By: Maddie Moore
This Monday morning I was bombarded with the news that one of the worst shootings in American history had taken place in Las Vegas, Nevada. My phone was flooded with reports on what actually happened, the body count, who the shooter was, and much more. I felt completely numb. This happened again. AGAIN! My first thoughts were:“when will we learn” and “how many more helpless people have to scramble to safety in order to save their lives from someone shooting countless rounds at them”?
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The history of gun violence in America is not a pretty one. We have school shootings, movie theater shootings, night club shootings, and the list goes on and on. Here are some statistics: Americans, 4.4% of the world’s population, own almost 50% of civilian-owned guns around the world, states that have more guns have more gun deaths and states with tighter gun control laws have fewer gun-related deaths. There can be only one solution: we need tighter gun laws and restrictions. We can’t cure mental illness or change someone’s beliefs, but we can try to limit the number of machines used to kill innocent people.
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How many more lives must be lost to this madness?