WHAT TO DO ABOUT

SCHOOL SHOOTINGS

GETTING EMOTIONAL ABOUT IT WON'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM.

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FALLACIES ABOUT GUN CONTROL
FALLACYWHY IT IS FALSE
Fewer guns means fewer shootings. 99.8% of all guns in the US have never been used in a crime and have never shot anyone.

The remaining 0.2% of all guns are responsible for all of the crimes.

Gun control could remove all of the 99.8% and not reduce shootings at all.

The statement "Fewer guns means fewer shootings" is false.

Gun control will keep criminals from getting guns. Most criminals get guns in ways gun control can't prevent.
Criminals got the guns in the following ways:

38% took or borrowed the gun from family or friend.
32% stole the gun or obtained it from a criminal.
15% bought the gun over the counter.
8% bought the gun in other ways.
7% inherited the gun, received it as a gift, made it, or got it in other ways.

In addition, 47% of the guns owned by the shooter were bought long before the shooting.

So more than 87% of guns used in gun crimes totally bypassed gun control.

The statement "Gun control will keep criminals from getting guns" is false.

Assault Weapons must be banned First of all, exactly what is an assault weapon? It is not defined.

The term was coined by reporters as a pejorative.

73% of all school shootings were committed with handguns or shotguns.
- Assault weapons were used in a small minority of cases.

This demand is based on the fear in the liberal, not on how many such weapons were used.

The statement "Assault Weapons must be banned" is false.

All guns must be banned It will never happen:

It would take a 75% vote to repeal any part of the Constitution.
- That has happened only once (prohibition).
- It penalizes the innocent.
- Most people would not allow this to happen.
- Liberals are in the minority on this.
- People remember how Hitler confiscated guns, then took over the government.

Serial killers would just choose different weapons.
- Stabbings exceed shootings after strict gun control removed most guns from London UK.
- London is now considering banning the carrying of knives for this reason.
- In the page author's home town, swords were the weapons in two attacks.
- Other weapons used include bombs, gases, bats, autos, and even bowling balls.

The person making the statement wants guns removed for other reasons:
- The person is afraid of guns.
- The person wants a socialist takeover, which can't happen if people are armed.

Guns are not the problem. Hate is the problem.
- They took God out of the schools, but left satan in.
- The school lessons are often full of obscenity, profanity, and willful sin.
- The person doing the shooting is driven by hate, often from satan.

The statement "All guns must be banned" is false.

Gun owners have "something wrong" with them This is an emotional statement, not a logical statement.

- The person making the statement is probably afraid of guns.
- The person making the statement can't see any purpose guns except to kill people.
- Most gun owners have them for target shooting, collecting, or protection from criminals.
- Many liberals think people who disagree with them have "something wrong with them"

The statement "Gun owners have 'something wrong' with them" is false.

Enhanced background checks stop school shootings This assumes that the shooter already did other wrongs, and doesn't yet have the gun.

- In many cases, the shooter has never done anything wrong before the shooting.
- In most cases, the gun was already available to the shooter.

The statement "Enhanced background checks stop school shootings" is false.

Gun control is the only way to stop school shootings Gun control can't stop school shootings:

- Most school shooters get the gun in ways that gun control can't prevent.
- Criminals don't obey other laws, so why would they obey gun laws?
- The person making the statement won't see other ways to stop shootings.
- The person wants guns removed for other reasons.

The statement "Gun control is the only way to stop school shootings" is false.

Voting Republican means you are for school shootings This wrongly assumes that to be against school shootings means to favor gun control.

As shown above, gun control can't prevent school shootings.
- There are other ways to stop school shootings.
- Republicans are more likely to find the other ways.

The statement "Voting Republican means you are for school shootings" is false.

A FEW FACTS ABOUT SCHOOL SHOOTINGS

DID YOU KNOW?


- 99.8% of all guns in the US were never in crimes or shootings
- 70% of guns in school shootings were simple handguns or shotguns.
- 80% of guns in school shootings already belonged to the shooter or relatives.
- 10% of school shootings were at sports contests (mostly basketball). Why???
- Criminals usually do not obey gun control laws.
- Gun control is an emotional "solution" that can't solve the problem.
- Most liberals are afraid of guns.

 

PROTECTING PEOPLE'S RIGHTS


- They are screaming for government to "do something". What?
- The problem is that there is no logical something to do.
- Their idiotic idea is "fewer guns means less risk". It is totally false.
- The solution must not violate anyone's Constitutional rights.
- The solution must not penalize the innocent as gun control does.
- Screening for desires to shoot many people violates medical privacy.
- The left would penalize the innocent to get the guilty.
- Gun control is an emotional "solution" that can't solve the problem.
- Gun control laws penalize the innocent.

 

  1. Before 1974, most school shootings were disputes between individuals:
  2. After 1974, most school shootings were due to other causes:

    Notice that, in all cases except the random killings, the killer knew the victim.


WHAT CHANGED JUST BEFORE 1974?

CHANGES THAT OCCURRED JUST BEFORE 1974
EVENTSTATE BEFORESTATE AFTER
Age of majority lowered to 18 Most high school pupils are minors Many high school seniors are adults
Vietnam-War draft (conscription) The draft was not used Graduating high school seniors could be sent to war.
Vietnam-War protests People and children trusted government People expected government to do wrong
Removal of God from schools The sanctity of life is in the curriculum The sanctity of life is no longer taught
Unionization of schoolteachers The school board dictates what is taught Liberal unions dictate what is taught
Teachers teach their personal beliefs Belief in God was in the curriculum Teachers taught liberalism at the behest of unions
Abortion was legalized Life used to have value Life became disposable
Drug abuse Very few children abused drugs Many were abusing drugs and defying the law
Lawlessness Most people obeyed the law Many disobeyed drug and draft laws
Concept of evil removed Wrongdoing is considered to be evil Liberals say there is no such thing as evil

SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEM OF SCHOOL SHOOTINGS

Here are some ideas to make schools more resistant to shooters.

  1. security signal panel Security:
  2. Protection from the shooter:
  3. Confusing or incapacitating the shooter:
  4. Preventing people from wanting to shoot others: