{"id":5611,"date":"2023-02-06T13:51:17","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T19:51:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/?p=5611"},"modified":"2023-03-21T15:59:14","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T21:59:14","slug":"education-stops-gun-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/06\/education-stops-gun-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"Education stops gun violence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"955\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-08-at-2.16.48-PM-955x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-08-at-2.16.48-PM-955x1024.png 955w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-08-at-2.16.48-PM-280x300.png 280w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-08-at-2.16.48-PM-768x823.png 768w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-08-at-2.16.48-PM.png 1058w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 955px) 100vw, 955px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>By Edgar Garcia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Gun-Violence_mixdown.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Since large amounts of shootings have taken place within the US, this has led debates on gun control and how guns affect people, from the violence that comes with them to the safety and rules needed to handle one carefully.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Pew Research, nearly every American will know at least one victim of gun violence in their lifetime, whether that be through homicide, suicide, police shooting or accidental firings.&nbsp;&nbsp;In 2020 alone 45,222 people died from Gun Violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chair of Criminal Justice at UTRGV Gordon Crews has studied crime and gun violence for years.\u00a0\u00a0He cautions that access to a weapon is one of the major factors for gun violence.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cOne thing you can do is eliminate\u00a0\u00a0the capacity to do that [access a weapon].\u00a0\u00a0Bottom line, if I\u2019m going to commit violence, I\u2019m going to commit violence.\u00a0\u00a0If I don\u2019t have a weapon, I\u2019m always gonna have my hands ,\u201d Crews said. \u201cIf I decide to do violence and I have access to that [weapons], I can do a lot of violence.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Public Information Officer in the Brownsville Police Department Martin Sandoval said gun violence is about education and accessibility .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cThe best way to keep your gun safe is education,\u201d Sandoval said.&nbsp;&nbsp;\u201cYou have to teach your children that that is not a toy and that there are serious consequences.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He also said that a lot of violence we see with guns, especially mass shooters, can be resolved with education and the prevention of reach from children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cWhen it comes to violence, it is because that gun has become accessible to that person.&nbsp;&nbsp;As we\u2019ve seen recently, a lot of these young kids, these teenage kids ,that grab the gun from their parents, go to the school and do something terrible. They made that gun accessible to him.&nbsp;&nbsp;And that\u2019s where the biggest factor lies.&nbsp;&nbsp;You have to make these guns safe,\u201d Sandoval said.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Assistant Chief of Police at UTRGV, Van Slusser has some tips for making sure people stay safe and stresses the importance of education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cThose who choose to own firearms, should know how they work. They should receive training, how to operate their firearms safely, how to carry them safely. 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