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Persuasive Essay On School Shootings

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Everyone knows about the Florida shooting and how it took away the lives of 17 people who had a future ahead of them. But what they don’t know is that this shooting and many others could have been avoided. In all there have been 18 school shootings in 2018 and 244 regular shootings in 2017. All around the world school shootings are happening more and more frequently. With this in mind all we have to do to cut down on these shootings is to arm teachers with guns. In the U.S. there have been multiple shootings across the country and also across the globe. In the past there hasn’t been that much of a threat to school shootings. Recently however, there have multiple school shootings around the world! My dad told me that when he was a kid nobody knew about school shootings and that they rarely ever happened. Do we really want these shootings to keep happening or should we put a stop to it right now?!?! …show more content…

It isn’t just my opinion, it is everyone else’s opinion also. For example, even Donald J. Trump said, “I want my schools protected like I want my banks protected.”(Itay Hod paragraph two of, “Trump Repeats NRA Talking Points: ‘I Want My Schools Protected Just Like… Banks’”) In fact, students in Texas say, “they feel safe knowing their teachers can protect them if the unthinkable happens.” (Nicole Chavez first paragraph of ‘I feel safe.’) I think it’s time for a change so let’s make it

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