Gun violence

Gun violence is when a firearm is used to hurt others instead of protecting. Gun violence has been a recurring issue recently. More and more people are becoming afraid of places, they use to enjoy going to such as schools, malls, concerts, movies, churches, and even more. In the United States, there have been fifty-four school shootings since 2015. That’s crazy to think about. However, not all ended in deaths. Why do people think about going to places and shooting it up? The three major school…

States are killed by guns each year. It seems like such an easy problem to fix, with a simple solution that will change everything. Everyday politicians fight and struggle on this “easy task” trying to create a solution that will end this problem. The main groups that politicians have to appeal to are the people with conservative or liberal beliefs. Every day major media outlets feature headlines about gun violence. A person with a conservative mind may believe that gun violence is not as…

country where guns are found everywhere such as streets and households. Since all individuals are allowed access to guns without the due restrictions. Because of this, gun control is one of the most dangerous and serious topics that government needs to deal with. Every day is more devastating when we hear about a massacre involving guns. Unfortunately, America has become in a little time the country that leads the list of countries where more violence occurred involving guns. America's gun…

Guns don’t kill people, people kill people. This phrase has become the mantra for the National Rifle Association and most pro-gun arguments, but on what basis does this stems from? Here in the United States, we contain just under half of all the armed civilians worldwide, despite having only just under 5 percent of the world population. To some, they see this fact as a source of pride, though others see it as the reason for an extensive issue. It is no breaking news that gun violence has been a…

No doubt that there have been many alarming issues since the last century especially when it comes to homicide rate due to gun violence. Research done has proven and illustrated to an audience on how adolescents are more likely to be involved with delinquency relating to gun violence. Gun violence is prone to cause mental health and child development issues, high numbers of homicide yearly, social, psychological, and political concerns. Nevertheless, taking little to no action will only rise…

problem is crime/violence among the younger generation. The main emphasis that will be discussed is gun violence among the youth and how this issue is turning into a tragic epidemic. Far too many children have access to guns and or weapons, whether it is in their own homes or in the vicinity. This is turning into a new serious epidemic that needs to be controlled and contained before things end up worse. Each day, sadly the news reports children/teenagers getting access to guns and committing…

The abundance of guns in America has immeasurable consequences that are felt every day through gun violence, mass shooting, mass incarceration, and increasingly militarized law enforcement agencies. America is obsessed with guns. History explains how guns ended up all around the world, and U.S. corporations like Boeing and Lockheed Martin are the largest global exporters of weapons accounting for about half of the worldwide gun sales totaling over $80 billion dollars. Not to mention the…

of decreasing. Our streets have become a battle field for thugs and gangsters to settle their disputes. We can’t allow this problem to continue growing, we must come up with a solution. In order to curtail gun violence, we have to enforce stricter gun safety law, reduce children’s exposure to guns. Although the second amendment gives citizens “the right to bear arm”. I suggest that before…

one-third of homicides occur happen during a family argument” (Roth, Jeffrey).Which leads to the belief that at least one-third of gun homicides occur in the home. With the knowledge of a gun in the home and knowing it should never be fired at someone unless you are threatened, chances of gun violence in home situations would plunge. Education is important to minimize violence. A victim will never know where they are going to come into trouble or else they would always avoid those situations.…

As you are well aware, gun violence in the United States has been increasing and is becoming especially present in Washington. Following the January 26th shooting near Belfair, we have seen 7 more cases of mass shootings in our state alone. Thats over 30 people who will never return home to their families. I never believed that a shooting would affect me, until June 30th, 2016. This was the day of the Mukilteo shooting where a jealous ex-boyfriend went to a house party and killed 3 people, one…