School Schooting Prevention

Evidence that Mental Health Problems, and Trauma Contribute to SChool Shootings

Evidence

A school shooter lost his adoptive mother a few months before committing the school shooting. - npr.org

A study showed that severe mental illness is the main cause of school shootings - digitalworks.edu.

Why Mental Health Contributes to school shootings

Reasoning

Mental health problems or trauma could reduce one's ability to cope with stresses, causing them to become dissalusioned with life and more suicidal.

Evidence that Bulling Afffects Shool Shooters

The perpetrator of the Uvalde school shooting had been bullied for years before commiting the school shooting. - npr.org

Bullying was the most prominent factor in the Columbine shooting - diginol.edu

Evidence

Why Bullying affects school shootings

Students who are bullied may wish to get back at those who bullied them.

Reasoning

Evidence That Easy Access to Firearms Contributes to SChool Shootings

Evidence

A school shooter committed the school shooting with a gun his father bought for him days earlier. - everytownresearch.org

A study performed by the US secret service found that 3 quarters of school shooters acquired their firearms from the home of a relative, or family member. - everytownreasearch.org

Why Easy Access to Firearms Contributes to School Shootings

Having easy access to a firearm, would make it very easy for a potential school shooter to commit the school shooting.

Reasoning

Evidence That drugs Contribute to school shootings

Evidence

An investigation done by CCIIR found that at least 36 school shootings hade been orchestrated by an individuals withdrawing from psychotropic drugs. - omegarecovery.org

A study in 2012 published by Psychotherapy, and Psychomatics showed that withdrawing from psychotropic drugs will cause one to be more violent, and aggressive - omegarecovery.org

Why Drugs Contribute to School Shootings

Drugs causes one to act differently, making them more aggressive, and/or violent, losing their decision making skills as well.

Reasoning

Evidence That Better Mental Health faculties will reduce School Shootings

One school based program developed at CHOP is called praise which promotes positive school climates.

Evidence

How Better Mental Health Faculties will Reduce School Shootings

Better Mental Health Faculties will reallign school shooters with life, making them happier, causing their desire to commit a school shooting to dissipate.

Reasoning

Evidence that Bullying Prevention Will Reduce School Shootings

Data showed that there was an increase in both school shootings, and cyber bullying among schools. - nces.ed.gov

Evidence

Why Bullying Prevention Will Reduce Bullying

If there were less bullying in schools, school shooters would not feel the need for revenge on students of any given school.

Reasoning

Evidence That having Strict Laws involving Firearms Will Reduce School Shootings

A study showed that states with less restrictive gun laws had a higher amount of mass shootings, and vice versa. - bmj.com

Evidence

Why Stricter Gun Laws Will Reduce School Shootings

Gun laws being stricter will make it harder for potential school shooters to acquire a firearm.

Reasoning

Evidence That Knowing The Signs of a Potential School Shooter Will Reduce School Shootings

Evidence

An examination of the "Say Something Anonymous Reporting System" program showed that it promoted knowing the signs of a potential school shooter, causing a reduction violence within the school. - tundfonline.com, sandyhookpromise.org

Why Knowing The Signs of a Potential School Shooter Will Reduce School Shootings

Knowing the signs of a potential school shooter could allow tone to prevent a school shooting entirely if they are able to recognize the signs.

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