Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

“Don 't you dare come any closer!” said a corpulent man, holding a broken piece of glass that was on the floor. Adam Corcuera and Steven Blackwell were the first paramedics to the KFC and were trying to tend to the stab victim on the floor but this bellicose individual would not let them. So the paramedics had no choice but to wait for the police to show up. While they were waiting Adam was staring at the stab victim and knew he only had minutes to live if he did not get immediate medical…

decided to end their life or for being at the wrong place at the wrong time. There are ample reasons as to why gun control should be enhanced, “A lone gunman killed 33 people, including himself, on the campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia, on April 16, 2007.” -Ten Deadliest. The easy access to guns whether through family members or through the black market proves there is a problem in America.…

Over time, crime rates have continued to increase. In America, gun related crime has been soaring. Every year, more crimes occur that are involving guns. Firearms are used to hunt, as well as to provide protection. However, they are also used to kill people. As the population in America rises, more crimes take place. Urban settings are an excellent example of the cycle of crime. When people are crowded together, crimes happen as a result. Then, community members buy guns for safety. Those…

River, residents began noticing a change in water quality. One resident—Lee Anne Walters—suspected the water might be toxic, and had her water tested for lead. She brought samples to Marc Edwards, an environmental engineer at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and a world-renowned expert on water treatment. He found lead levels in her tap water at 13,200 parts per billion; the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency sounds the alarm at 15 ppb. She subsequently discovered her…

This legislation addressing house bill 186 is of predominant interest to me because I am a student at the University of West Georgia and I believe that every student should feel secure while within his or her institution. This issue also directly impacts my fellow peers and professors as well as my mother, a grade school educator, and her students. From personal experience I have noticed the change in school systems where the building’s security has become more like a prison and less like an…

to protect students, faculty, and visitors on college campuses. They will know if it would ever be necessary to control a situation like they one that happened in Virginia Tech. The Virginia Tech shooting happened on April 16, 2007, on the campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute in Blacksburg, Virginia. Seung-Hui Cho, a senior at Virginia Tech, shot and killed 32 people and wounded 17 others in two separate attacks approximately two hours apart, before committing suicide. Campuses safety…

On April 16, 2007, there was a shooting on Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech). Seung-Hui Cho, a student there at Virginia Tech, shot and killed 32 people and wounded many others before taking his own life. Till this day, this shooting is one of worst school shootings that this nation has ever witnessed. Because of the school shootings that have happened, students and families want to legalize students to carry around a gun on campus with a concealed carry permit.…

Private Americans own approximately 120, 000, 000 guns. Fifty-five to sixty million of these are hand guns. Fifty percent of all American households have one or more guns. Approximately ten thousand hand gun homicides of wounding plus more than two thousand accidental deaths plus several thousand gun suicides. Gun violence statistics, high-profile crimes committed with guns, and the ready availability and large number of privately owned guns in the U.S. have spurred support for gun control laws,…

School shootings are a trend that unfortunately has been getting popular for more than a decade. This is causing schools to increase security and prepare for a potential war against unknown individuals. This has shown a negative effect on a significant amount of students who now see school as unsafe. Metal detectors, security cameras, and many other security safeguards have been a regular necessity for schools. Instead of using these things as a last resort effort to prevent violence there needs…

Seung-Hui Cho, a student, killed 32 people including him at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute. When the shooting first occurred no one was aware of Cho’s mental illness. It was years later after this deadly shooting occurred that his files were found with evidence that he had suffered from mental illness. In an article by ABC news…