Sunday, December 8, 2024
Throughout my upbringing in the public school system, the threat of someone entering the school has been drilled into me. Procedures were laid out and practiced once a month. Every time the alarm sounded, a chill fell over the entire classroom. Silently, we would all huddle in the corner of […]
After the intensely close win in the Super Bowl, the Chiefs were sent back to Kansas City, Missouri for their victory parade. Football fans gathered for a celebration and could have never suspected the outcome of the so-called joyous day. Following a verbal dispute, a mass shooting unfolded, killing one […]
As of Wednesday, there have been at least 166 mass shootings out of the 109 days in 2023 and 12,621 gun-related deaths in the U.S., according to the Gun Violence Archive. On April 3 and 4, New Jersey colleges Rider University and St. Elizabeth University, respectively, experienced threats of gun […]
Mass shootings have been an immense issue within our country for the last decade. Every time a shooting occurs, there is great controversy regarding America’s gun policies. But have we ever stepped back to take a look at the type of weapons used in such massacres? I did, and here’s […]
On Valentine’s Day 2018, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School was the scene of a brutal school shooting that killed 14 students, three staff members and injured another 17. Earlier this month, the terrible person behind the attack, 24-year-old Nikolas Cruz, was sentenced to a life in prison after “a Florida […]
America is no stranger to gun violence. With schools practicing lockdown drills, discussions of teachers carrying guns and more security roaming the halls, this fear is always on our minds. But why do we put the responsibility of protection on the schools rather than the source of the guns? This […]
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 […]
