In the classic Christmas movie, “A Christmas Story”, the protagonist Ralphie’s only problem relating to a gun was that he could “shoot his eye out”. As time moves on, we unfortunately have multitudes of problems relating to the use of guns, specifically with school shootings. There have been numerous school shootings occurring since the late nineties, and it has gotten out of control with the most recent shooting that happened the beginning of this month. In order to prevent anymore tragic school shootings, the potential gun owner, as well as their household members, must be required to take a psychological exam and undergo an extensive criminal background.
It’s very clear that these mass shooters are not one hundred percent mentally stable, but the question remains on how such people are able to obtain these guns. Sixty percent of the shooters have shown signs of being mentally ill (Metzl and MacLeish). The perpetrators who are involved in schools shootings aren’t always the legal owner of the weapons used. For example, a mentally unstable adolescent just so happens to live with their mother, father, and uncle. …show more content…
No one in their right mind would hire someone as an elementary school teacher if they knew that they were charged with ownership of child pornography, which is why the everyone in the household must have a clean history. Similarly to before, the potential gun owner might have a clean background, but their household members may not. The possibility of a person who committed a violent crime gaining access to a lethal weapon in their own is already a dangerous thought on its own. The same rule must apply for those who are buying the gun for someone else, because they could also be an accomplice helping out someone who may not be allowed to be in possession of a gun. These processes have a great potential for preventing more of them from
It’s very clear that these mass shooters are not one hundred percent mentally stable, but the question remains on how such people are able to obtain these guns. Sixty percent of the shooters have shown signs of being mentally ill (Metzl and MacLeish). The perpetrators who are involved in schools shootings aren’t always the legal owner of the weapons used. For example, a mentally unstable adolescent just so happens to live with their mother, father, and uncle. …show more content…
No one in their right mind would hire someone as an elementary school teacher if they knew that they were charged with ownership of child pornography, which is why the everyone in the household must have a clean history. Similarly to before, the potential gun owner might have a clean background, but their household members may not. The possibility of a person who committed a violent crime gaining access to a lethal weapon in their own is already a dangerous thought on its own. The same rule must apply for those who are buying the gun for someone else, because they could also be an accomplice helping out someone who may not be allowed to be in possession of a gun. These processes have a great potential for preventing more of them from