https://padlet.com/ryansraybuck12/ow7mnp9i4gh74j97 Evaluating Causes en-us 2021-01-21 16:17:51 UTC 2021-01-21 18:56:39 UTC hello@padlet.com ryansraybuck12 https://padlet.com/ryansraybuck12/ow7mnp9i4gh74j97/wish/1110708543 2021-01-21 16:18:49 UTC https://padlet.com/ryansraybuck12/ow7mnp9i4gh74j97/wish/1110708543 ryansraybuck12 https://padlet.com/ryansraybuck12/ow7mnp9i4gh74j97/wish/1110709712 2021-01-21 16:19:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ryansraybuck12/ow7mnp9i4gh74j97/wish/1110709712 ryansraybuck12 https://padlet.com/ryansraybuck12/ow7mnp9i4gh74j97/wish/1110755949 Many people and politicians blame violent video games for violent acts, such a mass shootings, but there is actually no evidence that supports theses claims. Patrick Markey, director of The Interpersonal Research Laboratory and professor of psychology at Villanova University, said. “When we look at when people play video games, we actually see a dip in violent crimes ... and we don’t see an uptick later on.” However, there is research that shows that violent video games can cause a slight rise in aggression, but aggression does not mean violence and much of that has been misrepresented in the media. Countries where video games are the most popular tend to be among the safer countries in the world, except for the U.S.]]> 2021-01-21 16:27:39 UTC https://padlet.com/ryansraybuck12/ow7mnp9i4gh74j97/wish/1110755949 ryansraybuck12 https://padlet.com/ryansraybuck12/ow7mnp9i4gh74j97/wish/1110804338 2021-01-21 16:36:15 UTC https://padlet.com/ryansraybuck12/ow7mnp9i4gh74j97/wish/1110804338 ryansraybuck12 https://padlet.com/ryansraybuck12/ow7mnp9i4gh74j97/wish/1110876828 Gun free zones are designed to reduce the use of firearms, specifically crime, suicides, accidents, and mass shootings, they can actually become attractive for gun violence. Gun free zones could serve as more attractive targets to violent criminals or mass shooters because perpetrators will be less likely to encounter armed resistance in these areas. An analysis from the Crime Prevention Research Center showed that in mass public shootings between 1998 and 2018, 97.8 percent of incidents took place in gun-free zones.]]> 2021-01-21 16:49:16 UTC https://padlet.com/ryansraybuck12/ow7mnp9i4gh74j97/wish/1110876828 ryansraybuck12 https://padlet.com/ryansraybuck12/ow7mnp9i4gh74j97/wish/1110933503 2021-01-21 16:59:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ryansraybuck12/ow7mnp9i4gh74j97/wish/1110933503 ryansraybuck12 https://padlet.com/ryansraybuck12/ow7mnp9i4gh74j97/wish/1110936345 Some may think a lot of gun violence is committed by people who have mental health issues,  but 95-97 % of homicidal gun violence is not carried out by individuals with a mental illness. Firearm deaths associated with mental illness are nearly always suicides. Suicide is often correlated with depression and a suicide attempt with a firearm results in death nearly 85 percent of the time. In conclusion, if mental illness were eliminated, gun violence in America would only go down by just 4 percent.]]> 2021-01-21 16:59:58 UTC https://padlet.com/ryansraybuck12/ow7mnp9i4gh74j97/wish/1110936345 ryansraybuck12 https://padlet.com/ryansraybuck12/ow7mnp9i4gh74j97/wish/1111017899 2021-01-21 17:14:09 UTC https://padlet.com/ryansraybuck12/ow7mnp9i4gh74j97/wish/1111017899 ryansraybuck12 https://padlet.com/ryansraybuck12/ow7mnp9i4gh74j97/wish/1111026682 Extremists base their beliefs around a “call to arms” to protect one’s self and property against the tyranny of government. Data from the Anti-Defamation League reveals that “guns were used in nearly every act of murder perpetrated by a violent extremism in the United States in 2015, accounting for 48 out of 52 victims killed in these attacks. The fact is that in the past 50 years, firearms in the hands of domestic extremists have killed far more Americans than have bombs, blades, chemical or biological weapons, or any other type of weapon.”]]> 2021-01-21 17:15:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ryansraybuck12/ow7mnp9i4gh74j97/wish/1111026682 ryansraybuck12 https://padlet.com/ryansraybuck12/ow7mnp9i4gh74j97/wish/1111181314 2021-01-21 17:44:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ryansraybuck12/ow7mnp9i4gh74j97/wish/1111181314 ryansraybuck12 https://padlet.com/ryansraybuck12/ow7mnp9i4gh74j97/wish/1111213555 In my opinion, the biggest cause of gun violence is the massive number of guns. If you look at the United States, for example, we own 45% of all the world's private firearms. There is roughly one gun for every person in the U.S. This directly correlates with America's drastically higher rates of death from gun violence than any other developed country. Although I do think the massive number of guns is the biggest cause of gun violence, gun free zones are not far behind. The attractiveness of gun free zones for crime is alarming, shown by the statistic that 97.8 percent of mass shootings took place in gun-free zones. Extremists also contribute to fair amounts of gun violence, but not on the scale of the latter reasons. Mental health issues only contribute to just 4% of gun violence, so it is not one of the biggest causes. Lack of moral/religion is only sometimes an initial motive in gun violence and is not a huge contributor. Finally, violent video games has no correlation with gun violence, it only sometimes leads to aggression, which is not the same as violence.]]> 2021-01-21 17:50:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ryansraybuck12/ow7mnp9i4gh74j97/wish/1111213555 ryansraybuck12 https://padlet.com/ryansraybuck12/ow7mnp9i4gh74j97/wish/1111230231 The U.S. has an extraordinary amount of guns compared to the rest of the world. However, it is one of the few countries that has a constitutional right to bear arms. This has its negatives though because the U.S. is the most homicidal due to easy access many Americans have to firearms. In fact, Americans make up less than 5 percent of the world’s population, yet they own roughly 45 percent of all the world’s privately held firearms. Extensive reviews of the research, compiled by the Harvard School of Public Health’s Injury Control Research Center, suggest the answer is pretty simple: The US is an outlier on gun violence because it has way more guns than other developed nations.


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