Columbine Shooting On April 20, 1999, Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris attacked Columbine High school in Colorado. They arrived at school with an arsenal of knives, guns, and bombs, as well as two propane bombs that they had already placed in the cafeteria rigged with timers. According to Jennifer Rosenberg, “When the day was done, twelve students, one teacher, and the two murderers were dead; plus 21 more were injured (Columbine Massacre).” They had planned on two propane bombs going off in the cafeteria killings hundreds more students, but this was not the case. The bombs were rigged up incorrectly, and did not explode at 11:17 as planned. At 11:20 they decided something had gone wrong.
One of the most remembered and tragic school shootings that started this tragic trend around the country was the “Columbine School shooting” on April 20, 1999 at Columbine High School in Columbine, located in Jefferson County in the State of Colorado. This was a highly planed and complex attack that involved a fire bomb to divert firefighters, propane tanks that were converted to bombs that were placed in the cafeteria, bombs rigged in cars, and 99 explosive devices. This attack was planned and carried by 2 students, Eric Harris & Dylan Klebold. Total of 12 students and 1 teacher were murdered during this attack that took place on the campus of the school. They also injured 27additional students during this attack.
As citizens of America it is our right to own a gun as stated by the 2nd amendment in the bill of rights. Adding more laws to our pre-existing ones will only continue to make the task of obtaining a gun harder and harder until eventually people will give up because they won’t want to deal with all of the new restrictions. It would also make the task of getting a gun for someone who would use it in the right way, such as for protection, much more difficult. Lastly, the belief that more gun control laws would reduce the murder rate is not true as most who murder with guns have gotten them illegally from trade. Even if it did while it may reduce murder from gun crime criminals would still have the option of other deadly weapons.
Gun control reform will ensure that there will be further stringent checks to decrease further incidents of violence. Reform may not be the total answer to the problem of mass shootings, but it should be part of any meaningful response to so many tragedies. The bottom line is current gun control laws are inadequate. People have been taken from this earth in the shooting massacres all over the United States. No amount of debating will bring back those
If that question is asked at a table usually people would say “No”. A long time ago that answer would have no opposition, but now with the recent murders of students on school grounds that answer is not so easy to answer. In 2006 after the recent shootings in Colorado, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania a representative by the name of Frank Lease, a Green Bay legislator. Planned to introduce a legislation that would allow faculty to carry concealed weapons on school grounds as a deterrent against shootings. Allowing faculty to carry firearms can have an effect on mass shootings at schools.
People kill people” at the end of the day gun lobbyists, owners a like and the general public should advocate for laws that encourage buyers and owners to demonstrate that they can possess a firearm lawfully and responsibly. It is also wise for the general public to vote for leaders who will put their safety and needs first and not his or her political or other agendas in
What does motivate people to kill someone with a gun? There has been many gun violence throughout history. “Guns and Violence” by an unknown author states that “blame is placed on everything from violence in the media, video games, and music to the popularity of gun ownership and what some feel are overly lenient gun laws”. This author believes that the United States is facing a gun-violence crisis. From what I have heard on CNN or FOX News, I also believe that the United States has an unbelievable numbers of murders.
Do Stricter Gun-Control Laws Help Prevent Gun-Related Injuries/Deaths? Gun control arguments are a hot topic in America and around the world; it is a topic not likely to go away anytime soon. Arguments for and against carry their own merit and can be lengthy and broad by nature, but our intent is to debate the effect of gun-control laws and the effect they have on gun-related injuries/deaths. The argument presented here will get to the crux of why laws should or should not be enacted to prevent social ills. Most agree that gun-related injury or death of innocent citizens should never be tolerated, but there are opinions on the course to take in an effort to discover a solution.
This number in 1990 was 78%, so as time goes on people are leaning more and more away from stricter gun laws. This shows that most people today believe that gun laws are sufficient and that gun ownership should not be banned or even be limited, any further. As a result, if the government tried to limit gun ownership the majority of Americans would show opposition. This could ultimately lead to even more violence and anger from people who aren’t willing to give up their firearms. It would also increase the capacity of the gun black market, that already exists in the United
The reduction of the crime rates following the reduction of gun-related violence can be used to justify gun control. However, the official statistics does not support this assumption. The reasoning that guns cause crimes arises numerous disputations, as it does not consider that guns are just another mean of committing a crime. Pro-gun advocates usually assert, “Guns do not kill people; people kill people.” The Vice President, Wayne Lapierre argued that the best solution to the Newton Massacre was to allow citizens to own guns. He stated”The only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun” (Spitzer,