How do we solve the problem of school shootings?

Answer 1

Pray.

Answer 2

Well less access to guns will only allow someone who manages to get thier hands on the weapon know that there will be little to nothing to stop him. A sad case in many shootings is that it isn't a hail of wild gunfire, but many times slow and methodical. Something one well placed shot could put an end to if it were a situation where someone couldn't be talked down from (unfortenately we are taught how to deal with situations where people are assumed rational. That is rarely the casewhen everything goes to hell in a hand basket.)

Speaking as someone who went to a school where the glocks were pretty much general issue to the students (i'm making the point that there were alot of guns on campus and the students knew it) there were no shootings during my 4 years there, basically if someone doesn't think they can finish a plan they won't go along with it (particularly if they think pop goes my weapon then fall down in a volley from the rest of the students)

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying students should all have acess to guns on campus. But well trained and well trusted security personel should. It should'n't be marshall law, but there should be a way for the school to protect itself, saying no guns should be alowed on campus lets people know that the response time on a campus goes from five minutes to fifteen to a half hour, giving them time to prepare for the cops r swat to arrive. IT is easy enough to get on and off acmpus, and more than likely people will not be searched if the sneak in, so giving the school the ability to protect its innocent children and teenagers will be the way to best handle it.

The other step is the parents, for all the embaressment and the like they need to be able to make sure that stockpiles of weapons cannot be formed or that if they themselves own weapons they can be kept out of reach of thier children.

That is my proposition. you can disagree all you want but when it comes down to it outlawing all weapons will make hostile takeover easier by those that know how to work the black market...

Answer 3

For the children, parents need to spend more time with their children and stop chasing the money. People are so concerned with having the big house, big car and nice clothes, that they're working insane hours and not spending any time with their families. Times are hard nowadays and children need their parent's ears and understanding. When these things are absent, built up frustration and anger develop and combine that with drugs, antisocial music and access to guns and you have Columbine.

Answer 4

This is a question that would not have been and was not asked when I was in school as it was unthinkable to anyone of my generation, (The nutty touchy feely answers are interesting but I believe they are in general just more of the same ole same ole)

The answer, if anyone would care to look at statistics on school violence and juvenile violence in general and compared those statistics with the timeline of the Laws that have been passed restricting corporeal punishments, both in schools and in the home, I think would be pretty clear. This is the "Root Cause" of the increases we see in these types of cases.

When you remove the ability to administer discipline from the Parents and Schools as well as any other "Authority figure" and place any form of discipline in the hands of Law enforcement and Social Services who only exercise their Authority in extreme cases, you change the attitudes of the people who should have the authority (and still retain the responsibility) from one of "Taking and exercising Responsibility" to one of "I Cant do anything" or "its someone elses job" for this is what we have left them with. In practice these attitudes have made it not only likely that children grow up without discipline and out of control at home and at school, the 2 places that historically instilled the most discipline, but that they are also in extreme cases likely to cause extreme violence as well. These days it seems that due to the laws the general ideas about discipline have changed from one of consequences for improper conduct and responsibility for ones actions to one in which e the consequences hold no ability to control the undesirable behaviors and yet we have to ask why is this happening.

When I was growing up these Laws were beginning to be implemented, and I can even see a difference from when my Father was in School to then, however the most change has occurred as I grew older into my 20's through my 40's. In my Fathers day they dared not so much as address an Adult as anything other than Sir or Maam for fear of reprisal both from the offended Adult as well as their own Parents, in my day that was already changed to Mr. or Mrs. and when violated was normally dealt with via a harsh word and a phone call, however once home I could expect there to be consequences there as well and often painfull, now if an Adult other than the Parent or Law Enforcement corrects a child or teen for offenses ranging from back talk to public indecency or even violence against another, they will be ignored, attacked or reported for abuse by the offending child or teen and prosecuted by the Law. When I was in School any Adult felt within rights to correct a child or teen who was acting outside of the accepted rules. Now we find ourselves in an age where to correct a child not your own will result in anything from the Parents having charges filed against you Social Services or Law Enforcement charging you for abuse. Parents who take their Responsibility for discipline seriously and employ corporeal punishment (Just to clarify I mean by Corporeal Punishment Spanking, not Beating, the difference being degree ie... spanking leaves no marks and should never be done when angry, but is painfull. Beatings can leave marks and even permanant damage and should Never be done) can have their children removed from the home by social services and even end up in Jail for their efforts.

So to solve the problem I believe we would have to eliminate the cause, passing Laws to replace the abilities of parents and Adults to administer Discipline to children and Teens, this would be near impossible given the touchy feelie society we live in and the tenor of our Legal system and Social Services Agencies, but if you want to solve the problem it will take Discipline at all levels to re-establish those virtues that our fathers and mothers have/had and eliminate these inhuman acts of our children.

Answer 5

Security cameras with parents taking turn to watch them. Armed guards. Their wages could be paid from school funds or a small donation from each family.

Answer 6

Will having more metal-detectors, cameras, and security guards solve them?

It may change behavior but not the mind.
There is too much garbage all around us that are polluting the mind.

Answer 7

less availability of guns
more compassion in the media

oh and
i sincerly think it has something to do with brain melting mush in cafeteria food

Answer 8

Get people to shoot each other at home

Answer 9

Take a hint from the Amish. If we were all more tolerant of other people, maybe there would be less angry and disturbed people around.

Answer 10

stop people having the right to carry firearms, would be a start!