Virginia Tech Hokies

Since the Brady Act was introduced in 1998, we know that there have been approximately two hundred and thirty million background screenings done to date. However, imagine how many more could have been completed if the right laws were in place for unlicensed dealers. The laws that are in place today are lacking at best, therefore a major issue with purchasing these firearms happen at gun shows, which is also known as “the gun show loophole.” In an article, written by Mark Duggan of the MIT Press

College Campuses in the Line of Sight We all hear about mass shooting where a number of people are killed and we pray that we are never caught in a situation like the one at Virginia Tech or Oikos University. But the likelihood that it happens at your school, your kids school, or your friends school is at an all time high. From 2000 to 2010 nearly 70 people were killed in college campus shootings in the United States. This number more than doubles the number of killing from the 25 years prior to

The value of one's life has been set from the first days of one's birth till this day as the values and beliefs are slowly changed. The United State government has put a set currency on everyone's lives when they die. When an individual passes away a close person in their life will get that amount of money. Although having a set amount of money on people's life seems unfair. Everyone should get an equal amount of currency on their life. For the government to decide how the money is deducted. The

Imagine an unstable person carrying around a gun, anyone is at risk. “In 2007, Seung-Hui Cho, a student at Virginia Tech, used two guns to kill 32 people and wound several others in two attacks two hours apart on the college campus in Blacksburg. Cho, who had a documented history of mental and emotional health problems, had nonetheless been able to purchase guns because the state of Virginia had failed to share his history with NICS.” (“Gun Control”, 2016, pg. 5) Thirty-two families will suffer from

October 1, 2017. Las Vegas, Nevada. At a music festival 58 people were killed and around 500 hundred injured. Because of the atrocity of the shooting, people are still talking about it months later. Within the month afterwards four more mass shootings occurred as opposed to a single one the previous month (Gun Violence Archive). Why the sudden increase in mass shootings? This particular shooting brought a lot of attention and media time, but it’s not the only one people have heard about. It seems

Guns should be banned from school            On April 16,2007, there was a shooting on the campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. A student opened fire on unsuspecting students, killing 32 people and wounding many others before committing suicide. It was a very dejected day for many students and families. Many students want to legalize having a gun with a permit to make students safer, but will it? Would allowing students in college carrying guns make it safer? I believe guns

Imagine being in a place where you are completely defenseless against another person in a school surrounded by many students and teachers where one hardly knows the intentions of others. People can be unpredictable and when one least expects it there is danger right around the corner. Gun control is an issue everybody has an opinion on how it is important, potentially threatening, and present in modern society. While many feel that providing teachers with handguns can lead to a harmful environment

be dying in schools . In the 2012 massacre in Newtown Connecticut , about 20 children and 6 adults lives were taken that day . During the year of 1999 in Columbine High School , 12 teenagers and one teacher was killed that day . During 2007 in Virginia Tech there were 32 killed and wounded. Shouldn't we being doing something about this all these kids are losing their lives , and on top of all of they’re young and haven't got to see their future yet . Schools need more security because it will prevent

various information while within a social circle. Hicok completely reworks this phrase in his poem by altering the idea of what it means to be informed, as well as adding a foreboding undertone to the familiar phrase. After the tragic shooting at Virginia Tech on April 16, 2007, citizens of the United States were ‘in the loop’ once news of the massacre flooded various forms of the media; this informed people directly connected to the incident, including students and faculty, as well as other civilians

Many people overestimate the term “gun control”, assuming that this horrific word means that the government is going to take control of their firearms, and that people will not have the right to defend themselves. That is however, incorrect. According to US Legal Definitions (para. 1), the definition of gun control is “Gun control laws aim to restrict or regulate the sale, purchase, or possession of firearms through licensing, registration, or identification requirements.” In this definition, it