A lot has happened in the world over the past week. Let’s catch up on the major news headlines: Shooting occurs at Ramadan celebration in Philadelphia On Thursday, April 11 in the afternoon, a shooting took place at a Ramadan event in West Philadelphia. According to police, the event […]
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Stars take steps in the right direction to stop gun violence
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 […]
News rundown: What you missed week of Feb. 14
A lot has happened in the world over the past week. Let’s catch up on the major news headlines: Mayors impeached The United States House of Representatives voted to impeach Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas last week. The razor-thin 214-213 vote marked the first time in nearly 150 […]
Latest mass shooting should have been preventable
It’s not a stretch to say that the deadliest shooting in the United States this year was also one of the most preventable in the country’s long history of these catastrophic events. Unfortunately, this does not come as a surprise to those who have become all too familiar with the […]
Empathy is lost in America’s response to mass shootings
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 […]
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 […]