown more mental illnesses cases. Dating back to 1982 to present 2018, men were in charge of 94 mass shootings, 2 were created by women, and lastly 2 occurrences were with both a male and female role. According to NIMH, or the National Institute of Mental Health,...
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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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...School shootings can happen at any given moment, being prepared for them is the only way to prevent a tragedy. Preparing the staff and student body is unfortunately a necessary thing for today's school. They are a scary event, whether it is a suicide in school, or an active shooter. “62% of all mass shootings take place in small towns with less than 100,000 people in them (and towns with a population less than 50,000 account for 87% of that number).”. “For every 10 school shootings that occurred in the last 20 years, nine of them happened in sleepy little towns.“ A small town, like Danville, is almost 63% more likely to experience a mass shooting or school shooting than a larger town. Towns with 10k- 50k are most likely to have a mass shooting and a school shooting, as the graphs below shows....
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