Bowling for Columbine

Danny Durbin! ! Mrs. Wiest! ! English 132! ! 6 February 2015! ! School Shootings! ! In the 20th century, there were no chains, locks, or cameras in the schools. Back in those days, parents worried more about their children’s grades, rather than their safety. Kids never really thought about bringing guns to school or any matter of that nature. Now that it’s the 21st century, schools are required to have locks on their doors and install cameras for a student’s safety. Kids, these days, constantly…

strategies that helps kids and adults to fight bullying and share feelings of hopelessness and isolation by creating a setting of kindness and compassion. The programs are based on Rachel Scott, she was 17 years old when she was the first one shot at the columbine high school shooting in 1999. Rachel left a lasting impression on the people who knew her, they remember her as a person who reached out to the people that were different, people that were picked on and bullied. Before she had passed…

people, injured 24 others and committed suicide. This terrible tragedy known as the Columbine High School massacre is sadly only one of several violent acts that are considered to be tied to video games since Harris and Klebold played violent video games over the internet with individuals that seemed to have a mutual hatred for their neighborhood and the world in general. Contrary to belief, several students at Columbine High deemed Harris and Klebold as extremely unpopular students and targets…

claimed that videogames are a direct cause of their violence. There have been numerous accounts of school shootings where the killer was said to have been influenced by videogames. However, it was never proven. This is apparent in the infamous Columbine High School shooting. According to history.com’s television network, there was never any confirmation that the two students responsible for the deaths of twelve students and one teacher committed their inhumane acts through the influence of…

The United States is known for many things: freedom, baseball, the Kardashians, and obesity. Some of these things are positive, while others point to a decaying society. But what issue is currently at the forefront of concern in America? School shootings. “School shootings” is such a prominent topic and will not be put to rest until the action itself is put to rest. Guns have played an enormous role in America for many, many centuries. Guns are such a popular topic that there is even an…

There have been few American tragedies quite as heartbreaking as the Sandy Hook massacre. December 4th, 2012, in Sandy Hook, Connecticut, an elementary school was attacked by a violent shooter. Teachers bravely sacrificed themselves for their students, but many were still killed. Twenty children (students in Kindergarten through First Grade) and six adult teachers were murdered. Others were severely traumatized and injured. This was the definition of tragedy, and raises many concerns on our…

Especially in school with school shootings becoming more and more common, “Jefferson County is home to Columbine High School, where a 1999 shooting rampage by students Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris claimed more than a dozen lives. During the ordeal, students inside the besieged school used wireless phones to call their parents and let them know they were alive”(Rockwell). During the Columbine attack the students could connect with people outside of the school letting them know their current…

shootings with a broader point of view. He explains how students tend to “copy-cat” when shootings occur and that in many cases of violent crimes at schools, the suspects plan the attack on the anniversary of other major shootings, specifically Columbine (Follman 4). Students who spread the crime are a huge reason why school shootings have not been eliminated because they feel the need to “celebrate” the anniversaries of these tragic events. However, these children do not realize that what they…

behind a gun can take the life of a potential doctor, artist, or even president. Because of this, stricter gun laws need to exist throughout all of the United States. According to Kleck Gary, 33 students died at Virginia Tech, 13 civilians died at Columbine High school in Littleton, Colorado, 10 students died in Red Lake Minnesota in 2005, and the list continues. Now if one looks at mass shootings in a broader spectrum, the horror that exists in our country today appears much more evident. In…

Who would be there if you were getting robbed or even someone shooting at your school? Police would come eventually but what about the time until then? According to At Issue, from the SIRS data base laws vary from state to state concerning concealed carry. But what is concealed carry? Concealed carry is where one has the ability to carry a firearm in the public without getting into trouble. Currently, the concealed carry law is only a state law instead of a federal law. Some states do not allow…