Gun Violence: The Effects Of Guns And Education

The Effects of Guns and Education The increasing crime rates in our society have become more aggressive. The rise of gun violence is affecting our youth and adolescence, guns are now permitted on public school campuses and colleges. “To even qualify as a violent crime, an incident must involve an aggressor, at minimum, threatening another person by word or gesture. Threat may or may not be followed by attack This attempt may or may not be successful. If an injury is inflicted, it may or may not result in death. Whether the aggressor possesses a gun can affect the occurrence of each of these possible events” (Kleck & McEllrath, 1991). “President Barack Obama has made strengthening gun control one of his top priorities, focusing on expanding