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grazzers · 03-26-2005, 03:02 PM

Excuse me for being a bit of an inexperienced debater, but here goes.

Although I know tightening gun laws will not solve the school shooting problems in America completely, it will help. Gun laws are strict here in Britian, and the last big school shooting was 9 years ago in Dunblane, and before that it was practically unheard of. There are still bullies and school nutjobs (trust me, im still in secondary school, i KNOW), some are capable of real violence, (there used to be a 16 year old in one of my classes who was sent to jail for a while for hospitalising a stranger over some petty arguement), and this is a comparatively safe, decent school. There are a lot worse schools out there in Scotland, with pupils with less hope for the future and a lot more rage.

The thing is, their means of release is a lot more restricted. People still get bullied and beaten up, which is bad, but at least no-one gets shot.

We are by no means free from problems here though. 2 days ago an 11 year old girl commited suicide, Scotlands youngest suicide to date. A couple of weeks ago a young boy was shot dead by a man shooting at firefighters with an airgun, sparking a debate on stricter airgun laws. Banning guns will not solve the problems with todays youth, but it would partially reduce some of the risks involved in being young.

03-26-2005, 03:02 PM	#35
grazzers Aim for the Best Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 134	Excuse me for being a bit of an inexperienced debater, but here goes. Although I know tightening gun laws will not solve the school shooting problems in America completely, it will help. Gun laws are strict here in Britian, and the last big school shooting was 9 years ago in Dunblane, and before that it was practically unheard of. There are still bullies and school nutjobs (trust me, im still in secondary school, i KNOW), some are capable of real violence, (there used to be a 16 year old in one of my classes who was sent to jail for a while for hospitalising a stranger over some petty arguement), and this is a comparatively safe, decent school. There are a lot worse schools out there in Scotland, with pupils with less hope for the future and a lot more rage. The thing is, their means of release is a lot more restricted. People still get bullied and beaten up, which is bad, but at least no-one gets shot. We are by no means free from problems here though. 2 days ago an 11 year old girl commited suicide, Scotlands youngest suicide to date. A couple of weeks ago a young boy was shot dead by a man shooting at firefighters with an airgun, sparking a debate on stricter airgun laws. Banning guns will not solve the problems with todays youth, but it would partially reduce some of the risks involved in being young. __________________ "Only a person who risks all that he cannot keep, to gain that which he can never lose, is truly free." Anonymous Poet