Mass shootings always get the media attention, and the same goes for the shooting in Oregon. Christopher Harper-Mercer, the shooter, took the lives of 9 people in his college writing class. Even though Christopher had a severe case of Asperger’s syndrome, he had access to a total of 14 guns the were bought legally by him and his mother. It is well understood …show more content…
Who knows why he decided to take those guns and make use of them. The one thing that is clear though is that Christopher was highly motivated and there is no way he just woke up that morning and decided to take nine lives. The act was a build up of multiple emotions and different variables.
Events such as school shooting certainly have a negative impact on the society. They leave people with a sense of helplessness and drag down some peoples hope for our beautiful country. This is why the debate on gun laws is recurring and highly influenced on, so many people have multiple different views and has proven nearly impossible to make a compromise so far. Some believe more gun control laws are the answer, others pull more towards the mental state of shooters, and blame the mental health system for not having more control over their