1. Stop Mass Shootings Individual Proposal 10 April 2015
By Travis Thompson
10 April 2015

2. What is a mass shooting?
A public shooting in which 3 or more people are killed that are generally unrelated and unknown to each other.
A federal law was signed by President Obama in 2013 that defined the threshold as three or more victims killed.

5. Shooters Motives? Revenge Despair Free floating rage at the world
Visions of annihilation
Seek headlines

6. How Can We Protect Ourselves
Metal detectors would detect any type of weapon such as guns, knifes, etc.
We need armed guards working the entrances in case of an emergency.
Metal detectors can range anywhere from $2, – $11,000.00

7. They Have Been Proven To Work
Metal detectors are successful in airports, arenas, and other heavily populated buildings.
Its unlikely that someone will try and enter a metal detector while carrying a weapon.
Students and people will feel more safe in buildings with metal detectors.

8. Funding? State & Federal Tax breaks Budgeting Fundraisers
Better use of School Officers

9. Works Cited
"Rate of Mass Shootings Has Tripled since 2011, New Research from Harvard Shows." Mother Jones. Harvard, 15 Oct Web. 12 Apr
"Mass Murder Motives." Psychology Today. Katherine Ramsland, 20 July Web. 12 Apr
"Walk Through Metal Detectors." Walk Through Metal Detectors. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Apr
TSA Weapon Finds. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web.