Sunday, May 29, 2022
Photo courtesy of Fabio Campo, Flickr An hours-long shooting rampage at a kosher supermarket in Jersey City on Tuesday killed six people, including a detective, three civilians and two assailants. Two other officers were struck by gunfire and wounded but survived. On Wednesday, local authorities and Jersey City Mayor Stephen […]
Photo courtesy of Fibonacci Blue, Flickr Another mass school shooting took over headlines on Nov. 14. Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, California, had an active shooter come onto the campus, causing fear and panic amongst students for a total of 16 seconds. Two students died, Grace Anne Muehlberger, 15, […]
Photo courtesy of slowking4, Wikipedia When the Sandy Hook shooting happened, the government promised to intensify gun laws and never let something like this happen again. But it did: 2,260 more times. The most recent mass shooting to occur in the United States was on Oct. 6, at the Tequila […]
Photo courtsey of Hersson Piratoba, Flickr The media seems to be getting crazier out there with all the hysteria surrounding “Joker”. Before this movie was even released, people frantically jumped on social media preaching how this movie was dangerous to society and will inspire mass shootings. After seeing “Joker” on […]
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 […]
Photo courtesy of Lorie Shaull, Wikipedia Columbine high school, Columbine, Colorado: 15 dead, 24 injured. Sandy Hook Elementary, Newtown, Connecticut: 28 dead. San Bernardino, California: 14 dead, 22 injured. Orlando, Florida: 50 dead, 48 injured. Las Vegas, Nevada: 59 dead, 527 injured. Parkland, Florida: 17 dead, 14 injured. Again and […]
Photo courtesy of Formulanone, Wikipedia Throughout the first month of 2018, there have been over 11 school shootings and related incidents, including 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 in […]
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 […]