May 21, just two months ago, a shocking incident occurred in Springfield, Oregon. At that time, the cafeteria was very crowded, so many students injured. There is an another research result by the National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence in 1964 that Zimring and Hawkins mention in their book. However, Zimring and Hawkins are disagreeing with them who own guns for protection. When we look statistics by the National Commission on Causes and Prevention of Violence in 1969, we can realize that especially women and children are highly risked.
People expose themselves and their children by keeping guns.
This is a second reason that guns are not necessary for citizens. Sheley and Wright states that teenagers get guns mainly by theft. Usually people thinks how difficult teenagers to get guns. Thus, most teenagers who could get guns answered they could obtain guns no trouble. Their common targets are homes and cars.