Photo courtesy of Doug For, Flickr After gaining attention on social media in 2018 for her controversial graduation pictures, Kaitlin Bennett, better known as “Gun Girl,” has recently become a hot topic of discussion on the internet. In 2018, Bennett posted photos of herself carrying an AR-10 rifle and her […]
Tag: Gun Control
New York should tighten their gun laws as a safety measure
Photo courtesy of Don Sniegowski, Flickr The pending case before the Supreme Court, “New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. City of New York,” will determine whether individuals can carry arms outside their homes, in states that currently don’t allow it, as well as whether they can transport […]
CEOs urge Senate to enforce gun regulation
Photo courtesy of Offspring 18 87, Wikipedia CEOs from 145 U.S. companies sent a letter on Sept. 12 to Senate urging them to expand background checks and enforce stronger “red flag” laws. Sponsors included the CEOs of Uber, Reddit, Levi Strauss & Co. and Airbnb. The signatories point to the […]
Tree of Life tragedy focuses need for gun control
Photo courtesy of AugustasDidzgalviz, Wikipedia On Oct. 27, a gunman went into Tree of Life – Or L’Simcha Congregation, a synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, killing 11 people and wounding six others. During the attack, he was heard screaming anti-Semitic slurs and saying "Jews must die." Now, the gun control debate […]
Gun control needs to change before the next shooting
Photo courtesy of M&R Glasgow, Flickr Eighteen shooting incidents on school grounds in 44 days. That is 18 too many. In the days following the shooting at Stoneman Douglas that took the lives of 14 students and three staff members, I watched as my news feeds once again populated with […]
American teachers train to prepare for school shootings
Throughout the first month of 2018, there have been over 11 school shootings and related incidents that have been accounted for. These include accidental firing, self-inflicted injury and harmful intent. CNN reported that sixteen people were wounded, two of them fatally, after a shooter opened fire at a high school […]
Congress needs to address gun control problem now
Graphic courtesy of Wikipedia With the latest mass shooting taking place in Sutherland Springs, Texas, it is important now more than ever to discuss the problem with domestic abusers owning firearms. As is the case with other mass shootings, the gun lobbyists are quick to express their sympathy and offer […]
Gun control should not just be up for discussion
Photo courtesy of Mariordo (Mario Roberto Durán Ortiz), Wikipedia Last weekend’s mass shooting in Las Vegas was yet another gun tragedy in this country. Each new shooting is seemingly labeled the ‘worst shooting in U.S. history,’ and it is reasonable to wonder what it will have to take place before gun […]
Students Should Get Involved to Change Gun Laws
The mass-shooting index from the National Gun Violence Archive reads like a calendar. Most of these shootings will never make national news or spark national and international outrage. We are horror struck and left asking: how could this happen? Then there are calls for stricter gun control, which seem to […]
Gun Violence Continues to Worsen as Candidates Debate Future Policies
Photo courtesy of Chad R. Erdmann, Wikipedia Gun control has always been a divisive topic, especially during this year’s election. Though the Second Amendment promises an American right for every citizen to own a gun in self-defense, self-defense is not the reason guns have become a problem. Many accidental casualties […]