Suicidal behavior starts around the age of 16 and peaks when an individual is in their mid 20’s. (“School Violence: Reported School Shootings and Making Schools Safer”) The Harvard Study brought to the light and shows that if students have access to weapons it can increase the suicide chances. Unfortunately, 1/10 students have seriously thought about committing suicide and when looking at schools that allow concealed weapons on campus, that statistics increase to 3/10 students. ("Faggots, Fame and Firepower": Teenage Masculinity, School Shootings, and the Pursuit of Fame”) In one study of 645 college campuses, guns were used to assist in estimate, a third of suicides by male students. Universities are supposed to be institutions where parents feel comfortable to send their child, especially students who are out of state, not a community where parents have to worry if their child is safe or not. ("Faggots, Fame and Firepower": Teenage Masculinity, School Shootings, and the Pursuit of
Suicidal behavior starts around the age of 16 and peaks when an individual is in their mid 20’s. (“School Violence: Reported School Shootings and Making Schools Safer”) The Harvard Study brought to the light and shows that if students have access to weapons it can increase the suicide chances. Unfortunately, 1/10 students have seriously thought about committing suicide and when looking at schools that allow concealed weapons on campus, that statistics increase to 3/10 students. ("Faggots, Fame and Firepower": Teenage Masculinity, School Shootings, and the Pursuit of Fame”) In one study of 645 college campuses, guns were used to assist in estimate, a third of suicides by male students. Universities are supposed to be institutions where parents feel comfortable to send their child, especially students who are out of state, not a community where parents have to worry if their child is safe or not. ("Faggots, Fame and Firepower": Teenage Masculinity, School Shootings, and the Pursuit of