Steve Scalise: A Potential Massacre In The United States

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Gun violence has been a massive issue through the modern age of humanity and has created a sense of division regarding the solution to this epidemic. In Adam Gopnik’s essay “Shootings”, Gopnik addresses the issue of gun violence and demands a change in American government policy to prevent the tragic killings of innocent lives. Gopnik harnesses the tool of emotion and passion to drive his essay. In Charles Cooke’s essay “Gun Control Dishonesty”, Cooke takes the polar opposite of Gopnik’s approach by utilizing factual evidence to prove the futility of gun control.

Scalise has “sponsored and cosponsored legislation protecting citizens’ right to keep and bear arms” (scalise.house.org). In the 112th Congress, Scalise introduced ‘H.R. 58’, the Firearms Interstate Commerce Reform Act, which helps allow law-abiding citizens purchase firearms (scalise.house.org). This pro-gun stance in his legislature gives him a solid backing from organizations like the National Rifle Association. Scalise also is a member of the Congressional Second Amendment Task Force. He also takes a strong point of view on Energy, especially with his committee assignment, he vows to fight for an ‘American first’ energy strategy that will help lower gas prices at the

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.

Steve Scalise, a representative of Louisiana, was the most injured. He suffered from fractured bones, internal organ damage, and severe blood loss. After three surgeries, he remains in critical condition. Another victim, Matt Mika, a Tyson Foods lobbyist, had several gunshot wounds to the chest and suffered from massive trauma. He still needs medical equipment to help him breathe, but after his first surgery, he went from critical condition to serious condition. The last Republican, Zach Barth, a staffer for a Texas Congressman, was shot in the calf, but he is fine because he was texting for help after he was shot. In addition to these Republicans, two US Capitol Police Officers and Representative Roger Williams from Texas got minor injuries and are already out of the

On November 5, the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, Devin Patrick Kelley shot at the church. The shooting killed at least 26 people, with many more wounded.

This case gave me an insight on things I never expected to be true I never knew a person could get away with murder/manslaughter. This case was greatly affected by race. George Zimmerman saw a young black man going home and for some reason thought he was a threat he probably sterotyped Trayvon, the moment he saw him. There was no reason to pull a gun Zimmerman was much bigger than Trayvon if there was a scuffle. Also since Zimmerman was never charged he has gone on to hurt other people such. George Zimmerman has anger issues and should have had more extensive screening. This has been proven by the following incidents:

A Philadelphia area police officer narrowly survived after getting shot multiple times when he was conducting a drug investigation.

Seeing stories about mass shootings on the news is an everyday occurrence. Mass shootings occur when people intentionally and indiscriminately shoot multiple people at one venue or at one time. In the United States, there have been 62 mass shootings in the last thirty years. There have been 24 in the last seven years, alone. If he lived in the twenty first century the monster in Frankenstein, by Mary Shelly and the movie by the same title, directed by James Whale, would be a modern day mass shooter. The monster and serial shooters share some comparably important traits, such as being bullied by humans, wanting revenge, and having psychological problems.

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A second case that was a great tragedy was the Charleston church shooting. On June 17, during a church service in Charleston, South Carolina nine people were killed by Domestic terrorist Dylan Roof a 21 year old white supremacist. Three more were wounded but had survived. They arrested Roof the morning after in North Carolina and he confessed to the shooting in hopes of igniting the race war. Roof had targeted one of the oldest African American church. Roof was convicted with 33 federal hate crime and murder charges in December 2016 and in January he was sentenced to

is a clear, statement of the issues of the 1964 presidential campaign, including the hidden issues within the Republican Party. It gives a inside of the Republican National Conventions since 1936. It answers such questions as, Who, really picks your presidential candidates? How are political conventions stolen? Who are the secret kingmakers? How do hidden persuaders and propaganda gimmicks change politics? This book is about a lady called Phyliss Scallaf and it is about how she worked with congress and political places, and how she found out all the secrets of the libreals . While not be biased to the conservatives, it makes you have a whole different look on how our government is really working.

December 14, 2012, Newtown, Connecticut. Adam Lanza, 20, used an assault rifle to kill 20-first grade students ages 6 & 7 and 6 staff members in Sandy Hook Elementary, then killed himself. Before the murder he shot and killed his mother at his home. In January, council voted to demolish the home.

San Bernardino shooting Wednesday morning leaves 14 people killed and 21 injured. San Bernardino, California. On December 2, 2015.

An officer suffered a minor injured during a struggle to recover a loaded gun that had been stolen from Newnan, Georgia.