On October 1, 2017, a mass shooting occurred at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. A gunman opened fire on the outdoor festival crowd from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino across Las Vegas Boulevard during the closing performance by singer Jason Aldean. With at least 61 fatalities (including the perpetrator) and 527 injuries, this incident surpassed the Pulse shooting as the deadliest mass shooting in recent U.S. history.The
Mass Shootings (Overview) Mass shootings have become a disturbing trend that is on the rise. They can happen in places like Sports stadiums, Clubs, Schools, shopping centers, movie theaters, and even concerts. A mass shooting can be committed by either an individual or an organization. In recent times terrorist groups have used the tactic of mass shootings to fulfill their political aim. A person who commits a mass shooting could be a terrorist or a random stranger. Ironically, some people can mistake
On June 12, 2016 in the second deadliest mass shooting in United States history. 49 people were killed At a gay night club known as Pulse by a gunman who is identified as Omar Mateen. The shooting began at roughly 2:00am when the club was hosting a "Latin Night" an event that happens every Saturday night mostly drawing a Hispanic crowd. Before the shooting began the club was serving a last call for drinks then suddenly a van approaches the club and Omar enters the club on foot armed with both a
The Gun Control Debate Throughout the history of the United States of America there has been debate on gun control. The debate has become even more relevant as more semi-automatic assault rifles are being sold and the amount of shootings we have been having, especially in this last month. There are a variety of views one can take on this argument. Many conservatives have been saying that more gun control is not necessary as it’s not the guns killing the people, it’s the people pulling the trigger
Orlando shooting at a gay night club is the largest mass shooting to take place in the United States of America (Duff, 2016, p. 193). It gained international media coverage and took social media by storm. Many theories can be applied to the shooting, specifically the strain theory and routine activity theory (Levin & Madfis, 2009, p. 1227). The Shooting In the early morning of June 12, 2016, a single shooter killed 49 people and wounded an additional 53 people at a Pulse, a popular gay night club
in Orlando Florida visitation when it 's one of the deadliest mass shooting by a single gunman in the history of the United States. This tragedy happened inside an Orlando nightclub called paws which happen to be a gay nightclub in Orlando Florida. The individual who assaulted helpless nightclub was 29-year-old American security guard Omar meteen. People believe that Omar was acting and a terrorist mindset. This is also called the second deadliest terrorist attack since September 11th attack in 2001
people? The United States has 88.8 firearms for every 100 individuals, or around 270,000,000 weapons, which is the most elevated aggregate and per capita number of the world. 22% of Americans possess at least one firearm (35% of men and 12% of ladies). America 's unavoidable weapon culture stems to a limited extent from its pilgrim history, progressive roots, wilderness development, and the Second Amendment, which states: A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right