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As many people know there has been talk about arming teachers in schools just in case of emergency. Many people think this is a bad idea and could cause more damage than not having them

A deadly mall shooting on Saturday was a grim reminder that gun violence in America continues unabated.--3 people were found dead including the suspected shooter. Three weeks into 2014 and there was already eight school shootings.

This article looks at the gun control laws in other countries and the reasons why they developed those laws. IN 2012 the death of 20 children at a school in Newtown Connecticut caused an upraise in the debate on whether we should have a more strict gun control law or not. President Obama tried getting semi-automatics and military style weapons banned and having a more strict background check was defeated in the senate in 2013. Since the mass shootings in 2015 Obama is trying to rekindle the bill.

This articles covers to topic of gun laws and what the government plans to do next. It covers to pros and cons of enforcing gun laws, mainly using examples of school shootings in the past decade and a half. Obama presents his ways to Congress on how he would like to see things changed.

From 2012 to the most recent shooting, the U.S's gun murders was 30 times larger than that of the UK. 60% of murders in the U.S have been by firearm compared to UK's 10%. Not only is it a problem with murders, guns raise statistics in deaths for suicide, mass shootings, school shootings and terrorist attacks.

Governor Brewer apprehensions on the previous bill were the rights were not spelled out distinctly. She indicated the law could have applied to elementary and high school campuses. The National Rifle Association is in support of the purposed bill. Lawmakers supposedly held assemblies with University and Police officials. January 9th the bill was introduced to the legislature. Supposing the bill passes into law, Arizona would be marked as one out of the only five states where guns are allowed on a college campus.

New York became the first state to pass a gun control law the toughest in the nation -- since the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting massacre last month.

This article doesn't believe arming teachers or principles should be allowed.Guns should be in the hands of those in the position of protecting people. Teachers do not receive training on weapons and this isn't in there job description.

The shooting which occurred in December which left 20 children and six educators dead at the hands of a gunman at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT has caused the issue of gun control as well as the issue of mental health to be looked at more closely. The President of the United States, Barack Obama chose to issue a proposal for stricter gun control measures, due to this. Walker, as well as several other Republicans agree that the main focus should be on the issue of providing mental health services to those in need prior to violent events taking place.