after the shooting occurred‚ the Wall Street Journal covered the horrific event and stated “A man armed with two semiautomatic pistols killed 20 children at an elementary school Friday in a rampage that left 27 people dead and one injured in this suburban town before he took his own life‚ authorities said. A federal law-enforcement official said a .223 Bushmaster rifle was found in the back of a vehicle at the school.” Through the review of stories that were reported when the shooting first occurred
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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
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Refusing to Be a Victim The Virginia Tech Massacre was one of the deadliest shooting incidents by a single gunman (MSNC). With a bright future ahead‚ Reema Samaha was an 18 year-old freshman on the campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg‚ Virginia. Physically beautiful‚ excellent academic performance‚ proud of her Lebanese culture‚ future graduate of international studies and a minor in French‚ talented contemporary dancer‚ full of life‚ but a killer decided to
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A few things that to help prevent School Shootings but failed would be the zero tolerance policy. The zero tolerance policy is preventing drugs and weapons being brought onto school property. But many students get away with it because they bring weapons to school hidden in their backpacks without anyone noticing‚ then they cause a tragedy‚ “Schools are not safer‚ or more educational because of zero tolerance policies.”(Nick Gillespie 4). This policy doesn’t change anything so why have this policy
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Female School Shooter: Laurie Dann In the wake of the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown‚ there has been one shooting which many have forgotten: the one reported case where a female was the offender in a school shooting. It has been reported that sixty percent of the shootings which have happened over the last three decades happened in small towns‚ and the perpetrator is almost always a young male (Calhoun). Laurie Dann is the exception to the rule. Born Laurie Wasserman
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eyes‚ and fearing for your life. This is what you would experience if a school shooting were to take place at your school. According to EverytownResearch.org there have been 196 school shootings in America since 2013. Last year there were 45 school shootings. The main reasons why our teachers need to be allowed to carry a firearm is for safety during emergencies‚ it’s cheaper than hiring a security guard‚ and school shootings can happen anywhere at anytime. What if you were a teacher and an armed intruder
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‘Bowling for Columbine’ presents strong messages concerning the low gun control and the high murder rate in “the land of the free”. Directed by Michael Moore‚ the documentary shows the follies of the National Rifle Association (NRA) and the US government‚ often in a satirical fashion. This use of humour and other techniques allowed Moore to win many awards for the documentary‚ including the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature 2003‚ but the largest victory ‘Bowling for Columbine’ had was the
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have ever imagined that this simple night out would end it warm blood and wet tears. The recent shooting in Aurora‚ Colorado is only another example of the repeating violence in the United States. Many blame these psychotic killings on the violence our children grow up with in the media and toys. “Shootings” by Adam Gopnik‚ expresses the views of others such as me‚ who believe that the blame on these shooting is not on the media‚ rather on the lack of control and actions the government takes to prevent
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decade there has been multiple firearm related mass shootings. From Columbine to sandy hook they have been deadly and have taken all walks of life. From small children to old adults. There is no specific target‚ these are people with mental illnesses that we yet not understand. What I can tell you is that this is nothing new‚ mass killings go back to the early 1900’s in American culture even 1800’s in the American west. There were forty one mass shootings from 1900-1980 in America. Then a sharp rise between
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A documentary film is one that aims to record real events or ideas in order to inform the viewer‚ present an opinion and generate public interest in a topics. There are many types of documentaries including: science‚ historical and social‚ nature and investigative. Documentaries in the past were strictly science or nature related. However in modern day documentaries are seen to be more for social interest and they engage the audience more‚ they are also seen to be more investigative as well. Historically
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