The shooting, that happened on Virginia Tech campus on April 16, 2007, and ended the lives of 32 young people is, as I understood from the opinions given in New Your Times, one of several such incidents over the past few decades. After such an event the issue of gun control is inevitably raised, and the gun lobby and the NRA are blamed for the tragedy. However, suicides and rapes on university and college campuses, also mentioned in the opinions, cannot be so easily connected with legislations and prohibitions on gun control.
As some of the U.S. citizens suggest, the roots and causes of these problems lie deeper in the very system and society that avoid dealing with violence and mental health openly and thoroughly. In spite of the fact that the U.S.A. is so developed and powerful, it appears that its system fails to address these issues properly.
According to the opinions of some of its citizens counseling and reaching out for expert help with emotional problems is still stigmatized. On the other hand, university authorities may be too lenient with students’ improper behavior, apart from appearing technically unequipped to warn students of imminent danger, whether it be an armed attack or fire.Although each society, same as each individual, has its shortcomings, there should be no room for violent and destructive behavior that endangers the lives of innocent people.
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