By Tyler Banks It was just last year when news began creeping in about an active shooter situation at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. At first, nobody expected that it would end up being one of the largest mass shootings in American history. By the end of the day, police had confirmed…
By Sabine Joseph The tragedy that occurred at the Capital Gazette newsroom on Thursday reaffirms the legitimacy of two pressing issues we currently face that many have tried to sweep under the rug: our country has a major gun problem and our journalists are under attack. Jarrod W. Ramos, the suspected shooter, bought the 12-gauge…
By Roxana Casanueva On Tuesday, February 20th, 100 students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High will be traveling to Tallahassee and they will have their first protest of their #NeverAgain movement. The students are demanding that Florida legislators use the rest of the annual session to change state mental health and gun laws to prevent any…
By Diana Rodriguez Almost 40 minutes away from Miami Lakes Educational Center, 17 innocent people lost their lives to a mentally ill teen wielding an AR-15 rifle. As if reading “South Florida shooting” on national media wasn’t surreal enough, we may be more familiar with the school than we realize. Our friends may have met…
By Rozany Guzman Seventeen people died in Parkland on Wednesday. It was one of the deadliest mass shootings in history. Teenagers witnessed their friends and teachers get shot. They hid in classrooms, under desks and in closets. They sent text messages to their parents. They prepared for the worst. And today, survivors of the massacre didn’t…
By Rozany Guzman Reports of a shooting in Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School came flooding in to law enforcement around 2:30 p.m. ET. The loud gunshots sent the students and faculty streaming out of the school in a state of panic and confusion. At least 17 were killed in the Valentine’s Day shooting, said Broward…
By Sabine Joseph In the wake of the 5th largest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, taking place in the small town of Sutherland Springs, Texas last Sunday, November 5th, the hotly contested issue of gun control in the United States has been reignited. The massacre in Texas comes a mere 35 days after the recent…
By Valeria Bula Twenty-six people are reported dead as of Monday in the aftermath of a mass shooting in Texas on Sunday, Nov. 5, making the 5th deadliest mass shooting in modern United States history, and the deadliest mass shooting in Texas history. Two of the five deadliest mass shootings in modern US history have…
By Sabine Joseph The recent attack on the Route 91 Harvest 3-day country music festival in Las Vegas–the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history–has ignited the hotly contested issue of gun control in the United States. While the efficacy of strengthened gun control laws acting as a panacea for mass shootings is debated, the one…
For years, state governments have had trouble keeping guns away from the mentally ill. According to The National Conference of State Legislatures, approximately 45 states in the U.S. prohibit anyone that has been diagnosed with a mental illness to possess a firearm.