aide in reduction of the amount of mass killings in the United States. Since 2013‚ there has been 242 shootings in schools alone (Scheller). Since the Sandy Hook shooting there have been at least 1‚518 mass shootings leaving 1‚715 dead (The Long‚ Shameful List of School Shootings in America). In recent events‚ as I am sure you are aware‚ there was a mass shooting in Las Vegas leaving 58 people dead (Yan). The shooter was found with 42 guns in his hotel room and his home. There is a major need to
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For many‚ mental health and gun violence seem to go hand in hand. While it seems logical that individuals that perpetrate mass shootings must have some mental illness such as in the case of Adam Lanza who in December 2012 carried out one of the most tragic mass shootings at the Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown Connecticut. In that shooting Lanza‚ who was 20 years old at the time‚ killed his mother then went on to slaughter 6 adults and 20 children between the ages of 6 and 7 and finally
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Today‚ the use of guns by teens has become the norm. There should never be a time when it is okay for any child to carry a weapon for the means of committing a violent act. Too many young lives will never have the chance to reach full potential. As a nation‚ this is unacceptable and innocent lives are lost daily. Ending teen violence should be at the top of priorities of all people from the public sector to even those just in the private sector. The youth of today are our future of tomorrow‚ finding
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Gun Violence in School “Do you believe in God?” Imagine being asked this question‚ and your response was what determined whether or not you would be shot to death. This is what happened at Columbine High School in Littleton‚ Colorado on April 20th‚ 1999 (“Columbine High School Shootings”). This terrible tragedy affected many people‚ including the entire nation. After this happened‚ many schools took their security precautions into consideration. The school district I have grown up in‚ Rochester
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such as‚ guns. Teenagers either need two-hundred dollars to buy a gun off the street or they steal their parent’s guns. They are ruthless young kids trying to find themselves in this world that answers to no one. So the Teens try to act cool by bringing the guns to parties‚ schools‚ and even church. This city is crawling with envious teenagers ready to shoot at any given moment‚ even if it’s only because they’re defending their pride. In many cases‚ people die prematurely due to gun violence. Bravoe
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Therefore‚ I picked three images that had different stories of gun violence. Further‚ those images supported the goal of taking a stand against gun violence that has been causing many deaths for years. The most striking visual elements in each image were intelligent in choosing the angle snapshot‚ free of amendments and understandable without further explanation
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to let citizens have and carry guns‚ while others agree it is their right as an american to own a gun. In America‚ there are approximately 270 million firearms possessed by civilians‚ and only 897‚000 carried by police.Close to 33‚000 Americans were victims of gun-related deaths in 2011 and an average of 268 citizens are shot every day. In the past decade our country has witnessed 142 mass school shootings and‚ in 2010 alone 19‚392 people committed suicide with a gun. These frightening statistic are
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Nikita Youth Gun Violence Every time I look around someone is dying. Its so crazy how close this topic is to me. I chose this topic on a Tuesday and on the very next day (Wednesday) a close friend of mine was shot and killed. So as I write his Essay I can’t help but to think about him‚ his name was Alex Bland 21yr old. From the years of 2002-2006‚ 687 Chicago youth were killed by guns‚ and firearms are used in 10 out of 14 murder-suicide in Illinois. In 2005 71% (435) of the homicides and 36%
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The controversy between maintaining the freedom to bear arms and reforming gun control laws to restrict ownership is and has been a topic of debate for quite a while. The topic is not old‚ and has been in the air perhaps before this generation was born. What really opened up the eyes of people was the event of the shooting located at Sandy Hook Elementary in 2012‚ where 20 children and 6 adults were killed that day. Where Brian Doyle writes an essay about staff members Dawn Hochsprug‚ and Mary Sherlach
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Jane Got A Gun directed by Gavin O’Connor‚ expresses her concern about gun violence in the country. She may have played a gun-slinging cowgirl in her latest movie but she feels strongly about tighter gun laws. Portman is a strong advocate for tighter gun laws in the United States. During the premiere of the Jane Got A Gun in New York‚ Natalie stated in an interview that she is very concerned about the state of guns in the U.S. and agrees with President Barack Obama’s platform to increase gun ownership
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