Sandy Hook

counselors, according to a report expected to be issued next month” (Weizel 1). Lanza like the Narrator had reports of isolation, rage and delusions. They both exhibited similar symptoms and in the case of 2013 Sand Hook shooting could have been prevented. Scott Jackson a chairman for the Sandy Hook Advisory Commission states Adam Lanza did not have to commit this crim. Jackson like Zimmerman both claim that these men had mental disorders that if were caught on early on would have not committed…

they both take a similar stance on the gun control issue. They both don’t accept the possibility or extended gun rights but rather gun control. Hamzelou writes that we should be fearful of another massacre occurring like the one that occurred at Sandy Hook Elementary. She worries that another “massacre like the one that resulted in 26 deaths in December 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut” will occur. In the article she writes of Adam Lanza who was the perpetrator that shot up the elementary school,…

In the Sandy Hook shooting, a mentally unstable man named Adam Lanza shot his way through the the security system at the front door of Sandy Hook Elementary school. He proceeded to kill six teachers and twenty children. All of the children killed were between the ages of six and seven. Adam Lanza was mentally unstable and…

Some organizations like the Violence Policy Center and articles like 10 Gun Violence Prevention Stories Since Sandy Hook can help you find ways to donate and fight for gun safety laws. For the Violence Policy center, “even the NRA is a little afraid of these guys, branding them ‘the most effective, and most untruthful anti-gun rabble-rouser in Washington.’ VPC has…

Keep Armed Guards in Schools School tragedies have become a daily scare to parents, children, and staff. School massacres have opened society’s eyes that the one place kids should feel good, isn’t safe. Subsequently, to with the horrific Sandy Hook massacre, schools all around the United States started placing armed guards in all school systems. As the years went on and the chilling fear decreased, citizens have voted in towns such as Enfield, CT that the schools protectors don’t need to be…

are essential and beneficial not only because they help people to channel out their negative emotions but also satisfy their psychological needs such as desire for “adrenaline-rich” actions (83). Gilsdorf introduces his article with the tragic Sandy Hook shooting and then elaborates his ideas throughout the text. The author expresses that beside gun regulation, video games violence became the “scapegoat” for the massacre (82). Gilsdorf conveys that there are numerous unknown factors causing the…

Gun related incidents have become a huge problem in America and too many US citizens are losing their lives to guns. From shooting massacres to a child playing with a gun he had access to in his house. Guns take the lives of American citizens everyday. The Boston bombing was a terrible tragedy that no one will ever forget. However as terrible as the bombing was only 3 people died in the marathon. The same day 11 people were killed by guns (Terror). That ratio of the number of people that are…

Gun violence in America Gun violence is an all-time high. In the wake of Sandy Hook, widespread concern forced legislators to take a second glance at our gun laws. When twenty children and six educators were gunned down, many citizens were stunned, outraged, and begged authorities to pass more crucial gun laws because with fewer guns, there could possibly be fewer incidents involving gun violence. Many people believe that the widespread availability of guns is making society unsafe. Each year,…

The school's intercom was on, and [I] next heard more shots, screaming, crying and whimpering. [I] heard the janitor yell at the gunman, "'Put the gun down! Put the gun down'"(Sgueglia), this was an account from Shari Thornberg, a staff member at Sandy Hook Elementary School, in an interview with USA Today. On December 14, it will mark the third anniversary where twenty children and six adults were brutally murdered by bullets from a rapid fire assault weapon that was mishandled by a mentally…

The occurrence of mass shootings and acts of terrorism have become increasingly common in the United States since the twenty-first century. Since 2000, thousands of United States citizens have died as a direct result of mass shootings and acts of terrorism. However, despite the striking similarities in the motives and damage engendered by these crimes, there are significant discrepancies between the classifications and punishments for the crimes. Depending on the crime, state or federal…