Gun Control Proposals
April 1, 2017
Senator Kamala Harris
312 N. Spring St.
Suite 1748 Los Angeles, CA 90012
United States House of Representatives
Dear Senator Harris:
I am writing to you in regards to the increasingly problematic issues surrounding gun control and active shooting in Southern California. As a college student at Cal State Fullerton University, there have been several controversial proposals about whether guns should be allowed in various college/high school campuses in California. These controversial proposals include the following: faculty members and students in California school campuses are required to conceal firearms at all time in case a school shooter is present. I believe that through our Second Amendment Right, we are allowed the …show more content…
If we have guns trigger accidentally due to lack of training from novice individuals, it can produce unwanted scenarios where students and teachers can’t function mentally. It should be advised that we look at guns from different perspectives of other individuals, for a shooting can affect a student’s or teacher’s ability to work. According to Dr. Mark Tulls’ article, “How to Cope With PTSD Symptoms Following a Shooting”, “gun violence, such as a shooting, can be particularly difficult to cope with for a number of reasons. First, shootings are unpredictable and uncontrollable. When something uncontrollable happens, it can lead to people to avoid situations or places that remind you of the shooting.” I can correlate this example to Post Traumatic Stress disorder, because if an individual is affected by a shooting incident this may lead for one to be hesitant in coming back to the same place (for example, classrooms or crowded places). Thus, shooting in general can affect a person’s ability to function daily, if post-traumatic stress syndrome …show more content…
To clarify how proper communication is essential when handling active shooting, earlier I stated that proper training should be incorporated in schools when a shooter is present. There is a correlation between training and communication. For example, some schools don’t emphasize to students what to do during a school shooting. Which is vital when students and teachers encounter a shooting school. From personal experience, I was once a high school student a year ago and I attended Pasadena High School. It was never emphasized how to react when a school shooter shows up. However, communication between students, teachers, and law enforcement is really important. It gives others self-awareness a school shooter arises. Thus, I believe it is important that school districts spend time training faculty members and students what to do during a shooting rather than handing them
Senator Kamala Harris
312 N. Spring St.
Suite 1748 Los Angeles, CA 90012
United States House of Representatives
Dear Senator Harris:
I am writing to you in regards to the increasingly problematic issues surrounding gun control and active shooting in Southern California. As a college student at Cal State Fullerton University, there have been several controversial proposals about whether guns should be allowed in various college/high school campuses in California. These controversial proposals include the following: faculty members and students in California school campuses are required to conceal firearms at all time in case a school shooter is present. I believe that through our Second Amendment Right, we are allowed the …show more content…
If we have guns trigger accidentally due to lack of training from novice individuals, it can produce unwanted scenarios where students and teachers can’t function mentally. It should be advised that we look at guns from different perspectives of other individuals, for a shooting can affect a student’s or teacher’s ability to work. According to Dr. Mark Tulls’ article, “How to Cope With PTSD Symptoms Following a Shooting”, “gun violence, such as a shooting, can be particularly difficult to cope with for a number of reasons. First, shootings are unpredictable and uncontrollable. When something uncontrollable happens, it can lead to people to avoid situations or places that remind you of the shooting.” I can correlate this example to Post Traumatic Stress disorder, because if an individual is affected by a shooting incident this may lead for one to be hesitant in coming back to the same place (for example, classrooms or crowded places). Thus, shooting in general can affect a person’s ability to function daily, if post-traumatic stress syndrome …show more content…
To clarify how proper communication is essential when handling active shooting, earlier I stated that proper training should be incorporated in schools when a shooter is present. There is a correlation between training and communication. For example, some schools don’t emphasize to students what to do during a school shooting. Which is vital when students and teachers encounter a shooting school. From personal experience, I was once a high school student a year ago and I attended Pasadena High School. It was never emphasized how to react when a school shooter shows up. However, communication between students, teachers, and law enforcement is really important. It gives others self-awareness a school shooter arises. Thus, I believe it is important that school districts spend time training faculty members and students what to do during a shooting rather than handing them