My dad has always been bragging that his childhood was better then mine. Me and my dad started to argue. My dad said, “Son I don't want bragg with you but, me and my friends would bring our shotgun to school. “ the school didn’t care. “ Well I would have to call the school day before” “Oh OK” “But, the principal told us to bring our guns to his deck instead of our lockers” “Why would you bring your shotgun to school?” “So we can go hunting right after school” “Oh ,If would of brought my shotgun to school I would probably be in trouble or worst.” Then my dad said “Son have you ever done a burnout at school” “well not I know of” “ well I did one right in front of the high school offices” “did you get caught” “I wouldn't of gotting caught if
It was almost 5 o’clock on a Friday. Mom and Eric had left to pick up his kids, Olivia and Conner. The usually about two hours to pick up the kids and come back since they live in Chicago. My sister, Hunter, was at work until 9:30, so I was home alone for a while. I went to let the my dogs outs. Jim’s dogs were in his backyard. There were two of them and I was frighten of them attacking someone, because they were huge and probably strong. Even though their was a fence serpating my yard and theirs, I still worried about them getting lose. As my dogs ran out into the grass, JIm’s dogs jumped up on the fence. They we so powerful that the fence bend, almost like it was about to snap. Their piercing barks filled the area with sound. I hurried the
This book does not teach you how to win friends so much as how to make people like you and respect you because of the way you treat them. “Two Gun” Crowley was a notorious killer that, when caught, believed he did nothing wrong and had no idea why he was sentenced to the electric chair. Al Capone and Dutch Schultz, two other famous criminals, also thought that they were either doing society well or they thought they had done nothing wrong. The point of this is that if they did not believe that they were wrong with what they did, you are not going to make a normal person think they are wrong. Studies have shown that animals who get rewarded for what they do right learn better than animals that get punished for what they do wrong. This is the same way with humans, we do not respond well to punishment because we feel as if we did nothing wrong making punishment
This essay will evaluate the article titled “What Can Be Done About School Shootings?: A Review of the Evidence” by looking at its arguments and points in conjunctions with other theories and researches about school shootings. With the question being poised, why has school shootings generated such debates around school safety. As noted in the article and other theories and research the fear generated by school shootings often implies that schools are considerable unsafe but when looking at the occurrence of violence in schools in comparison with other risks it is minimal. Nevertheless, what essentially can be drawn from such debates is the increasingly interest in school safety has in a sense pointed at a greater need to do something about
One of the most glaring problems in the American life today is the number of gun related deaths. Though there are many forms: homicide, suicide or accident, the worst are the mass shootings that have continually plagued our schools, movie theaters and malls for the last few decades. With the number of these shootings constantly on the rise, chances are, we all have a personal connection to at least one or know someone does. I’m from Denver, CO, and my mother attended Columbine High School in the 80’s. In 1999, Columbine was the site of one of the most significant school shootings in our country’s history so I was only a few months old when I got my first minor connection to a major shooting. But it’s another experience that shaped my views on this.
As a country there are less than 350 million people, yet there are more than 310 million guns are in people’s hands (Granderson1). With so many guns in this country, this has lead to a devastating event that occurred on December 14, 2012 at Sandy Hook Elementary School located at the state of Connecticut. On this day, twenty young innocent children and six adults were killed by a twenty year old teen, Adam Lanza, who took his mom’s gun and fired at them while the kids were in school (Conservative Media Take Up Call To Arm Teachers 1). After the massacre shooting, many people in America question whether or not if teachers being armed could have prevented this tragedy and in the in the future if there will be a similar situation to this. To avoid anymore gun violence from happening in the future, many lawmakers in the state of Oklahoma, Oregon, Missouri, Montana, and South Dakota have decided to give permission to teachers to
This essay is a reflect of the preoccupation of the authors for putting guns in the hand of campuses. Even though this worry should include students, parents and society in general, not only the writers. It pretty clear their purpose is to get attention about this topic. They have right when say colleges are safer than majority of public places. Nonetheless, I disagree with some points posed it.
Allowing guns on campus would likely lead to more campus homicides and suicides. Young adults between the ages of 18-25 experience the highest rate of serious mental illness. Between 9% and 11% of college students seriously considered suicide in the previous school year, and about 1,100 college students commit suicide each year. When a gun enters this mix, a suicide attempt becomes considerably more lethal, as 85% of gun suicide attempts are fatal. For these probable occurrences, I say the campuses directors or even the government shouldn’t allow guns because it could lead to various injuries and deaths.
When our forefathers sat down to write the bill of rights they made ten basic rules or freedoms that all Americans are entitled to. For hundreds of years no one has questioned any of those freedoms, that is until recent years. The second amendment gives Americans the right to bear arms. The purpose of this amendment is to be able to form a militia in order to be able to overthrow a repressive government. In recent years the availability and number of guns in the United States has increased. With the media tracking and recording violence, some Americans have begun to question the 2nd amendment’s relevance.
Enoch Brown School, (1764) 11 victims. The Bath School Disaster, (1927) 45 victims. Texas University, (1966). 16 victims. Columbine High School, Colorado, (1999). 15 victims. Virginia Tech University, (2007). 33 victims. Northern Illinois University, (2008). 6 victims. These are some of the many tragic massacres that have occurred in American schools.
“Between [2001 through 2002] and [2005 through 2006], there were 61 total casualties during college shooting incidents. During the [2006 through 2007] to [2010 through 2011] school years, casualties nearly tripled, increasing to 168 killed or wounded; 42% of these victims were shot during the mass shootings at Virginia Tech (49) and Northern Illinois University (21). Casualties continued to climb to 208 [adding] (24%) during the last five school years—a 241% increase compared to the [2001 through 2002] to [2005 through 2006] school years.” Sadly many school shootings happen every year. Both Virginia and Illinois are not pro-gun. It is more difficult to get a tactical weapon, a.k.a. “Assault
A gun can kill people if people use it in the wrong way. However, in the U.S., people are allowed to carry guns to protect themselves, even though a gun is dangerous for people. The relationship between guns and the U.S. has been discussed in the past and present. How about in the school? Should people use a gun to protect themselves on campus? Carrying guns on campus is also allowed in some states. People have different views on this issue, but they should consider student’s safety first. Because guns are dangerous, teachers should not be allowed to carry guns at schools.
With recent mass shootings on college campuses around the country, the discussion of guns on campus has become a topic of debate. The topic has been heavily debated across the nation. People are discussing if students, teachers, and campus security should carry, and the rules and regulations in between. There have been protests and advocate groups for both sides on campuses all over the country. Bills have been presented nationwide and most are vetoed.There are currently five states that have passed the law allowing concealed carry on campus. Most recently the state of Texas passed a law saying students can carry a concealed weapon on campus. I firmly believe no student or faculty member, on campus, should carry a weapon.
life is good but not in the hood i wish it could be better like it should.
Students and teachers often think that school shootings could never occur in their school, but school shootings can happen anywhere. They keep happening with acceleration, which makes it more likely that it could happen at any school. Anyone who lives anywhere could shoot up a school, regardless of size. I believe the only way to slow school shootings from happening as often relies on protecting our schools with more security.
In 2012, terror struck an unsuspecting Sandy Hook Elementary School located in Newtown, Connecticut; Adam Lanza is the known perpetrator of committing the violent act on over 20 school children. The main problem was how Adam Lanza had obtained a gun even though he had countless mental illnesses, contributing to why he should not have been in possession of a gun (Vogel). Guns create problems and problems such as guns end in death. Since gun laws will put obstacles in the way of criminals, will not disturb the second amendment, and will have the possibility to save lives, gun control is an excellent solution for controlling crime; therefore, more gun control is needed.