Twenty-seven Lives Lost
On the Shooting
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| The 20 children and 6 women killed in the shooting |
On
Friday December 14, 2012 twenty children were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary
school in Newtown Connecticut. In addition six more adults were killed in the
shooting and the shooter’s mother was killed in her home that day. The shooter,
Adam Lanza, was able to obtain three of his mother’s guns including a high
powered military gun. Twenty-seven lives were lost simply because one man was
able to obtain a high powered military weapon. No matter your thoughts on gun
control, no one can deny that if this man was not able to get his hands on such
a gun, these twenty children would still be alive today. These children had hopes,
dreams, and loving families. They had no hate and were innocent. Many
of the parents of these children have somehow been able to stop and think of
what the family of the shooter is going through. They say they are able to do
so because of their children and because it is what they would want. What happened to these children is an unimaginable tragedy and these children will be remembered. And lets not forget the heroic acts these teachers and staff did to protect their classes.
On Gun Control
What happened this
past Friday brings up the need for change. Too many shootings have occurred in
the past few years and many Americans are realizing this. I personally think
gun laws need to be stricter. I strongly believe that there is no reason an
average person would ever need a high powered military level gun with an
enormous amount of ammunition. These types of guns are used every year in
killings such as the Sandy Hook Massacre and what I can never understand is
that the guns being used in these murders are completely legal. I do not think
all guns should be illegal, and I am certainly aware that if guns of high caliber
become illegal they will not be gone altogether. It is just amazing to me at
how incredibly easy it is to buy a gun and ammunition. The government keeps
track of how much cough syrup someone buys but does not notice when someone
buys a massive amount of ammunition? That does not make sense to me in any way.
That brings up another point: ammunition. I do believe that there should be a
limit on how much ammunition one can buy legally. If someone does have a gun
for protection how much ammunition do they really need? No- stricter gun laws
will not solve all of America’s violence problems but they will help immensely to
help stop impulsive violence like that seen this past Friday and so many other
times.
