GUNS James Cook by James Cook https://padlet.com/jamesocook67/525j3ot7f4ne Made with a curious mind en-us 2019-05-02 12:08:42 UTC 2019-05-12 20:32:54 UTC hello@padlet.com Violent Video Games and Aggression jamesocook67 https://padlet.com/jamesocook67/525j3ot7f4ne/wish/357601162 This article shows that there is no relationship between kids playing violent video games and have major aggression as growing up. ]]> 2019-05-07 13:15:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesocook67/525j3ot7f4ne/wish/357601162 What’s the Relationship Between Mental Illness and Gun Violence? jamesocook67 https://padlet.com/jamesocook67/525j3ot7f4ne/wish/357992558 This is the most reasonable topic for why so many shootings happen but after reading the article the data shows something a little different. Other research has suggested 23 percent of mass killers had mental illness. When examining violence more generally, the percentage is even lower.]]> 2019-05-08 11:47:05 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesocook67/525j3ot7f4ne/wish/357992558 7 facts about guns ownership in the U.S. jamesocook67 https://padlet.com/jamesocook67/525j3ot7f4ne/wish/359241269 3/10 American adults (30%) say they personally own a gun, and an additional 1/10 say they live with someone who does.]]> 2019-05-12 18:42:39 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesocook67/525j3ot7f4ne/wish/359241269 How gun-free zones invite mass shootings jamesocook67 https://padlet.com/jamesocook67/525j3ot7f4ne/wish/359241665 Most gunmen are smart enough to know that they can kill more people if they attack places where victims can’t defend themselves. That’s one reason why 98 percent of mass public shootings since 1950 have occurred in places where citizens are banned from having guns.
The national media tend to ignore case after case of mass public shootings being stopped by armed private citizens.
]]> 2019-05-12 18:46:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesocook67/525j3ot7f4ne/wish/359241665 Mass Shootings and Terrorism jamesocook67 https://padlet.com/jamesocook67/525j3ot7f4ne/wish/359241746 Here are some statistics about the likelihood of being in a mass shooting or terrorist attack. 
Mass Shootings 2.5 per 10 mil in population
Terrorism 18.8 per 10 mil in population  ]]> 2019-05-12 18:47:05 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesocook67/525j3ot7f4ne/wish/359241746 Guns are not the problem; it’s the lack of morality jamesocook67 https://padlet.com/jamesocook67/525j3ot7f4ne/wish/359252605 This article talks about gun ownership is not our problem. Our problem is a widespread decline in moral values that has nothing to do with guns.]]> 2019-05-12 20:12:21 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesocook67/525j3ot7f4ne/wish/359252605 Final Thoughts jamesocook67 https://padlet.com/jamesocook67/525j3ot7f4ne/wish/359254510 My thoughts on why so much gun violence is happening is because there are too many guns available. 30% of the population in America owns a gun, and that does not account for the thousands ands thousands of illegal guns that are owned by gangs or dealers. The access to guns makes it a lot easier for gun crimes to happen. Also mental illness could be playing a larger role in gun violence as we start to test and study more mental illnesses. ]]> 2019-05-12 20:30:26 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesocook67/525j3ot7f4ne/wish/359254510