Sandy Hook Shooting Research Paper
The Sandy Hook Massacre and Its Effects on Gun Control
The Sandy Hook Massacre is the second deadliest shooting by a single person in American history. According to CNN, this tragic attack took place at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut on December 14, 2012. The shooter, Adam Lanza, brought three guns into the school, two of which were pistols, and one of which was an assault rifle. To get into the building, which had an updated security system, he shot his own way into the building with his assault weapon. Lanza ended up murdering twenty-six people. Twenty of the twenty-six were six and seven year olds. As the first authorities approached him, Adam Lanza shot himself in the head, committing suicide (CNN 1-2). Today, especially after the Connecticut shooting, there is an argument over the right to bear arms. One portion of the argument focuses on whether or not people even have this right. As stated by Michael Sommers, the second amendment reads: “A well-regulated militia, being necessary for the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” (Sommers 42) When the second amendment was written and passed, there was no professional army, only a civilian …show more content…
In other developed countries, guns aren’t as big a part of the culture as they are in the US. We have become so gun dependent, misusing and overusing the power, that some people don’t know when it is proper to use a gun. Bernhard Goetz was sitting on the subway, when four African-American boys came up to him asking for five dollars. Goetz felt he was being pressured, so he pulled out his gun and shot the lads (Sommers 117). Also, in 2001, ten percent of teens thought it was okay to shoot someone if they weren’t from your neighborhood or if you needed to in order to get what you wanted. In 2001, 28 percent of teens thought it was okay to fire at someone if they insult you (Sommers
The Sandy Hook Massacre is the second deadliest shooting by a single person in American history. According to CNN, this tragic attack took place at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut on December 14, 2012. The shooter, Adam Lanza, brought three guns into the school, two of which were pistols, and one of which was an assault rifle. To get into the building, which had an updated security system, he shot his own way into the building with his assault weapon. Lanza ended up murdering twenty-six people. Twenty of the twenty-six were six and seven year olds. As the first authorities approached him, Adam Lanza shot himself in the head, committing suicide (CNN 1-2). Today, especially after the Connecticut shooting, there is an argument over the right to bear arms. One portion of the argument focuses on whether or not people even have this right. As stated by Michael Sommers, the second amendment reads: “A well-regulated militia, being necessary for the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” (Sommers 42) When the second amendment was written and passed, there was no professional army, only a civilian …show more content…
In other developed countries, guns aren’t as big a part of the culture as they are in the US. We have become so gun dependent, misusing and overusing the power, that some people don’t know when it is proper to use a gun. Bernhard Goetz was sitting on the subway, when four African-American boys came up to him asking for five dollars. Goetz felt he was being pressured, so he pulled out his gun and shot the lads (Sommers 117). Also, in 2001, ten percent of teens thought it was okay to shoot someone if they weren’t from your neighborhood or if you needed to in order to get what you wanted. In 2001, 28 percent of teens thought it was okay to fire at someone if they insult you (Sommers