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GUN-CONTROL: THE THEORY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

Gun-Control: The Theory Goals and Objectives

shikama Matembera

Jeff Housman

PU 505

October 16, 2018

Gun-Control: The Theory Goals and Objectives

Health Behavior and Summary of Health Behavior Theory

In the United States entirety, people are experimenting different methods to prevent and violence, especially gun-related violence. Recently, both practitioners and scholars have recommended that changing the social norms is the most effective and long lasting strategy to control gun violence (Cothran, 2003). The social norms perpetuate increased mental problems and deaths through the use of guns, which eventually deters the well-being of the people. The strategies are in line with the public health strategy in the gun violence reduction. The article focuses gun control theories, goals, and objectives inspired by the public health approach (Cothran, 2003). Next, it creates a discussion of the possible barriers and challenges to implementing interventions of gun control.

The Goals and Objectives

Goal 1: Create a safer population by reducing epidemic of gun violence (Walpole, 2009).

Objective 1: To create an awareness throughout the community, families, teens, and adults that gun violence is a health menace to everyone, and that regulating it needs all to take a stand (Cothran, 2003).

Objective 2: To reveal the culture and effect of gun violence on mental health and its embracement in the social media, including Televisions, movies, video clips, and others, and work for the immediate solutions.

The mass shooting contributes to thousands of deaths in many states while some victims remain in critical conditions. The problem can only be resolved through the education activities among the community to raise awareness in the entire community about its menace (Walpole, 2009).

Goal 2: Provide more support for survivors of gun-related violence.

Objective 1: Launching a social media campaign to push the government to prevent gun violence and support of the victims or survivors (Walpole, 2009.

Objective 2: Create an awareness of the support that survivors of the gun-related violence require.

The gun violence contributes many deaths as the victims are afraid of getting licit medical attention. Advocacy for government support of the survivors is necessary as it will reduce more deaths because gun violence survivors will no longer seek illicit health care (Walpole, 2009).

Goal 3: Fight on corruption, which facilitates the illicit trade of small arms and ammunition.

Objective 1: Engaging social media outlets to ensure gun control and violence reduction remain a priority –linking it with past and upcoming incidences gun suicides.

Objective 2: Releasing the relevant research and publications.

It is difficult to control gun violence because of corruption glorification among countries (Walpole, 2009). Using publications and social media, it is possible to reach information to many people unaware about gun-related health matters.

The Barriers and Challenges

Without undermining the relevance of the Constitution, the various agencies established by body make it hard to pass gun control laws (Cothran, 2003). Thus, it is almost cumbersome to pass health-care legislation comparable to other disciplines. The more populated areas where the private ownership of guns is most critical is highly underrepresented, thus, it is difficult to surmount the veto points for gun control and related health limitations (Walpole, 2009).

The countries like the United States could have many reasons why gun control is difficult. Some key challenges including political partisanship and millions of guns already in the hands of the civilians make it even more difficult to push for the Amendment (Cothran, 2003). Firstly, the citizens do not advocate for the change, thus, it is almost impossible to make recommended changes because of the national mythology linked to guns. Most of the citizens believe it is essential to possess a firearm as their freedom and for self-defense (Cothran, 2003). Besides, another challenge of gun control is the poor funded assessment and intervention programs. There are no active local programs to advocate reduction in gun-related violences and related health misconceptions within the community. Thus, the public fail to recognize the link between gun related repercussions like genocides and gun-suicides.

References

Cothran, H. (2003). Gun control. Farmington Hills, MI: Greenhaven Press.

Walpole, B. (2009). Gun control-a public health issue. Emergency Medicine, 8(4), 203-204. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-2026.1996.tb00272.x