Mass murder

of their sprees.(Bjelopera et al 10) Mental illness is often associated with shootings but with that said, mental illness alone is not reliable as a causal factor for violence toward the general public. According to Jessica Rosenberg, the author of "Mass Shootings and Mental Health Policy", studies show that people who suffer from mental health issues are more of a risk to themselves rather than to the general public and only about “4 - 5% of violence toward others is associated with mental…

you consider the amount of accidents and mass shootings that have happened in the past years. Between 1982 and 2012 there were 62 mass shootings in the United States (par. 21), and five in Wisconsin alone since 2004 (Gregory par. 3). An alarming example of an accident that happened in the home is: in Vinton, Indiana, a 14-year-old girl was shot in the head and killed when she was “hanging out” with her boyfriend and his friends. Similarly, in Norfolk,…

continue always harping on how the government should ban guns, now is the time more than ever, for law abiding citizens to arm themselves and their families. Many people have begun to realize that guns are not the problem and never have been. Most mass shootings that ever have taken place are due to the side effect of people taking psychotropic drugs that their doctor prescribes them. People should own guns for protection of themselves and their families. Ever since guns were invented they…

gun control affects mass shootings and if concealed carry on college campuses should be legal or not. Expert views argue both sides in many different scenarios. Essentially, the opinions question whether or not gun control would limit or increase the amount of mass shootings in America. Certain beliefs…

Social Problem: Mass Shooting One of the problem that has been occurring in the 21st century was the increase of the mass shooting that has been occurring worldwide. This is known to be one of the major social problem that the world is currently facing right now. This social problem gave many people an insight of the hatred that has been occurring in the world. This social problem is linked to many of the suffering and pain that majority of the world is still facing. To solve the…

gun-free zones. These locations have all been the site of the most recent mass shootings. All but one public shooting, since the 1950s, with more than three deaths has occurred where guns were not allowed (Fund par.12). Apparently, these gun-free zones were not so gun free. In all of these cases a common denominator, gun-free zones, clearly presents the problem that gun-free zones are not near as safe as once thought. After multiple mass shootings happening in “gun-free” zones, these areas need…

In the commentary Shameful Scapegoating of the Mentally Ill Tom Dart writes about the problems he sees in America concerning mass shootings, and who is blamed for them. Tom points out that America has a bad habit of jumping onto bandwagons, and a big one right now is blaming the mentally ill for mass shootings. While it is by all means true that a few mental ill people do pose a major threat, the problem is that they do not speak to the majority. Another major problem is that there is no money…

(Boyd). Boyd in both her article and her public talk “The Power of Fear in Networked Publics” focuses on three types of fear: fear of the unknown, fear for the young, and fear of the young. We can use the knowledge of Boyd’s claims to explain how a mass murderer can receive such…

Focus needs to be put on who is actually getting the guns. “Evidence strongly suggests that mass shooters are often mentally ill and socially marginalized” (Metzi 240). What Metzi and MacLeish are saying is that in order for gun control to actually work, mental illnesses need to be better identified and handled then how they are now. Assumptions…

genocides, massacres, and human slaughtering of many innocent people, with man always on a conquest for more land and power. This mass murdering has continued up until this very day, and is far more common than any type of war or revolution. But from I was told, history is recorded so in the future, we won’t repeat it. According to “Statistics of Democide: Genocide and Mass Murder Since 1900”, throughout the 20th century, almost 170 (possibly 360) million people have been murdered by their…