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    Minimizing school shootings with gun control The United States has seen an increase in school shootings in the past couple of years. Such a dramatic increase that it seems like a trend know. So far this year there has been a reported 52 school shootings. There have been about 142 school shootings since the Sandy Hook massacre in 2012. This is a large number when compared to past years. Implementing gun control will help minimize school shootings. People who oppose gun control think that regulating

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    real.That same teenager is bullied at school and one day‚ he has had enough. The teen takes a weapon to school and a school shooting occurs. Who is to blame? The parents did not know their child’s intentions‚ nor did they realize the changing behavior. They did not know he was being bullied because he was always so sheltered: playing his video games‚ listening to music‚ or watching movies-- he never really had many

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    Have you ever wondered how school shootings‚ violence‚ happens in everyday school life without teachers and parents knowing how their child became involved? I support random backpack checks. I believe it would help keep our schools and kids safe. Backpacks are a perfect hiding spot for hiding drugs‚ weapons‚ knives and guns. Due to the different pockets and enclosed sections within the backpack. Students feel that school staff are not going to search their backpacks because of the 4th amendment

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    Another school shooting goes down and is preyed upon by the media for a gripping new story. Jonesboro‚ Arkansas‚ West Paducah‚ Kentucky‚ and Littleton‚ Colorado all have one thing in common. All these places are sites where school shootings have occurred. Why do school shootings happen and who is to blame when they do happen?. These are two questions that are still trying to be answered. Some people say that school shootings are due to the excess marketing of violence in movies‚ television‚

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    School Shootings 05/26/13 Tiffin University Applied Research Design Donald Kalamas Over the past 10 the 15 years we have seen an increase in school shootings. As a police officer these attacks have changed the way police respond to school shootings and how they handle their schools security in their areas. As a parent of a child that is in elementary school‚ these school shootings are extremely alarming and frightening. As I’ve already stated I have two interests in this area. The first

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    debates in the world ever known for today is the restriction on gun control and weather or not government and Obama should take away gun control or leave it alone. Just since 2013‚ there have been over 143 school shootings in the United States. Just in 2015‚ there has been over 45 school shootings in the United States. In some states‚ new laws have been added stating that if you’re going to buy a gun‚ you will need a background check. They do this for the safety of other people but not only that; but

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    Conflict theory seeks to scientifically explain conflict within society. This includes how conflict starts and varies‚ and the effects it brings. One of the central concerns for conflict theorists is the unequal distribution of scarce resources and power. Where functionalists see collective agreement on cultural standards as a key feature of holding society together‚ conflict theorists see power as the main feature of society. Power is the primary factor that guides society and social relations.

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    effective for his audience because he is showing the truth about how the paramedics. After reading this article Paramedics are taught not to risk their lives after the mass shootings‚ they are talking about that paramedics staying back out of the hot zones because it is to dangers for them after a mass shooting. In Columbine school shooting in Littleton‚ Colo in 1999‚ and the paramedics would not go in to save lives unless the swat team has cleared the place before they went in only because they don’t want

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    events and brutal shooting incidents that have taken place in schools that are related to the safety of children‚ faculty and other visitors. Further this paper discusses technological solution that could be applied to avoid such events and provide more safety to the people at school. Introduction: School shootings‚ especially in United States of America‚ are being witnessed all over the world. These shootings are not just recent incidents; we can find these throughout history. School students who

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    Columbine High School Tuesday‚ April 20‚ 1999‚ was a turning point in the lives of many Columbine students and families. Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold‚ two former students at Columbine High School‚ went to school on that day for one purpose‚ to annihilate the school building as well as the student body. Although Eric and Dylan’s bombs did not detonate‚ they still succeeded in destroying the lives and families of the twelve students and the one teacher that died. The Columbine High School shooting occurred

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