problem solving panel discussion: gun violence history, causes and effects
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Problem Solving Panel Discussion: Gun Violence, explores history, extent, causes and effects in U.S. with I. Reid (Moderator), I.Dunbar, J.M.Ferandez, M. Kashiwabara and S. Alen--Northeastern University Summer 2014 View with MS. PowerPoint 2013 viewerTRANSCRIPT
Gun ViolenceJohannes Mera
Isaac Dunbar
Sam Alen
Isla Reid
Momoko K.
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Introduction> We are discussing gun violence and what to do about it.
- Rights can be a problem if they grant us the ability to do more harm than good
- The rights of the 2nd Amendment as they currently stand protect the
American notion of shooting anyone you have a problem with
- We don’t fight crime by telling criminals they have the right to continue doing
what they are doing, and we therefore cannot fight gun violence by telling
people they have the right to these weapons that have killed so many and
continue to do so.
● Background
● Second Amendment- December 17 1791
● Caused problems over the last 100 years
What caused the problem?
● 2nd amendment caused problem● “A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the
right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed”
● Stricter gun laws (no guns) take away this
problem
● In 2007, Missouri repealed a handgun law
● After this, their murder rate increased by
16%
What is happening in the field?
● Originated with many mass shootings in the
US
● Here is a map of all the mass shootings in
the United States over the past 50 years
● You can see that it is not just in one area, it
is very widespread
● The majority of weapons used in
mass shootings were obtained
legally.
● If a ban on firearms was put in
place, there would be 49 less
shootings.
How widespread is the problem?
(2012) (2013)
● http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/339597
● http://www.citylab.com/politics/2013/01/gun-violence-us-cities-compared-deadliest-
nations-world/4412/
How widespread is the problem?
In general, Gun Violence
is clearly a widely debated
issue in the US and the
nation as a whole is being
affected by it.
● http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2010/07/robe
rt-farago/brady-center-to-prevent-gun-violence-
happy-fourth/
2010
How long has the problem persisted?
2000-2010
● http://mediamatters.org/blog/2012/12/1
0/wash-times-emily-miller-downplays-
gun-violence/191769
1900-1998
● http://www.haciendapub.com/medical
sentinel/homicide-and-suicide-
america-1900-1998
Present (2014)
-This past 4th of July
weekend was marred
for some by a spate of
gun violence in at
least three cities
across the US
-Police officers say at
least 36 were shot
overnight
● http://www.thegu
ardian.com/world
/2014/jul/05/fourt
h-july-chicago-
houston-
indianapolis-gun-
shooting
What harms are associated with gun violence?
● In 2009, there was 38,364 suicide out of this number, people committing
suicide are 17 times more likely to have guns in their home.
● More than 30,000 people in the United States have died from gunfire
http://www.thirdwavellc.com/blog/take-
action-professional-creativity-to-end-
gun-violence/
http://www.healthnewsline.net/guns-
kill-or-injure-20-kids-every-day-in-
us/2532237/Twitter #FixDVGunLaws
If no intervention takes place, will this issue remain at large?
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/09/mass-shootings-investigation
If no intervention takes place, will this issue remain at large?
Between the years 2000 to 2008, the number of
mass shootings jumped from roughly 5 per year
to just over 15 shootings per year. If nothing is
done to stop this, the number could continue to
rise
Bibliography:
http://www.westernjournalism.com/why-obama-backed-un-treaties-cant-trample-constitution/
http://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2014/repeal-of-missouris-background-law-associated-with-increase-in-states-murders.ht
What harms are associated with gun violence http://www.thetakeaway.org/story/harms-way-faces-gun-violence/
http://www.thirdwavellc.com/blog/take-action-professional-creativity-to-end-gun-violence/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/30/kentucky-shooting_n_3189828.html
http://heedinggodscall.org/content/pfctoolkit-10
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/suicide.htm
http://listverse.com/2013/04/21/10-araguments-for-gun-control/
http://www.healthnewsline.net/guns-kill-or-injure-20-kids-every-day-in-us/2532237/
Will these harm continue and grow unless there is a change
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/09/mass-shootings-investigation
http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2014/may/28/pierre-thomas/abcs-thomas-mass-shootings-have-tripled-2000/