Virginia Tech massacre

One of the worst cases of failed reporting of mental health checks was the Virginia Tech Massacre, in April 2007, where a Virginia Tech student named Seung-Hui Cho shot and killed 32 people and injured 17 others, then killed himself on the college campus in Blacksburg, Virginia (“Mental Health Reporting”). Cho bought a gun despite going through two background checks through licensed gun dealers and having a mental health history in the records that should have prevented him from receiving a gun. Although Virginia had some mental health check laws at the time, certain cases were masked from background checks. But, this is not the only instance, in fact, there have been 102 mass shootings in 2017 alone, from January 1st-April 18 (“Mission.”).…

“Since Sandy Hook there has been a school shooting, on average, every week. How on earth can live with ourselves if we do nothing.” Said Senator Chris Murphy. According to the statistics, there has at least one school shooting since 2013. However there was a tragic event happened before. For Instance, The Virginia Tech School massacre was a school shooting that took place on April 16, 2007 on the campus of Virginia polytechnic institute. This deadliest shooting incident happened by a single…

doctors go sporadic, only mere moments to save a person’s life. A school shooter takes the life of multiple students and then attempts his own. All of this could have been solved if someone was there to prevent the shooter. although in a moments heat there is not going to be officers, sometimes a vigilantly must help others. Someone that could save a life are those who have a Concealed Carry license. Concealed Carry, is a law that was recently passed in Texas back in August. The law states that…

effected is because they believe their safety is threatened leaving a hostile learning environment on campus . One notable faculty member ( President Ricardo Romo) has stated his similar viewpoint. He said that “Campus carry is a distraction from our mission of providing excellence to our students and our community.” So, I believe that the campus carry law will have negative effects on the learning environment on schools in Texas like the University of Texas at San Antonio. Senate Bill 11…

Although, many people agree that disarming criminals is the right decision, there is large controversy in how it should be done. Many policies show consistent failure, and only empower criminals to prey upon the law abiding citizens. Burnett makes the statement,“Campuses should allow permit-holders to protect themselves on campus just as much as they do off campus”. The Virginia tech shooter may have become disarmed if one responsible armed citizen could have stopped him. In order to receive a…

the day that it takes longer than a few hours to buy a weapon and make people go through safety courses I believe it would slow down our mass shooting rates. Slow the process down and really emphasize all the safety measures and hit the background checks really hard. Now to hit on a few specific mass-shooting incidences like Sandy Hook Elementary school, Virginia Tech University, Fort Hood military base and San Bernardino. In December 2012 Sandy Hook a 20-year-old man wearing combat gear and…

individuals committing mass shooting with firearms on different occasions each year. How would you define a mass murder or mass shooting? The indicated question may be something someone might ask according to Robert J. Morton from the FBI a mass murder is defined as an executioner killing four or more people happening during the same incident, at a single location with no certain time period in between the killings. (Morton, FBI) An example of a mass shooting in America is the Virginia Tech…

earth can live with ourselves if we do nothing?” said Senator Chris Murphy. According to the statistics, there has been at least one school shooting since 2013. Even before that year a tragic event happened. According to the New York Times, the Virginia Tech School massacre was a school shooting that took place on April 16, 2007 on the campus of Virginia polytechnic institute. This fatal murder shooting was perpetrated by a particular gunman, who killed 32 people and wounded 17 others.…

In December of 2012, 20 first-graders and six adults were murdered in cold blood at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newton, Connecticut. If anyone can walk into an elementary school and murder innocent children then gun laws should definitely be stricter. The result of the massacre led to angry citizens and protesters all around. In January of 2013, a couple thousand people made their way to Connecticut’s statehouse for a public hearing. According to Barbara Mantel’s article, “Gun Control”…

crimes. In the article “Fact Check: Do Concealed Weapons Lower Crime Rates?,” Mark Binker states that In North Carolina Crime has dropped nearly 30 percent due to concealed weapons in public places. With all these mass shooting one that has been very worrisome to me is the shooting at Virginia Tech in 2007. In the article “Virginia Tech Shooting Leaves 33 Dead,” Christine Hauser says that “Witnesses described scenes of mass chaos and unimaginable horror as some students were lined up against a…