Persuasive Essay On Guns In Schools

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Guns are turning students into murders. To stop the violence in schools, we must stop students from using guns to shoot and kill others. The first step is to identify the reasons why students get angry and the second step is to find help for those with anger problems and the third step is to make better gun laws to prevent students from getting guns. In addition, parents, teachers, and other students need to be aware of the dangers of guns and report students who carry guns to school or threaten others.
To begin with, we need to look at past shootings so we can identify some reasons why students get angry enough to murder other students. For example, in 1999, two teenage boys open fired on students at Columbine High School because they were angry over problems at home and bullying at school. The boys killed 12 students and 1 teacher in their attack. Another shooting happened in October 2015 when a …show more content…

Acting out in anger will not solve their problems. When we help angry students deal with their problems, they may change their minds about killing.
After the shooting in Oregon, President Obama said that it’s very easy for people who want to harm others to get their hands on guns. So, to make it harder to get guns, parents should keep all guns locked up and teach their children about the dangers of guns. Also, we must ask congress to approve new gun laws that punish people for selling guns to students and people with mental conditions. Keeping guns out of reach and making stricter laws will help decrease the number of guns available.
In conclusion, keeping guns away from students can save many lives. Teachers and parents need to pay more attention to their students’s emotional needs and look for changes in their behavior that might trigger violence. Also, parents should lock up their guns at home and new laws should prevent the illegal sales of gun to students. Let’s help stop school violence before it happens

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