School Shootings Research by Katelyn Schramm https://padlet.com/katelynschramm22/cns7ioa6tid9aodw Why are school shootings so normalized in America? en-us 2022-10-09 20:28:01 UTC 2022-12-13 18:19:04 UTC hello@padlet.com What is a school shooting? katelynschramm22 https://padlet.com/katelynschramm22/cns7ioa6tid9aodw/wish/2332745204 According to Wikipedia a school shooting is “an attack at an educational institution, such as a primary school, secondary school, high school or university, involving the use of firearms. Many school shootings are also categorized as mass shootings due to multiple casualties.”]]> 2022-10-09 20:28:43 UTC https://padlet.com/katelynschramm22/cns7ioa6tid9aodw/wish/2332745204 How often do school shootings happen in the United States? katelynschramm22 https://padlet.com/katelynschramm22/cns7ioa6tid9aodw/wish/2332755974 According to everytownresearch.org, in 2022 there have been at least 113 incidents of gunfire on school grounds, resulting in 41 deaths and 82 injuries. 

 ]]> 2022-10-09 20:48:23 UTC https://padlet.com/katelynschramm22/cns7ioa6tid9aodw/wish/2332755974 Are school shootings a problem in other countries? katelynschramm22 https://padlet.com/katelynschramm22/cns7ioa6tid9aodw/wish/2332757288 The country with the highest amount of mass shootings in the year 2022, was America with a total of 199. ]]> 2022-10-09 20:50:44 UTC https://padlet.com/katelynschramm22/cns7ioa6tid9aodw/wish/2332757288 What are causes of school shootings? katelynschramm22 https://padlet.com/katelynschramm22/cns7ioa6tid9aodw/wish/2332758195 “There’s no one thing, [but] maybe a couple dozen different things that come together to put someone on the path to committing an act of mass violence,” says Peter Langman, a clinical psychologist in Allentown, Pennsylvania and the author of two books and several studies about school shootings.

Some of these causes may include:

- difficult life
- psychological problems
- depression
- paranoia
- desperation
- mental illness]]> 2022-10-09 20:52:37 UTC https://padlet.com/katelynschramm22/cns7ioa6tid9aodw/wish/2332758195 What role does mental health come into play with school shootings? katelynschramm22 https://padlet.com/katelynschramm22/cns7ioa6tid9aodw/wish/2332758371 Mental health does not cause these school shootings and it turns out that only a tiny, tiny percentage of kids with psychological problems turn out to be school shooters.
Many (but not all), perpetrators have experienced childhood trauma such as emotional or physical abuse, unstable families, with violent, absent, or alcoholic parents or siblings. Along with this, a lot have suffered significant loss.

One example, the defendant in the case of the Parkland Florida shooting in 2018, had lost his adoptive mother to complications with sickness just a couple months before the school attack. His adoptive father had died when he was a little boy.

Feeling like an outcast at school, bullying, and harassment can also play a big role. An example, is the perpetrator of Uvalde had been bullied and harassed at school for years for a speech impediment. 

Feeling excluded, left out or rejected socially are other reasons for mental health becoming a big reason of these outbursts. Social rejection is associated with higher levels of anxiety, depression, aggression and antisocial behaviors in children. A study that was taken in 2004, showed that almost three-quarters of school shooters had been bullied or harassed at school. 

The absence of support. “People who do these kinds of targeted attacks don’t feel very good about themselves or where their headed in their lives. They may wish someone would kill them. Or they wish they could kill themselves.” Says Van Dreal, psychologist. Dylan Klebold, one of the perpetrators of the Columbine shooting, had been depressed and suicidal for two years prior. 


]]> 2022-10-09 20:53:01 UTC https://padlet.com/katelynschramm22/cns7ioa6tid9aodw/wish/2332758371 What is the United States trying to do to stop these shootings? katelynschramm22 https://padlet.com/katelynschramm22/cns7ioa6tid9aodw/wish/2332760500 Here are some things that the United States are implementing. *Note: only SOME states are doing these not all states*

1. Extreme risk laws: which empower people of a community to work with courts and remove firearms from people that they think may pose a threat or may be dangerous to other with the ownership of a gun.

Depending on the requirements of a certain state, an ERPO (Extreme Risk Protection Order) can be placed by law enforcement, family or household member, a health professional or even a school administrator. 

2. Firearm storage laws: this requires a gun owner to store their firearm(s) in a locked container or have a device that can be locked if there is a child living in the household or residence or even if a child is present. 

According to Gifford Law Center, only 13 states have laws mandating safe storage. The only two states that require all firearms to be stored with a lock in place is Massachusetts and Oregon. 

3. Background checks: Only 14 states and the District of Colombia require that purchases of all classes of firearms, whether from a licensed dealer or unlicensed seller, include a background check. 

Pew Research found in a study that 93% of Democrats and 82% of Republicans approve of background checks.


]]> 2022-10-09 20:57:17 UTC https://padlet.com/katelynschramm22/cns7ioa6tid9aodw/wish/2332760500 What year has had the most school shootings? katelynschramm22 https://padlet.com/katelynschramm22/cns7ioa6tid9aodw/wish/2332773227 The year with the most school shootings is 2021, with 202 gunfire incidents happening on school grounds.]]> 2022-10-09 21:17:14 UTC https://padlet.com/katelynschramm22/cns7ioa6tid9aodw/wish/2332773227 What state has had the most amount of shootings and what is the amount of shootings there have been in the United States? katelynschramm22 https://padlet.com/katelynschramm22/cns7ioa6tid9aodw/wish/2332791811 The state that has had the highest amount of shootings since the year 2012 is… Texas with a total of 43. 

The total amount of gunfire incidents in the United States since 2012, is 540 which have resulted in at least one person being killed or injured. This is according to the data found by the Center for Homeland Defense and security at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California.]]> 2022-10-09 22:00:40 UTC https://padlet.com/katelynschramm22/cns7ioa6tid9aodw/wish/2332791811 According to AFT (American Federation of Teachers), data shows that “18-to-20-year-olds commit gun homicides at a rate four times higher than adults 21”. katelynschramm22 https://padlet.com/katelynschramm22/cns7ioa6tid9aodw/wish/2334644382 2022-10-11 05:08:27 UTC https://padlet.com/katelynschramm22/cns7ioa6tid9aodw/wish/2334644382 “Research shows the eighteen to twenty year old age group is among the highest risk to commit violence with firearms, yet in most states the ability to purchase these deadly weapons is less restricted than the ability to purchase beer. This is a clear example of how weaknesses in gun laws continue to pose threats to communities across the country.” said Joshua Horwitz, co-director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions. katelynschramm22 https://padlet.com/katelynschramm22/cns7ioa6tid9aodw/wish/2334649551 Only 10 states limit gun possession to persons 21 and older; 17 states just implemented this standard for handgun purchases.]]> 2022-10-11 05:13:17 UTC https://padlet.com/katelynschramm22/cns7ioa6tid9aodw/wish/2334649551 Why do kids that are suicidal and have mental health issues turn to violence and homicide? katelynschramm22 https://padlet.com/katelynschramm22/cns7ioa6tid9aodw/wish/2334685363 Most people who feel suicidal don’t end up killing others.
Van Dreal and other psychologists think taking out anger through mass shootings is because these individuals have been struggling for help and trying to get someone to notice that they are silently struggling, either because they were unable to ask for help or their cries went unheard when the adults or peers in their lives didn’t realize the child needed support. ]]> 2022-10-11 05:49:11 UTC https://padlet.com/katelynschramm22/cns7ioa6tid9aodw/wish/2334685363 “About half of the school shooters I’ve studied had died by suicide in their attack,” says Peter Langman, psychologist. “It’s often a mix of severe depression and anguish and desperation driving them to end their own lives.” katelynschramm22 https://padlet.com/katelynschramm22/cns7ioa6tid9aodw/wish/2334688909 2022-10-11 05:52:33 UTC https://padlet.com/katelynschramm22/cns7ioa6tid9aodw/wish/2334688909 “Gun violence and school shootings are a uniquely American epidemic.” Sandy Hook Promise katelynschramm22 https://padlet.com/katelynschramm22/cns7ioa6tid9aodw/wish/2334692233 2022-10-11 05:55:55 UTC https://padlet.com/katelynschramm22/cns7ioa6tid9aodw/wish/2334692233 Statistics and Facts about Gun violence: katelynschramm22 https://padlet.com/katelynschramm22/cns7ioa6tid9aodw/wish/2334697739 - Each day 12 children die from gun violence in America. Another 32 are shot and injured.

- Guns are the leading cause of death among American children and teens. 

- Firearm deaths happen at a rate 5 times higher than drownings.

- The U.S. has had 2,032 school shootings since the year 1970, and 948 of these have taken place since Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012.

- School shootings have returned to pre-COVID levels and have also started to raise. 

- An estimate of 4.6 million children live in a home where at least one gun is kept loaded and unlocked. Improperly stored weapons have contributed to school shootings, suicides and the deaths of family members, including infants and toddlers.

- Four out five school shootings, at least one person had knowledge of the attacker’s plan but failed to report it. 

-93% of school shooters planned the attack in advance. 

- Children living in poverty - urban and rural - are more likely to die due to gun violence than their more affluent peers.

- About 1 out of 5 gay or lesbian youth have been threatened or injured with a weapon on school property. 

- black youth are four times more likely to be killed with guns than their white peers. 

- The majority of individuals with diagnosed mental illness do not engage in violence against others.

- 90% of teenagers killed in an act of dating violence were girls. ]]> 2022-10-11 06:01:12 UTC https://padlet.com/katelynschramm22/cns7ioa6tid9aodw/wish/2334697739 “Firearms now the top cause of death among children, adolescents” Alex Piazza, Lab Report from University of Michigan katelynschramm22 https://padlet.com/katelynschramm22/cns7ioa6tid9aodw/wish/2334699798 April 21, 2022

A data analysis shows firearm-related deaths among children and adolescents increased by 29% from 2019-2020.]]> 2022-10-11 06:03:21 UTC https://padlet.com/katelynschramm22/cns7ioa6tid9aodw/wish/2334699798 Should school personnel be armed? katelynschramm22 https://padlet.com/katelynschramm22/cns7ioa6tid9aodw/wish/2336152110 The NEA (National Education Association) and the AFT (American Federation of Teachers) don’t agree. While this may sound like a good idea to some gun-enthusiasts, law enforcement does not agree. J. Thomas Manger, the chief of the U.S. Capitol Police, puts it this way: “A cop shows up and there’s people with guns in their hand. We don’t know who’s the good guy, and who’s the bad guy. That’s very dangerous for the police. And it’s dangerous for the community.”


]]> 2022-10-12 00:46:53 UTC https://padlet.com/katelynschramm22/cns7ioa6tid9aodw/wish/2336152110 katelynschramm22 https://padlet.com/katelynschramm22/cns7ioa6tid9aodw/wish/2336162517 In 2016, the American Medical Association declared gun violence to be a public health crisis and it’s “unrivaled in any other developed country.”

Patrick Carter, co-director of the Institute for Firearm Injury Protection at the University of Michigan says, “We do know that states with more comprehensive policies in place have lower rates of firearm injury outcomes.”

So why is America so afraid to implement more restrictions in the states with higher gun violence incidents? This is a question that is still yet to be answered. 

Daniel A. Domenech, executive director of AASA (School Superintendents Association), says, “How are we going to continue the important work of academic recovery and mental health supports in repossessed to the pandemic when we can’t reasonably ensure the core need for physical safety?”

Later Domenech states, “How many more students have to walk into a school only to never walk out? Our children have a right to live and learn in a safe environment. If these tragedies do not serve as a serious wake-up call to our nation to take action, I don’t know what will.”]]> 2022-10-12 00:56:15 UTC https://padlet.com/katelynschramm22/cns7ioa6tid9aodw/wish/2336162517