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    Campus Carry Analysis

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    In the year 2015, there were 23 different college campus shootings such as Northern Arizona University, who had 1 killed and 3 injured, and Oregon Umpqua Community College, who had 9 fatal deaths and 9 severely injured. Lastly, Texas Southern University in Houston, Texas, had 3 different campus shootings which resulted in 3 dead and 2 injured. Campus Carry on a school campus is a big issue when it comes to students because of how opinionated millennials are. When talking to students around campus

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    In the past, there have been several shootings in schools across the nation. However, the students and staffs are questioning should the concealed weapon permit carriers have firearms in their possession on college campuses. Even though concealed weapon permit carriers are protecting themselves from harm by having their firearms; still other people are raising their eyebrows. On the other hand, there are other people who think carrying concealed weapons on campuses will cause more harm and the death

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    that struck the Northern Virginia Community as well as the rest of the world. In 2007, a 5th year student named Cho entered Virginia Tech with multiple weapons. He decided to shoot and attack 30 students and faculty members. Finally, ending his life before the police had the chance to intervene. Cho also sent a video to NBC News of himself ranting about “wealthy brats” as well as other topics (HistoryChannel, 2007). There were multiple arguments about the issue of Virginia Tech not sending out a warning

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    In his essay, “How Not to Respond to Virginia Tech-II”, write Brett A. Sokolow uses the campus shooting at Virginia Tech to expose a serious problem, mental health. He tells readers where their focus needs to be shifted. He has two goals: to misconfigure the idea that campus safety is at risk, and to bring forth the issue of mental health. By breaking down proposed campus safety ideas, asking rhetorical questions, and reiterating his main message, Sokolow effectively convinces college universities

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    Challenger Tragedy Essay

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    Once the outer container became compromised, the solid rocket boosters caused a massive explosion. All seven crew members died. Another tragedy occurred on April 16, 2007, at the campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia. Seung-Hui Cho a senior at Virginia Tech committed two separate gun attacks approximately two hours apart. Tragically, Cho shot students in an academic building and multiple residence halls before committing suicide. In the deadliest

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    Massacre at Columbine (140 points) 1. Where did the Massacre occur? (1 point) The Columbine High School massacre was at Columbine High School in Columbine, an unincorporated area of Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. 2. By Who? (5 points) The perpetrators, senior students Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold. 3. Give me a biography of the individuals that committed the massacre? (20 points) • Eric Harris was born April 9, 1981 in Wichita, Kansas. His family relocated often, because his father

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    effective? How and when can the USA government make gun laws more effective to reduce shooting in schools? In addition, except the gun laws, what can the school authorities do to reinforce the management of guns on campus? The tragic shootings at Virginia Tech on April 16, 2007 shocked the nation. It was the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history. Seung-Hui Cho, 23, male, who had a history of psychiatric problems, killed two fellow students in a dormitory on April 16, then took a detour to mail a

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    College Campus Safety

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    security changes have been implemented in the event of another unforeseen shooting? Since the Virginia Tech shootings, school campuses across America have repeatedly discussed campus safety ideas such as emergency responses and communications. Many colleges and universities have increased their security officers on campuses while also trying high tech security options (Saavedra). One of the high tech security measures many colleges are interested in using to alert their students is the mass text-message

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    Andrea R. ENG-101 Mrs. Onest Essay #5 31 July 2011 Gun Control and Mental Illness In the United States, our society is increasingly faced with situations that further enhance the idea that guns, particularly in the hands of the wrong people, are responsible for a great deal of harm. Aside from the problem of criminals obtaining guns we now are dealing with gun control and how it applies to the mentally ill. Many Americans pose an argument against gun control, claiming that their rights override

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    background check system needs to be fixed by creating a stricter system to keep firearms away from dangerous people. In 2007, student Seung Hui Cho, who killed 32 students, did not receive a background check system and bought two guns to attack Virginia Tech. “The case was the

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