School shootings have become a regular occurance. It seems that there is no light at the end of the tunnel- no way to take the weight off of these tragedies. Unfortunately, there is no simple way to solve the issue of gun control, although many people believe there may be. But there is, however, a way to be prepared for these situations and preventative methods individual schools can take to help fend off these tragedies until larger scale legislation is passed. With something as simple as a detailed
High School in Parkland, Florida and killed seventeen students and teachers. Cruz was armed with an AR- 15 and has now been charged with seventeen cases of premeditated murder. Within minutes Cruz took seventeen innocent lives, he destroyed their families, and he shook his entire community. The survivors of this shooting have risen up and demand change to prevent tragedies like this from reoccurring.The students are fighting against the National Rifle Association (NRA), and demanding more gun control
approximately 74 school shootings in the last eighteen months. The real question we should be asking ourselves is why does this keep happening? Why do the teens that commit the shootings feel so hateful towards their peers? Why do they take innocent lives and at times, their own? When students went to school on April 20 of 1999, they did not think of it any differently than any other day. However, for Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold they decided to commit one of the most severe and well-known school shootings
here and have lived here my entire life. I was born into an Australia, which recently experienced the horror of the worst mass shooting in its history. The destruction and carnage of guns were finally understood, so to prevent further deaths we took action and introduced some of the strictest gun control laws in the world. Australia has a long history with mass shootings, with the first occurring in 1628 when 110 Dutch shipwreck survivors were massacred. Since 1778, when Australia began to be inhabited
lives in school shootings in the United States. A parent sends their children off to school to get an education and never does occur in their minds that in the place they consider to be a safe zone, there children can lose their lives. In the recent years there have been many deaths due to guns. Many of those deaths are due to school shootings in which have left many families without their loved ones. From the Sandy Hook shooting, to the Pulse shooting in Orlando, to the Vegas shooting and to the
“The vast majority of teachers want to be armed with textbooks and computers, not guns,” said Kenneth S. Trump. Bang bang, you’re dead! There have been approximately 387 school shootings since 1992 all resulting in one or more fatalities. Gun control in school ought to be handed to security rather than the teacher. Providing teachers with armed weapons for protection will both increase the chance of bloodshed and fatalities. Therefore Arming teachers can have many disadvantages, for example, not
the American people the right to bear arms, or own guns, in order to organize a militia to overthrow tyrannical government, if it were to be needed. During that time period, having the right to own a gun in order to protect oneself from tyrants seemed great.. However, in present day, the 2nd Amendment became a controversial right due to the rise in mass shootings
Gun violence and gun control are very touchy subjects. These topics are specifically two sided and no middle space. As millennials, we all have grown up knowing that school shooting happen and in high schools, middle schools and colleges all too often. We have had to practice drills for school shootings and although it may be a smart idea for us to be safe rather than sorry, should we have to worry that someone will be coming to school with the possibility of being shot. After watching the movie
Alisal, Sandy Hook, Aurora. This is a short list of some of the most known school shootings in the history of the United States. Gun control has been a very controversial topic for a while now but after the recent shooting at Parkland High school, the issue has been getting more attention. The number of school shootings has been increasing and some people think this is because of our gun laws. In my opinion we should not ban guns. The second amendment states that we have the right to bear arms. Yet
Gun laws need to be strengthened by implementing stricter owner limitations and stronger background checks. Guns can be very dangerous if they gets into the wrong hands. Less guns that people can buy, the better off people may be. Stricter handgun control laws and licensing are necessary to keep people more safe and less afraid. Students are becoming more hesitant to enter into schools. “School shootings are most commonly committed by either a student who attends the school or by an intruder