With children often being affected by gun related injuries, gun related protocols and insurance are often enforced to ensure the safety of children in the presence of a gun. As stated by Matthew James Thompson, “Since 1979, the number of children and teens killed by guns in the United States has stayed consistently above 3,000 deaths annually ” ( Thompson 1). Events like the 1989 shooting in Stockton, California where five children were killed on an elementary school playground, or the 1999 shooting at Columbine High School demonstrate the unique reactions children generate as victims of gun violence” ( Thompson 1). With these in statics in mind, there has been revision to the types of weapons citizens can purchases. Thompson’s desertion mentions
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As stated earlier, people often times don’t know how to coup with emotional problems that goes out of hand. Suicide rates are a recurring statics that remains consistently high, because of the presence of guns. As stated by Antonio Rodrigues Andres, “Suicide is a major cause of preventable death. In 2006, more than 32,000 suicides occurred in the United States, as compared with approximately 18,000 homicides… in 2006, on average 46 Americans committed suicide with a firearm every day, accounting for approximately 50 percent of all suicides” ( Rodriquez Andres 95-96). Being a “preventable death” refers that suicide can be avoided, but also be prevent together. Most often guns are in the mention of these events, because guns are seen to be a weapon that can be purchased and cause self-inflicted pain. There are tested and regulations to prevent unstable citizens from purchasing weapons, but has done little to change the outcome. Rodrigues Andres states, “Gun control policies can serve to reduce overall gun availability by creating barriers to firearm ownership. Additionally, firearms policies can also prevent individuals who are at a relatively higher risk of suicide from purchasing firearms” ( Rodriquez Andres 96). Current gun control regulations do not work on controlling everyone’s attentions in purchasing a weapons. A test can determine someone is mental stable now, but that might not be the case if something were to change in their lives. Having a gun around would likely be used as “quick” way to get out of their troubles. Allowing the banning of concealing weapons, people with suicidal attention will not be able to obtain a gun from vendors. The number of death by a self-inflected gunshot wound would diminish, all the rate of suicide prevention will also
As stated earlier, people often times don’t know how to coup with emotional problems that goes out of hand. Suicide rates are a recurring statics that remains consistently high, because of the presence of guns. As stated by Antonio Rodrigues Andres, “Suicide is a major cause of preventable death. In 2006, more than 32,000 suicides occurred in the United States, as compared with approximately 18,000 homicides… in 2006, on average 46 Americans committed suicide with a firearm every day, accounting for approximately 50 percent of all suicides” ( Rodriquez Andres 95-96). Being a “preventable death” refers that suicide can be avoided, but also be prevent together. Most often guns are in the mention of these events, because guns are seen to be a weapon that can be purchased and cause self-inflicted pain. There are tested and regulations to prevent unstable citizens from purchasing weapons, but has done little to change the outcome. Rodrigues Andres states, “Gun control policies can serve to reduce overall gun availability by creating barriers to firearm ownership. Additionally, firearms policies can also prevent individuals who are at a relatively higher risk of suicide from purchasing firearms” ( Rodriquez Andres 96). Current gun control regulations do not work on controlling everyone’s attentions in purchasing a weapons. A test can determine someone is mental stable now, but that might not be the case if something were to change in their lives. Having a gun around would likely be used as “quick” way to get out of their troubles. Allowing the banning of concealing weapons, people with suicidal attention will not be able to obtain a gun from vendors. The number of death by a self-inflected gunshot wound would diminish, all the rate of suicide prevention will also