Is there someting that us the students can do to prevent more school shootings?

Question

In relation on today's Virginia shooting....

Answer 1

Yes! The students who do the shootings are the ones that are hurting on the inside. Do your best to show love and appreciation to ALL the students - especially the "dorky" ones alone in the corner, or the bullies who think they're "all that." Make a point to smile and say "hi" to people you don't know in the halls. You may get some weird looks or even a few snickers, but inside everyone will appreciate it. That simple gesture shows that you value them as a person, and that sense of value will help keep them from going to extreme measures to be noticed.

Answer 2

You just never know because you as students do not have protection and the gang violence is like a war zone. It is not the responsible of the students should not have to worry about all this stuff going on. The student i feel for you in the time and age. The schools are going to have to become like boot camps.

Answer 3

You can NEVER stop the shootings, ever. You can EASILY limit the number of victims by allowing concealed-carry by law-abiding citizens.

I think it was a tragedy first and foremost and my thoughts and prayers go out to the victims and their families.

They were just sitting ducks with no way to defend themselves much like the victims of Colin Ferguson. Concealed-carry advocates warned us all long ago to expect tragedies like this as long as we have gun control.

When only criminals have guns the rest of us can only ponder tactics like "notifications."

In a state where concealed-carry is allowed or promoted, the loss of life could have been much less. He may have shot one or two, but a concealed-carrier would have dispatched him right quick.

Sadly there is no way to prevent a killer with a gun. In tribal Africa where there are no manufactured guns, tribesman make them from pipes and rubber-bands so clearly gun control is not the answer. You can make a gun out of wood in an hour! He could have stabbed just as many with a knife.

Since you will never stop the OFFENSE, we must allow ourselves a DEFENSE. We are not all of one culture anymore, so violence will only increase.

The only way to prevent these killing rampages is concealed-carry. Would you rather protect yourself or wait for the folly "notification?”

Answer 4

I would hope there is something that we, as students, can do...but as far as on your own campus, you could report any suspicious persons or acticity to campus police/authorities, make sure you walk with someone else or in a group if you have night classes...there should be some kind of group/club that students can be a part of which would promote positive activities for students to keep them out of trouble, and help educate students on the importance of detecting "signals" from people they know that may be warning signs of danger ahead...there should be some kind of school-sponsored organization to teach students these signals and what to do if they beleive a friend/acquaintance of theirs may danger him/herself and/or others on campus.

Answer 5

We have to promote tolerance and that a gun does not solve our problems. Parents also have a responsibility to socialize their children properly. In HS, metal detectors are common, but in college, it is almost impossible to do so. Since Columbine, people are more aware of these things, but it is still too hard to predict when a person will snap. Maybe we need a pscyhic to tell us when an event is going to happen.

Answer 6

ok, perchance this sounds corny, yet as quickly as we cared a sprint extra approximately one yet another and rather much less, "ALL approximately ME!!!" issues like this will possibly no longer take place. additionally, if young ones might supply up making exciting of others. i do no longer propose friendly banter, yet intentional abuse, in simple terms about all those incidents might shrink. a guy or woman can basically shelter being made exciting of plenty, that substitute into the case in Columbine. i understand young ones would be young ones, yet why do they'd desire to intentionally harm different persons to make themselves look extra valuable. perchance college courses like the talks approximately drugs and intercourse would help. Plus, in this occasion Cho substitute into in a Psychiatric well-being facility and alter into enable bypass with out meds or long term help. I agree that psychiatric sorting out could be accomplished in pupils that tutor indicators and indications. yet its all approximately shop on with up. I additionally believe drug sorting out and gun administration. there's no way that the pupils could be allowed to bypass to college armed. Why do no longer we in simple terms enable our Kindergartners bypass to college packin and notice in the event that they don't get desensitized to them. the 1st time some dumb youngster steals the toy they have been twiddling with they shoot up the placement reason they're mad. i'm able to't think of why every physique might element that including extra weapons might resolve the priority.

Answer 7

Honestly no I think that the students couldn't help prevent things like that from happening unless they heard something about it and told someone before it happpened.

Answer 8

You do realize that it's students that are doing all the shooting...right? The answer is pretty obvious.

Answer 9

yes, stop picking on people, they are just like you, wil explode if there's too much fuel and add fire to it. but then people are stupid and won't learn until its too late. I personally would keep a gun on me or in the room for self defense. this is america u dont know whats gonna go down

Answer 10

dont go to school, it happens once every 10 years, get over it you have a better chance of catching crabs from the pope. if you get shot you have nothing to worry about if you dont you have nothing to worry about. life goes on