The primary cause of school shootings is mental disease and the lack of treatment for those diseases. There are numerous examples of shooters who had various mental and personality disorders (antisocial personality, anxiety, etc). Lack of gun control has no influence; if an individual has the determination to commit a crime using a gun, they will obtain it legally or illegally. The media influences the perception of the public after the fact and attempts to point the blame on one factor, (i.e
The Columbine shooting was one of the worst school shooting to ever happen in the history of the United States. This was the worst school shooting up to this point in history; it was surpassed by a couple of other shootings but mainly the Virginia Tech shooting. This was the beginning of many other copycat crimes that shook the nation. The Columbine shooting was one of the worst school shootings of all time and has changed America forever. The people behind the Columbine shooting, were Eric Harris
just as much as students, have the potential as well to start a school shooting. Although, teachers would have an advantage over the typical school shooter by starting a school shooting from the inside and not from the outside, since a typical school shooter arrives at a school and is not already there when commencing their rampage. A teacher causing a school shooting would be due to the guns that would have already been inside the school if federal legislation were to pass that allowed teachers to
School shootings are happening all over the country at an alarming rate. School security is the main reason why these kept happening. Many people feel like their school has good security but there is always a better one on the market. There is many more security systems that are better, they are more expensive but we have to be willing to spend the money to stay safe. Safety should be the main priority for schools. To stop people from coming into the school, we have to have something at the gate
Columbine, Parkland, Garfield, Richland, Frontier, Alisal, Sandy Hook, Aurora. This is a short list of some of the most known school shootings in the history of the United States. Gun control has been a very controversial topic for a while now but after the recent shooting at Parkland High school, the issue has been getting more attention. The number of school shootings has been increasing and some people think this is because of our gun laws. In my opinion we should not ban guns. The second amendment
focused on gun regulation and keeping deadly weapons out of the hands of potential killers. Unfortunately, far less attention has been dedicated to the cause of gun violence and its impact on victims. The consequences of gun violence are more hideous and affect entire communities, families, and children. There’s the issue of mental illness being a cause gun violence. Anyone who’s is willing to pick up a gun and kill hundreds of innocent people is sure insane. Most shooters have a mental illness that
The issue of school safety has become a controversial topic in the united states, due to tragic acts of violence occurring lately. When a school shooting occurs, who should really put the blame on, the teacher, the students, or the staff working in the school to make it a safe place. We don’t realize how many people are involved in the shooting of police officers to FBI agents who try to ensure the safety of the students every day, but if such problem becomes big enough without solution and get to
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lives in school shootings in the United States. A parent sends their children off to school to get an education and never does occur in their minds that in the place they consider to be a safe zone, there children can lose their lives. In the recent years there have been many deaths due to guns. Many of those deaths are due to school shootings in which have left many families without their loved ones. From the Sandy Hook shooting, to the Pulse shooting in Orlando, to the Vegas shooting and to the