Psychological Test (before purchasing firearm)
Opportunity:
Opportunity:
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We are currently living in a society where
people we love are dying because those who should not have a firearm are
purchasing them and creating mass shootings.
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Right now we currently only have background
checks, which is clearly not enough. People who have demonstrated signs of
mental illness are the ones committing these tragic crimes.
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That is why there is a need for a psychological
test that will prevent mentally unstable citizens from purchasing a firearm.
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Right now everyone in society has this need no
matter if you own a firearm or not. Everyone is fed up with seeing loved ones being
killed in mass shootings.
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Geographically, I would start the market in
Florida and hope that it could eventually reach other states. Demographically,
the main customers will be those twenty-one and older who want to purchase a firearm.
However, this service will indirectly affect those who do not use this service.
This is because who obtains a firearm legally has an affect on every single persons
life who is around that person
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This is a very large opportunity considering it
deals with the safety of people’s lives. And because this is so large having
society in favor of my service will be vital in this service actually being
implemented
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This window of opportunity will be open until a
solution that meets these peoples needs and works in an effort to decrease the
amount of mass shootings from occurring
Innovation:
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The service that I’m offering is a psychological
test. Within this test customers will be asked questions based on their past,
current life, and future goals.
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Based on their responses, each response will be
given a number. At the end that number will correlate to a psychological reasoning
explaining that persons mental capacity
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This of course will take much research and
expert help to create this test. However once it is created there are a few
steps these customers will take:
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They will first go to a psychiatrist who will
administer this test
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Then when they return to the place where they
are purchasing a firearm the owner will request a background check along with
the request to process the results of this test.
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There is a fee to process the background check
so there will just be a small additional fee to process the psychological test
as well. This may range at about $25.
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Not only will test allow for us to look more
into each individual and make it harder to purchase a firearm but also psychiatrists
will receive a profit from each individual who must take the test and firearm
businesses will receive a profit from each test that is processed.
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This small additional fee should not be a large
burden, since this will just mean each individual will be looked at more in
depth, and most importantly in the long run, more lives will be safer.
Venture Concept:
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My innovation will solve this opportunity by
making it harder for a single person to purchase a firearm by looking at each
individual more in depth
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This is something all people want, not just
limited to people looking to purchase a firearm. Citizens are looking for hope
and something that would be in the right step forward in trying to stop these
mass shootings that are occurring due to mentally unstable people with firearms.
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There currently aren’t any competitors since
there has been no solution to this opportunity, however there can be some
weakness within my innovation that I will have to work hard to overcome.
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One of these weaknesses is that this psychological
test will only be effective with the correct and extensive psychological
reasoning, which means I will need to have a team of experts in the
psychological field.
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However, because of my connections with a
current researcher in the psychological field, her and the people she knows in
that field will be crucial to overcoming this weakness
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Customer support is a huge factor in my service
because with their support it will make it more likely for my service to
actually be implemented in firearm businesses if there are strong numbers in
favor of it. They will be the voice that actually allows me to sell my service.
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In order to support the production of this service
I will of course first need a team that team researchers to help me develop the
service, so that I can actually offer something that is effective that they
would want to support.
Unfair Advantage:
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This is a service that gives hope to all, and
many services do not do that. Each individual is affected positively by this
service if it is implemented which is also very uncommon. Plus, this
opportunity deals with peoples safety and lives and you cant turn away from a
service that will protect those two things
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This is a service people have been searching and
hoping for. I’m offering a solution that currently isn’t available. Having a service
that no one else has right now will give me a large advantage in gaining
support from so many.
What’s Next:
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With this service, I hope that it will be a step
in the right direction that can help limit the amount of wrong people from
purchasing firearms. Although I’m only focused on Florida right now I hope to
see my service in other states.
What’s next for me:
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Five years from now I hope to have perfected my
service and have brought it to legislatures attention
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Once they have accepted it I hope for my service
to be implemented in gun shops within Florida
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I will then be working to have it implemented in
other states
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With this service implemented I also hope to see
a decrease in the amount of deathly shootings caused by mentally unstable
people
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I know that it is impossible to completely stop
people who shouldn’t have firearms from having them, but this service is definitely
a start.
Hey Kaitlin,
ReplyDeleteYou have a great understanding of the service you want to provide and don't seem to be missing anything when it comes to this idea. You know what it's going to take and how you plan to make it happen, and I completely agree with your approach. Great work on this assignment.