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from the desire for revenge from bullying. Since school shootings have crescendo over the years. People should take a second to review the effect that school shootings had on society. Undoubtedly, school shootings have not only caused a surge of fear among the populace, but an intense downpour of suggestions on how to deal with them. As mentioned before, gun control is the most suggested as the solution to gun violence. Though it has received a storm of enmity. This has cause congress to become bellicose. Sparks fly about debate that gun control will violate our second amendment rights. Hence, any progress about gun legislation moves at a crawling speed. Due to recent school shootings, vice-president of the NRA Wayne LaPierre has suggested that congress should do whatever it takes to, "put armed police officers in every school". No one took the suggestion seriously, however, no one else has thought up of any other good ideas that avoid gun control. Mental health comes into question when debating the actions of shooters. Some have suggested that better access to mental health care could aid in the decline of school shootings. However, Newman shoots down that idea by saying, " Some shooters come from good families, some from bad ones. They are nearly impossible to profile. The FBI, for one, has given up trying." Regardless the solution, a proper response to the violence needs to be dealt with. Before more tragedies continue to occur.
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