Gun violence

Power and violence are ideas active in some of the most impactful and important aspects of human life. Commonly characterized, constantly redefined, and at times defying definition and distinction, the precise meaning of these terms and how they are interrelated is in constant conversation. Professor and political theorist, Hannah Arendt, delves into the intricacies the two concepts and how they operate in the terms of a nation’s political power and use of violence in her Reflections on…

It starts with a child. By the age of three, these young, bound-to-be soldiers, are being taught how to hold a gun by the tip of their fingers. It’s common amongst countries that hold poverty or places where war breaks out through every corner. This is an endless supply of children, fighting as if adults. They don’t know any better; they’re children. However, does this mean they should be given amnesty? Or has empathy taken over our hearts and manipulated our minds to think these children should…

At 2:02 AM, Mateen walked in with an assault style gun, an AR-15. The first group of people he shot were located in the bar and on the dance floor. For 33 minutes, he continued shooting between the two areas and killing those trying to escape the building. A standoff lasted for nearly an hour while he was…

grade school educator, and her students. From personal experience I have noticed the change in school systems where the building’s security has become more like a prison and less like an inviting community to learn because of the growth in school violence. House bill 186 clarifies the law regarding weapons in school safety zones consisting of any real property owned or leased by a school or postsecondary institution. This bill will amend provisions relating to carrying weapons within certain…

play with guns and cars, girls are usually playing with baby dolls and kitchen sets. We created certain toys for each gender and they influence roles in adulthood. Meanwhile, in sports, boys are mostly remembered in football and basketball, which is taught to be aggressive and competitive. On the other hand, girls are placed into sports that carry out movement, balance and non-aggressive contact, such as ballet, cheerleading, and gymnastics. From a young age, boys are taught to play with guns to…

How Teen Violence Effects Society What is teen violence? What does teen violence mean? Teen violence is harmful behaviors that can start very early in your life and then end in young adulthood. As a young person you could be a victim, an offender, or even a witness to the violence going on. Teen violence is actually something that happens quite often around the world. So here are some statistics about teen violence. CDC, made a study that shows that around 4,828 teens, around the age of…

video games becomes more and more realistic, in extent to the violence and harsh language used in many popular games. The main consumers for violent video games are teenagers and children, who seem to copy and mimic what they see, hear or learn from these types of ‘harmless’ games. Many video games including Grand Theft Auto, Call of Duty and Assassins Creed are just a few of many popular games that include blood, gore, intense violence, strong sexual content and the use of drugs. According to…

with a form of writing that exploits violent crimes for the advantage of provoking curiosity in readers, writes in his article for men’s magazine Esquire “Porno-violence.”He believes that authors use morbid crimes for their own self gain by attracting people who otherwise would not read it. Wolfe believes that Truman Capote uses porno-violence to glorify the murders of the family to appeal to readers in his nonfiction novel, In Cold Blood. Capote utilizes the murders by Dick and Perry as a…

Contrary to popular beliefs, violent video games do not spawn violence. According to an article on nobullying.com, “68 percent of all American households play computer or video games. Of this, 25 percent are under the age of 18.” As a matter of fact, 15.5 percent of games are rated Mature with around two billion dollars coming in each year from mature video games. With this amount of revenue, there is no way the gaming industries will ever stop producing violent video games. While the number to…

This could show that games have become a outlet for aggression or that games and violence are not related. Moving on to Brad’s suggestion he states “We can make it more difficult to get access to them. We can strengthen our laws against teens acquiring these games. Parents can keep the games out of their homes and help their children…