Sutherland Springs Massacre

The Sandy Hook massacre also, described as one of the deadliest shooting in all U.S history. 20 children and 6 adults were killed on December of 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. (Connecticut) This massacre was the earliest memory I could recall on gun violence, not just learning about it but also watching it unfold and be told on news outlets all over television and social media. The Sandy Hook massacre shaped my generation by creating a more debatable topic on gun control in the United States. Through the Sociological point of view, gun violence can be understood by the functionalism, conflict, and symbolic theoretical approach. While trying to understand such event with such theories, we begin to unfold how society has shifted and changed over time, how we as a society view gun violence today and what we have done to prevent such act to happen again.

The other sniper is situated on a building on the other side of the street as the Republican Sniper. On top of being shot at, an armored car, of the opposing side, drives up near the Republican sniper’s position. He believes that his position was given up by a local woman who was walking around. The Republican sniper must kill this woman or his life will be in jeopardy. The Republican sniper takes the shot, and kills the woman. However, even after killing the woman, the Republican Sniper is still being shot at. He has to shelter himself, so, making his way to the top floor of the building, he situates himself. The Republican sniper proceeds to have a shootout with the other unknown sniper. The Republican sniper needs a way to kill his opponent, so he devises an ingenious plan. He fakes his death by pretending to be shot in the head. The opposing sniper, thinking he had killed the Republican sniper, makes his way out of his hiding spot. This exposes him, and the Republican sniper has a clear shot. The Republican sniper takes the shot, and sees the body of his opponent falling to the ground. The Republican sniper then goes to examine the dead body of his opponent, and to his horrifying realization, discovers that the man he had just outwitted and killed, was really his brother.

It held many struggles and disagreements, which lead to many retaliations, from both the Indians and the settlers. The Indians had been alliances with the white men until the massacre, which stated the settlers betrayal to all tribes.

The events of the San Bernardino shooting were a tragedy. 14 people were killed, and another 22 were injured when a married terrorist couple staged an attack on a Christmas party. This was an unmitigated catastrophe, but it spawned one of the most important security debates in recent memory. The FBI wanted to unlock one of the suspects phones, but were unable to do so because of security measures on the phone. The FBI wanted to brute force the password lock on the iPhone, but device would wipe itself after 10 failed attempts to unlock the iPhone. Thus, the FBI asked Apple to create an intentionally insecure iOS update, specifically for this iPhone, in order to bypass the security restrictions. Apple disagreed with the FBI, and tried to avoid helping the FBI in such a way, arguing it would undermine the purpose of security itself. Overall, Apple has the best argument, both legally and as a matter of public policy.

What happened that day is J.F.K was on his parade route and four shots were fired. One missed, one hit him in the back of the head, one from the front, and 1 in the side of the head. J.F.K was first seen grabbing his throat after the shot came in from the front. And then fell down in his wife's lap. A police officer said he saw a gun in the texas book depository

On November 5, 2009, the public gained knowledge about an incident that took place at an U.S. Army installation. Maj. Nidal Hasan, an Army psychiatrist, fatally shot 13 people and injured more than 30 others. He was facing a deployment to one of the many war zones overseas (McFadden, 2009). There are many reports about this incident and what actually took place. From what I’ve gathered, Hasan went into a processing center where soldiers go before and after they come back from deployment. After Hasan’s shooting rampage, he was finally stopped when Army Military Police (MP) officers shot him a total of four times. He is now paralyzed from the waist down due to the shooting. The Fort Hood shooting marked the worst shooting ever to take place on a military installation state side, to record. There was almost no structural damage because he used hand guns instead of bombs, or what we call weapons of mass destruction.

On June 17, 2015 a tragedy occurred at the Emmanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, one of the oldest churches in South Carolina. Shooter, 21 year old Dylan Roof had attended a prayer meeting for one hour before opening fire. Nine people died that day. Roof was an uneducated white supremacist who had dropped out of high school in 2010 and had been previously arrested for drug

In February 2012, Thomas Lane shot three people at the Ohio Chardon High School. Lane had stolen the 22-caliber handgun from his uncle, who purchased it legally. In October 2011, eight people were killed by Scott Evans Dekraai in Seal Beach, California. He used a number of different guns, all legally purchased. He had a restraining order that had banned him from purchasing any guns just a year earlier, but it had expired by the time of the shooting, allowing him to legally purchase his guns. In July 2012, James Holmes killed 12 people in Aurora, Colorado at a movie theater. He had legally purchased several guns, all from licensed dealers, passing background checks for each. Not a single gun, from any of these men, was bought illegally and in each case the killer completely followed the law. The Sandy Hook killing involved children, making it harder to hear, but the fact didn’t change that the mass shootings and private sales have almost nothing to do with each other. (Cooke 1)

In later years, the Columbine High School Massacre reflected tales of adolescents captured by darkness where they took part in an evangelical youth movement (Pike 647). This movement caused an uproar in legislation involving church and state (Pike 647). The massacre also effected public school dress codes and behavior policies, and most importantly, shaped Americans’ reasoning about teens deviance and normality (Pike 647).

At 12:08pm with the death tally at 13, Harris leaned up against a bookshelf and positioned his Savage 67H pump shotgun between his legs and the barrel inside of his mouth. Klebold, on his knees, aimed his TEC-9 semi-automatic handgun at his left temple. “One, two,

In my opinion, photos of Victims of the Sandy Hook Shooting should be released. The public should be allowed to see the photos so they can be informed about the chaotic problems that are occurring in society. With the photos being released to the public eye, people in society can better protect their families and friends. This will decrease the percentage rate of killings/shootings that might occur in the

Bang! Bang! Bang! Thirteen students, one teacher ,and twenty-one other injured. Due to the tragic event that took place at the Columbine High School many states in the U.S have proceeded to enforce laws that will further ensure the safety of students, administration and the community nation wide. As for school districts new regulations have been put in to ensure the safety of their students and faculty attending their facility. The Columbine High School Massacre has let people know nationwide that school shootings can happen anywhere and they can have very tragic effects.

On August 1, 1966 There was a mass shooting in Austin, Texas. Former marine Sharpshooter Charles Whitman was responsible for the shooting. He killed 18 people (including an unborn child) and injured 31 others. Before the shooting happened he killed his wife and mother at his home. He was later on shot and killed by the police.

Funny that you brought up the issue of bullet resistant vest, this very event changed the way the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) operated in regard to the wearing of the bullet resistant vest. Prior to this shooting every Trooper was issued a bullet resistant vest, it wasn’t mandatory that the vest be worn, that being said majority of the Trooper wore the vest day in and day out. However, many did not, the vest can be very uncomfortable, and very hot in the summer time and many officers make the choice to go without.

First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas. This incident marked the 307th mass shooting in 2017 and it was the largest mass shooting in Texas. The mass murderer of this event was Devin Patrick Kelley, who was 26 years old. Kelley began shooting at the church early Sunday morning. On Sunday, the church was having its morning service at 11 a.m. and the shooting began shortly after. Kelley was armed with two weapons, a rifle and a handgun. One of the weapons Kelley was armed with was a “Ruger military-style rifle” (Montgomery, Mele, & Fernandez, 2017). Immediately following the shooting, an armed bystander shot Kelley and wounded him. Kelley dropped his Ruger AR rifle, and was able to get in his car. Kelley was able to flee in his vehicle, but was later found dead after running his car off of the road. Later, an autopsy showed Kelley had three gunshot wounds. One was in the leg, one in the torso, and one in the head which was self-inflicted.