In 2018 alone, the United States has suffered 17 school shootings (Ahmed & Walker). Gun violence is greater in the US than in any other first world nation. In fact, when compared to other nations, the number of gun-related murders in the United States are at an all-time high (bbc.com). This goes to show that more government involvement has been shown to be necessary for the current political climate. In the past, when Congress became more involved and banned assault rifles, there was a fewer number
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Teachers be armed? One problem that society has been going through in this days are shootings at schools. Many of this problems had happened around our country. Students and also teachers had been proposed that teachers will be armed at schools so they could defend themselves or others, also President Trump and the National Rifle Association have been clear: Make school fortnesses, employ every deterrence, fight fire with fire, arm teachers could help at schools. Every person was important in the
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According to Everyone in the U.S In 2018 there have been more or less than 18 on campus school shootings. There have been multiple school shootings but, there are very different such as sucidal, not during school hours, and during school hours. This being a real isuure some people think school shooting are not a issue on the other side of people some thing that gun violence is not under control. There are different situations during a school shooting. There is susdial stiuations where a young teenager
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Guns Are Not the Problem, People Are Violence in school environments have become a major issue, and there are many precautions we can take to prevent this violence. Precautions such as better background checks before purchasing a gun will greatly decrease deaths due to gun violence. In America, the average number of school shootings is approximately 1.37 per week (Davies). There are too many lives lost throughout the year to gun violence. It is time for America to step it up when addressing the
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On April 20, 1999, two teenage boys opened fire on their high school in Colorado. Several problems and issues presented themselves due to miscommunications or laidback approaches. Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris killed 12 students, one teacher and wounded 21 others using weapons purchased from private dealers at a gun show. Part of Columbine’s issues should’ve been prevented if the gun laws in Colorado were enforced properly. Although it wasn't entirely Robyn, Eric, And Dylan's fault, the seller shouldn't
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School shootings have been a big issue this past year. We all heard about the parkland shooting which made a huge impact and opened a lot of people’s eyes. We had a recent school shooting in parkland Florida. A fellow student shot up school. The police had various tips but never followed up on it. This student has a record of violent acts. The police got many reports from various people even one person close to the student stated “That (students name) had a desire to kill people and worried about
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As an American citizen in high school, I believe the popular topic of gun control in schools is most relevant to me at the moment. There have been OVER 300 school related shootings since 2013—an average of about one a week. As a student who has never been put in the position of having to protect oneself from an active shooter, I believe teachers should not have guns. Michael Drayton (1596) created a wise saying: “add fuel to the fire” this is still relevant today. By allowing teachers to have guns
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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
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why the alleged suspects could have turned to such violence and no one else has offered any evidence based explanation for it. If this is the case, then why is Obama now labeling them as being terrorists when he himself warned against the judging too quick? The only explanation for this situation can lead one to think of is the suspects’ identification as being ethnic Chechens and Muslims. There is no evidence that they acted in relation to the events that happened in their ancestral background.
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The Individual Rights Issue That Arise From School Shootings On February 18, 2018 Nikolas Cruz commited one of the deadliest school shootings in the US, the Parkland school shooting. A total of 17 people died. “A heavily armed young man barged into his former high school about an hour northwest of Miami on Wednesday, opening fire on terrified students and teachers and leaving a death toll of 17 that could rise even higher, the authorities said” (Audra). The shooting was ranked with Columbine
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