Address the questions following in your post:
- Why do you think these incidents keep happening?
- What is your initial reaction when you hear about an event like this?
- What do you think should be done to help ensure things like this can be avoided?
Wednesday, February 28, 2018
School Shootings
Welcome back!!! Not exactly a fun nor easy topic but one I think must be discussed. On February 14 a 19 year old former student walked into Stoneman Douglas High School and killed 17 students and teachers. He also injured 14 people. Without any weapons training he was legally able to purchase a Ar-15 semi automatic rifle. A weapon capable of firing 20 shots in 9 seconds. Here's some more facts:
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School shootings have become more and more common over the past few decades and I think it is because we don't have proper gun laws and the people doing these terrible things either have a mental issue or something that triggered them to act in such a way. Whenever I hear about these incidents on the news, it sickens me especially because it is happening to teens who are so close to my age. I can't imagine how terrifying this event can be for someone, and it is alarming to see how sudden it can happen even in an environment such as a school setting where you should always feel safe and free to express your own ideas and feelings in a way that can educate yourself and others better. A way to prevent these shootings from happening is to make sure young adults such as high school students don't have access to these weapons, especially if they are mentally unstable or aren't trained professionally to use them.
ReplyDeleteI believe that these incidents keep happening for a number of reasons. I found that many of the people who do these terrible things are mentally ill with illnesses like depression, bipolar disorder, and borderline personality disorder. They might not realize that they are mentally ill, simply don't take their medications, don't think anything of it, or simply have parents who don't care, are ignorant, or just don't have enough money for therapy and medication. When i hear something like this happened, I am sad that these innocent people lost their live and that this person had gone through something so terrible that they thought this was okay. I am also happy that it wasn't my school or a friend's school. I'm relieved that my friends and family are safe, happy, and healthy and that I am mentally stable. I think to ensure that these incidents don't keep happening, we need to control who gets guns. People should do thorough background checks and mental diseases should be included in them. People should not be able to easily purchase masses of guns and knives from Walmart. Also, people should feel safe to report anything peculiar they see in someone and how to recognize symptoms and red flags of mental illnesses. Therapy, treatment, and medicine should also be more available to people who need it.
ReplyDeleteThese things keep happening because we have legal rights to carry and use a gun. However, there is not enough security to say which groups should and should not have a gun. Whne I first heard about this, I didn't really have a reaction except sympathy and sadness to the victims and their families. I'm not surprised that there was a shooting because, quite frankly, that's just the how the USA is in this time period. Its not surprising that we have the highest gun owning people and shooting murders. This shooting reminds of me of the Connecticut a few years ago, when some guy decided to shoot down a kindergarten class. There are going to be people like that in the world. We can't change that, no matter how hard we try. However, we can take extra safety precautions to schools and other public places such as putting at least two officers around a premise looking around for suspicious activity. There should also be gun, knife, and other weapon detectors that are placed in obscure areas to ensure that no one can take them down or disable them. There should also be treatment that can be available to people who can't afford a regular therapy. Nowadays, so many medicinal items/ procedures/ therapy is so costly that many people are not able to get it. Those people can be the next people who shoot down another place. We need to also teach kids and even adults toe recognize symptoms of any and all illnesses so that they know what to do if they get into a situation with a person with a illness/mental disorder.
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