In “Here’s How To Prevent the Next School Shooting, Experts Say”, by Anya Kamenetz reveals that there’s a decent amount of research out there on what actually makes schools safer, and most of it doesn’t point to more guns. More specifically, Kamenetz argues that removing the major “environmental hazard” such as guns can contribute to less gun violence. She writes, “Having the metal detector or the locked doors isn't going to stop the guns. The hard work is a lot more effort. People need to start thinking in a more comprehensive manner about prevention instead of reacting." Additionally, school climate, meaning the quality of relationships among students and adults in the school, in turn affects students mental, emotional and academic success.…show more content… More specifically, I believe in not urging schools to punish or expel the kids who brought weapons to school but rather teach them, as an intervention. For example, based on a comprehensive annual survey taken in California, twenty to thirty percent of students above the elementary school level consistently report seeing a weapon of some kind at school at least once a year. Although, critics might object the solutions are not going to be found in the recycled grab bag of proposed restrictions on law-abiding gun owners. “None of the current gun control proposals would have changed the circumstances that led to this shooter being armed with stolen guns” as stated from Gene Hoffman, chairman of the Calguns foundation, I maintain that the public health approach has an emergency mode when it comes to violence. It kicks in when someone reports a person bringing a weapon to school or talking about violence. It's called a "threat assessment." For example, the FBI and the Secret Service each conducted studies of school shootings and shared their knowledge with the nation's educators. They found that there was no one "profile" of a school shooter. But, almost all students who committed homicide had told someone of their intentions. Therefore, I conclude that with the plethora of tools at the disposal of communities, fighting guns with more guns is just not
