El Mozote massacre

Hardly new in the United States, school shootings are perceived as devastating, frightening and incomprehensible acts, with long-lasting effects on society. Representing the work of America’s ten deadliest school shooters, statistics compiled, account for one hundred and thirty-three dead and one hundred and forty-two injured. Yet, the question remains, what type of person would enter a school with the purpose to extinguish human life? Do school shooters aim with specific targets in their sights…

Academic Audience Bang, the weight of tears dripping down a mothers face, a community in silence, a son or daughter lost. Guns have become the main character in a story that seems to be seen everyday. Mass school shootings has become the new norm for America people. President Obama once said after a shooting in an Oregon Community College in early October 2015, "Somehow this has become routine. The reporting is routine. My response here at this podium ends up being routine, the conversation…

However, not all ended in deaths. Why do people think about going to places and shooting it up? The three major school shootings that come to mind are Columbine High School, Sandy Hook Elementary, and Stoneman Douglas High School. Columbine High School massacre was on April 20, 1999. The perpetrators were Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold. Both were seniors at the high school. They killed 15 students and teacher. Then, later both committed suicide in the school’s library with the other victims.…

“It shocks us. It always shocks us. Particularly when it happens in the state where we live, the county where we live, the city where we live. . . . We tell one another how horrible it is. Because that’s true, but we’re not surprised. One of the worst things about news like this is that horrible is the new normal [emphasis added].” (McLeigh) School shootings have become the new norm in America. This should not be the case when these tragedies are completely avoidable. According to a recent study…

Surrounding the control of gun owners. Granting to an author, gun control has been an issue since at least 1934 when Congress legislated a law restricting machine guns and sawed-off shotguns. An Author points out that after the assassinations of Senator Robert F. Kennedy and the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968, a law was passed that banned the importation of inexpensive handguns called "Saturday Night Specials;" in 1993, the Brady Bill was passed, which required background checks for…

Today, the world is a pretty messed up place. Everyday we hear about some tragedy that happened and things that could’ve be done to prevent it. Events like these cause the world to reflect on life and look at certain things differently, one of these events would be the Columbine. On the morning of April 20th, 1999 students of Columbine High School were getting ready for school, not expecting anything but another lame school day. Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, however, knew it wasn’t just…

A common activity in the South is hunting, and consequently, gun ownership is pervasive, meaning it is spread widely throughout the South. In Georgia anyone eighteen or older can own a handgun. There are many other instances where owning guns is legal as a minor, such as hunting or fishing, or if there is parental consent to maintain such possession. Anyone in Georgia can carry the weapons on them as long as they are openly visible and not concealed. Conceal and carry is only permitted for those…

Video Games and Aggression Do video games amount to more than just entertainment in our everyday lives? With just how popular video games are in our society you have to wonder if they play a part in how we think and in our actions. In an article written by Brad Bushman he talks about the navy yard shooter and how his over consumption of violent video games lead to his more aggressive actions. This issue with violent games started back in 1976 with the release of the game Death Race. The…

for their plan would take more lives than the one hundred sixty-eight lost in the Oklahoma bombing four years earlier.” (The Columbine shooting 10 years later,William Bowmer)the Whatever the reason Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold decided to commit a massacre on that day,many gun control laws and school policies have been put in action in the wake of this…

The rise and proliferation of media in modern society presents a problem to troubled parents: does violent media affect the growth of children? This question has been examined by numerous researchers and psychologists, either lauding or accusing the media, especially violent media, for the effect that it has on people. Some, like Gerard Jones, author of numerous comic books, say that violent media is empowering, that box office smash hits like The Avengers tell the tale of kid-friendly…