There should be more police presence at schools. According to the gun violence prevention organization “Everytown,” there were 181 school shootings in 2022, 158 school shootings in 2023, 229 school shootings in 2024, 163 school shootings in 2025 and 24 school shootings this year already. When will it end?
Parents are afraid to send their kids to school. It has gotten to the point where they would rather homeschool them. Maybe additional police presence will help them change their minds. For some parents, it’s already too late. It is every parent’s worst nightmare to outlive their child.
Additional police presence in schools can help decrease violence by catching the person before such an evil act can occur, or the mere presence of additional police will make the person have second thoughts before committing such an act.
Unfortunately, politicians in the United States, whether Democrat or Republican, are too stuck in their own ways to do something about this issue. You would think that gun control and protecting children would be at the top of their agendas.
Maybe additional police protection in schools will cost more taxpayer money. However, a majority of parents may not mind paying additional taxes if they know those taxes will be used to protect their children. Will Democrats and Republicans ever come together on this issue and stop brushing it off?
Society can take steps to prevent something like this from happening as well. For instance, gun store owners can initiate stronger background checks. For example, if someone has mental health issues, they shouldn’t be allowed to own a gun. If someone has arthritis in their fingers or wrists, they shouldn’t own a gun. If someone driving on the street has difficulty reading signs or signals, they shouldn’t own a gun. In terms of gun safety, society has lost its sense of common sense.
People need to be vigilant on social media as well. If an individual posts something on social media about doing harm to others or themselves, police need to be notified immediately.
This can no longer be ignored or taken as a joke. This tiny action can save lives and prevent a tragedy.
If things don’t change, it will get to the point where laws are going to be made allowing only police and military personnel, active or retired, to own guns.
Granted, this will take away other people’s right to the Second Amendment, but gun violence in schools has happened enough times for people to question whether it’s time to change the Second Amendment completely.
When will something be done? It’s time for gun violence in schools to stop being normal. How many more tears will be shed? How many more lives will be altered? When is enough, enough? Hopefully, sooner rather than later, politicians from opposing parties can finally come together for a resolution on this extremely serious issue.
