Proposal On Gun Violence

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Robel Haile
Dr. Jeffrey C. Kessler
English 161
02/27/2018
Proposal
For my final project, I plan to explore the theme of colleges and gun violence. More specifically, my research question is: what could be done to reduce mass shooting on college campuses, and what factors influence students’ attitudes toward gun violence? For instance, should teachers stop the students from buying firearms and carry them to campus when they see any warning behavioral problems in the student? I would also like to investigate whether mass shootings on campuses is committed by students who have a mental illness, or if it’s due to anxiety around gun violence on campuses across America creating a harmful, rippling effect. As gun violence become a larger concern, …show more content…

While there was a point in time where mental illness was one of the cases that lead to gun violence on campus, mental illness continues to become more common, and thus less of a clear indicator of who is most likely to commit violent gun crimes. In the article "Colleges and Gun Violence," by Glenn Meyer, he discusses the reasons behind gun violence on campus, citing mental illness and easy access to illegal firearms. However, he also states that college administrators themselves should have taken an action to stop the students from buying firearms and carrying them to campus when they see any warning signs that the students have behavioral problems. Another concern is the impact of mental illness throughout a student’s pursuit of higher education, and how that may contribute to likelihood of gun violence. This raises the notion that we may need to reevaluate the mental illness policies that are currently in place, and that we should consider our greatest concern and priorities regarding students access to …show more content…

"College Students Opinions on Gun Violence." Journal of Community Health, vol. 41, no. 3, June 2016, pp. 482-487. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1007/s10900-015-0118-x.

 Meyer, Glenn E. "Colleges and Gun Violence." Guns in American Society: An Encyclopedia of History, Politics, Culture, and the Law, Gregg Lee Carter, ABC-CLIO, 2nd edition, 2012. Credo Reference, http://proxy.cc.uic.edu/login?url=https://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/abcguns/colleges_and_gun_violence/0?institutionId=1361. Accessed 06 Feb 2018.

 EMANUEL, RAHM. "In Chicago, Let's Get to Work." Vital Speeches of the Day, vol. 82, no. 11, Nov. 2016, pp. 335-339. EBSCOhost, proxy.cc.uic.edu/login?

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