The Sandy Hook 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.

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On a tragic December day many families saw their children for the last time. They would soon find out that their children’s school had been the site of a school shooting. Adam Lanza killed many innocent lives and society could possibly benefit from these harsh actions. What would you do if you never saw your family again? All the families of the victims are still mourning after almost 2 years. Although the Sandy Hook shooting was a tragic day in history, society can benefit from this.

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The Sandy Hook shooting in Newtown, Massachusetts was one of the worst school shootings in recent memory and there were changes and precautions in security in the U.S., in schools and out. After the shooting, not just the Newtown School District changed their security, but so did most of the country. Vice President of the NRA Wayne LePierre started a movement so that there could be trained and armed volunteers in 100,000 schools.

“They had their entire lives ahead of them - birthdays, graduations, weddings, kids of their own. Among the fallen were also teachers, men and women who devoted their lives to helping our children fulfill their dreams” ("STUDENT NEWS").

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

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December 14, 2012. The day of the Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting where a man

For years there has been an ongoing battle with gun safety laws throughout America. When Sandy Hook occurred, and the Las Vegas massacre, what about the two hundred and twelve school shootings that happened in America this year; we’re only in February (Cook). You would think after Virginia Tech they would have solved the problem then and none of this would have happened. Recently there was a mass shooting in a high school in Florida, this has caused an uproar leading student victims to protest and fight for gun laws. We are tired of not being able to feel safe at school or a concert. Our government is not doing enough for our safety, that is why we should come together as one force and fight for gun control.

Once news had gotten out after minutes of the mass shooting in Sandy Hook Elementary the people of Newtown and media from all over the states rushed to the scene. Serval type’s video and live broadcasting were shown of the aftermath of shooting. According to a website called Daily News released November 26, 2013 by Edgar Sandoval titled ‘Inside Adam Lanza's lair Newtown shooter plotted own death “All of the 5.56 mm shell casings recovered at Sandy Hook Elementary school were found to have been fired from this Bushmaster semiautomatic rifle, which was found on the floor of Room 10 after the shooting spree.” The website also mention the rifle was found next to his body of Adam Lanza and the pistol. The November 25, 2013 report by State’s Attorney

Screaming, shuffling, and urging… teachers ushered students to safety inside bathrooms and classrooms after Adam Lanza shot the first bullet with his semi-automatic, AR-15 assault rifle. Lanza shot 20 students that day, after killing his mother earlier. Imagine if Lanza’s community had known the signs to look for. That massacre could have been prevented. Moved by the event, a non-profit appropriately named, Sandy Hook Promise, arose to educate the populous on the warning signs of gun violence. To that aim, they created “Evan” a public service announcement (PSA) that shocked the country. First, viewers see the story of a boy and girl’s relationship blossom. Then several days pass in the plot, when suddenly another character starts open fire

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