Mass shooting are very sad and scary events. They happen by surprise. No one ever expects shootings to occur. Tons of innocent people are killed in everyone of them. The U.S has a total of 273 total mass shootings since January 1st. In 2015 there was a total of 372 shootings in the U.S. Since 2010 there has been 142 school shootings. The five deadliest mass shooting were at Las vegas, Pulse nightclub, Virginia Tech, Sandy Hooks Elementary school and Luby Cafeteria. Out of those five, four of them happened in the U.S. Las Vegas shooting was by far the deadliest shootings in Modern History. It happened on October 1st 2017. The Las Vegas shooting was during an outdoor concert. Around 59 people killed and about 507 injured. It happened …show more content…
When he dd that cho shot him. The boy died right after he was shot . The girl was ok for about 3 hours. After that she died. No one informed her family. The next shooting is the Sandy Hooks Elementary school. The school is located in Newtown Connecticut. The shooting occurred on December 14, 2012. It happened at Sandy Hooks Elementary school. 20 children from ages six-seven were shot. 6 adults or staff members were shot. The shooter was 20 years old. The shooters name was Adam Lanza. It happened in the morning while the morning announcements were going on. Everyone in the school heard the shooter telling people to put there hands up and also heard people saying no to shoot. Then there were multiple gunshots that were heard over the intercom. The nurse and school secretary hid in a supply closet for hours they called 911. There was a shooting in the a restaurant. It was called luby’s Cafeteria. It was located in Kellen Texas. The shooting occurred on october 16 1991.It happened at the Luby’s restaurant. The shooter’s name was George Hennard. A man crashed a pickup truck into the restaurant. About 24 people killed. He was unemployed. He killed himself. He injured about 27 people. He was 35 years old. The shooting was know as the Luby’s massacre. 10 people were shot in the head. There were about 140 people in the restaurant. Mass shooting are very sad and scary events. They happen by surprise. No one ever expects shootings
The other massacre happened on December 14, 2012 in Newtown Connecticut at Sandy Hook Elementary School. A twenty year
Most of the history about this subject only goes back 70 years ago. Before that, no one knew what mass shootings were. These events were not normally committed during those times. This subject is a relatively new concept predominantly found in the U.S. In a recent study, it shows that we are the leading country for mass-shootings (Willingham). Following our country is the Philippines, with a difference of 72 shootings (Willingham). But it does not stop there. These events are rising with new mass shootings such as the Las Vegas Shooting, which is now the largest one in our country's history with over 50 deaths and over 500 injuries (Yan, et. al.). Even though these shootings are not near Thomasville, they still hit home. These circumstances could easily strike in our town with not time to plan, but to plan, but we could prevent them. Most of these events are mainly located in California,
From this quote, it is clear that, despite worldwide news coverage, mass school shootings or what may be described as rampage shootings, are actually rare events. They only make up a small proportion of the thousands of gun deaths per year in America as a whole.
Mass shootings have become an even larger problem, they have become more frequent, and the increased amount of shootings illustrates one of society 's biggest flaws: no value for human life. According to Mother Jones, and the facts that they obtained from Harvard, it is believed that in 1982, about 172 days separated one mass shooting from another, but since 2011, that has changed. Now, it is common for these incidents to take place once every 64 days (Rate of Mass Shootings Has Tripled Since 2011 Harvard Research Shows). From these numbers it is evident that the mass shootings have become more common, at an unbelievable rate. The number of days between shootings that occur now are
A major concern in the United States is why mass shootings occur and what needs to be done to stop them from happening. Mass shootings have gained a significant amount of attention in 2015. Within the year, a total of 372 mass shootings have occurred in the United States killing 475 people and wounding 1,870. Mass shootings have become a popular trend within the media and have given the impression that it is the new normal. Mass shootings are a dysfunction to society, due to the fact that they create horror and tragedy within the country. Schools, shopping malls, and even movie theatres have all endured the horrific violence. Mass shootings are nothing new, however, they seem to be occurring more often and are becoming more and more violent. The three leading factors to mass shootings are problematic masculinity, mental illness, and gun control.
In December 2012, possibly the most heart breaking massacre took place. 20 year old Adam Lanza shoots and kills his mother at their home. He then enters Sandy Hook Elementary school in Newton, Connecticut and opens fire. He claimed the life of twenty first graders who were six and seven years old,
Gunmans in Mass shootings such as Stephen Paddock was the shooter on October 1, 2017 When he opened fire during a show he had killed 59 people and injured 527 people. In the hours after the retired accountant committed the shooting, authorities rolled out frightening new details, including the discovery of scopes on rifles at the resort and explosives at his home.A team of six officers spoke with security at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, where Paddock was staying, and searched the hotel floor-by-floor Sunday night before they found Paddock's room, Clark County Sheriff Joseph Lombardo told reporters.
There has been many mass shootings in the U.S. The deadliest shooting that has ever happened was the Las Vegas one that happened on October 1, 2017. The Las Vegas Massacre killed around 59 people and injured around 527 others. Stephen Paddock is the shooter and committed suicide before the police found him. This is the deadliest mass shooting ever in American history.
A mass shooting is defined as “one that kills or injures 4 or more people.” In 2015 alone there was 372 mass shootings in the U.S in 2015 that killed 475 people and wounded 1,870. The largest mass shooting in America happened in Las Vegas on October 1, 2017. In Las Vegas, the gunman (Stephen Paddock) opened fire on a crowd at a Route 91 Harvest music festival. Stephen Paddock killed 59 people and injured 527. Before this, the largest mass shooting had been in June 12, 2016 when a 29-year-old security guard killed 49 people and wounded 53 others in a hate crime/ terriost attack inside a nightclub in Orlando, Florida. More gun control is needed in this country to bring down the death toll in suicides and mass shootings in the U.S
Mass shootings in the United States is a huge problem that has seemed to become a norm, faced rarely by other developed country. On October 1st, 2017 the most deadliest mass shooting in US history took place, suppressing the Orlando nightclub shooting just over one year earlier. This just like every other mass shooting has gun owners and opposers scrambling on what we should do next to fix this terrible problem.
On August 1, 1966, The University of Texas at Austin was the target of a school shooting. This tragedy was known as the deadliest school shooting in America before the Virginia Tech Massacre in 2007 (Slotkin). School shootings are something that should not be taken lightly and the victims should be
According to CNN’s article “A visual guide: Mass shootings in America” between the years 1966 and 2012 America has had 90 mass shootings while the next closest country, Philippines, only has 18. This is a startling number for any country to. In the same article, of the first 164 days
Nine students were killed at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon. A man opened fire in a church, in Charleston, South Carolina, killing nine people, including the pastor. Twenty-seven were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut. Twelve were killed in the Washington Navy Yard. This is only a few examples from a very long list. The grim truth is that mass shootings are becoming the new normal. Every few months, another mass shooting occurs and the public goes through the same routine of mourning, honoring, and ultimately debating. What causes these manic episodes of multiple, indiscriminate gun deaths? Some push for more gun control, others argue that the U.S. mental health system is a failure. Controversy aside,
Since the unthinkable happened on December 14th, 2013, 74 school shootings have occurred. On December 14th the Sandy Hook school shooting took place. That shooting killed 28 women and young children at an elementary school. This famous occurrence took the eyes of many people but maybe not quite enough (Sandy Hook). In the novel Nineteen Minutes a shooting took place at Sterling High School in New Hampshire.
On October 1, 2017 America was, yet again, devastated when Las Vegas suffered the United States worst mass shooting. One man killed over 50 people and injured 527. After he was finished firing from the 39th floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort, he committed suicide. His name was Stephan Paddock (Yan and Park). When most people think of a mass shooting, they think of a terroristic act or someone shooting at a large group of innocent citizens, like Columbine High School or Sandy Hook Elementary School. In actuality, most people do not realize that whenever two or more people are injured or killed by a gun, it is considered a mass shooting. These “mass shootings” happen every day in America and they are one of the leading causes of death in