PART #2
Most guns used in school shootings have been obtained or purchased legally. . Sixty-two percent of the handgun shootings were acquired legally. Kip Kingel was given a 9mm Glock pistol by her father in order to help the youth develop an interest in something. Kinkel shot his parents and two schoolmates to death in May 1998. (Associated Press, January 18, 2000)
Most killers mostly use guns owned by a family member or friend or purchased it on their own. Even though most school aged children cannot purchase a gun, obtaining one is as easy as opening a parent’s dresser drawer or an unlocked gun safe. The shooter in Parkland, Florida was a 19-year-old legally bought guns that left 17 dead. According to a survey of male 10th and 11th graders who carried a handgun outside of the home obtained it from a family member or friend.
The weapon of choice of school shooters is a handgun. Handguns are easily concealable and have increased firepower in terms of ammunition capacity and caliber. A handgun was used in 71% of the shootings. In 63% of the handgun shootings, the handguns were acquired legally. In 71% of the long-gun shootings, the guns were acquired legally. About 42% of U.S. adults say they live in households with a gun, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in 2017. According to the National Center for Education Statistic, 5% of students ages 12 to 18 in rural areas and 4.4% in the suburbs reported having access to loaded guns without adult permission, compared with 3.4% in urban areas. The data shows 5.2% of white students in the age group reported having access, while 3.3% of black students and 2.8% of Hispanic students reported having access.
ccording to Nichole Hokley, a parent whose child died in the Sandy Hook school massacre.
Approximately 7 children die every day due to gun related violence. School gun violence doesn’t discriminate by zip code or race or religion. While there is a greater gun violence in lower-income, minority, inner-city neighborhoods, There has been gun related violence in rural, suburban, white, higher-income neighborhoods as well. Almost 20,000 students are shot each year.