The article, “Americans Stage Nationwide Rallies To Push For Stronger Gun Control Laws” reports on Americans’ attitudes about gun violence. It seems like most people use guns to commit violent actions. The news reports that “rallies come in the wake of the tragic deaths of 19 elementary students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, 2022, and ten shoppers at a Buffalo, New York, grocery store on June 2, 2022.” These mass shootings show the dangers of the guns people used to kill other people. The article also reports that “according to the Gun Violence Archive, the number of incidents rose from 417 in 2019 to 610 in 2020 to 692 in 2021. 2022 is keeping pace with last year, with 267 such tragedies recorded in just the first six months.”
Chances of surviving a mass shooting are not high. When people are bad, more attacks happen, and rarely people rarely leave these situations without being deeply traumatized. Another example of a recent mass shooting is the 2018 school shooting in Parkland, Florida. This tragic event inspired a student-led movement created by the survivors. “Since the group’s last nationwide protests in 2018, mass shootings — where four or more people (not including the shooter) are injured or killed — have been steadily increasing in the US.”
People who are young also buy weapons like guns to attack even at a very young age. After the Uvalde shooting, “legislation is expected to include, among other things, broader background checks for prospective gun buyers under the age of 21. It will also prohibit individuals convicted of domestic violence from owning weapons.” People want to keep children safe from school shootings. The article says, “families are scared, and it is our duty to come together and get something done that will help restore their sense of safety and security in their communities.”
It is important that Americans vote for laws that will strengthen gun control because nobody wants to see innocent children continue to be hurt and traumatized in their schools. We should all hope for a world in which everyone has access to peace and safety.
Chances of surviving a mass shooting are not high. When people are bad, more attacks happen, and rarely people rarely leave these situations without being deeply traumatized. Another example of a recent mass shooting is the 2018 school shooting in Parkland, Florida. This tragic event inspired a student-led movement created by the survivors. “Since the group’s last nationwide protests in 2018, mass shootings — where four or more people (not including the shooter) are injured or killed — have been steadily increasing in the US.”
People who are young also buy weapons like guns to attack even at a very young age. After the Uvalde shooting, “legislation is expected to include, among other things, broader background checks for prospective gun buyers under the age of 21. It will also prohibit individuals convicted of domestic violence from owning weapons.” People want to keep children safe from school shootings. The article says, “families are scared, and it is our duty to come together and get something done that will help restore their sense of safety and security in their communities.”
It is important that Americans vote for laws that will strengthen gun control because nobody wants to see innocent children continue to be hurt and traumatized in their schools. We should all hope for a world in which everyone has access to peace and safety.
