{"id":427,"date":"2020-01-29T21:13:38","date_gmt":"2020-01-29T21:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitalprojects.davidson.edu\/writingscience\/?p=427"},"modified":"2020-01-29T21:14:32","modified_gmt":"2020-01-29T21:14:32","slug":"do-you-feel-safe-at-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitalprojects.davidson.edu\/writingscience\/post-1-spring-2019\/do-you-feel-safe-at-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Do You Feel Safe at School?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> V. Hajek <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Parents should not be afraid to send their children to school, and students should not be nervous about their safety while sitting in class or eating in their school cafeteria. Unfortunately, school shootings have become a sad reality in America. The Parkland school shooting resulted in seventeen deaths and is the most recent major mass school shooting. There have been six mass school shootings in the past twenty years in which at least 9 victims have died, yet the government has done nothing to change gun laws. To prevent school shootings in the future, there must be stricter regulations for gun ownership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalprojects.davidson.edu\/writingscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Screen-Shot-2020-01-29-at-4.12.55-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-429\" width=\"580\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitalprojects.davidson.edu\/writingscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Screen-Shot-2020-01-29-at-4.12.55-PM.png 704w, https:\/\/digitalprojects.davidson.edu\/writingscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Screen-Shot-2020-01-29-at-4.12.55-PM-300x218.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><figcaption> Fatalities in the 6 largest mass school shootings since 1999 *from BBC <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The graph depicts the number of people killed in the six largest school mass shootings since 1999. The United States\u2019 Congressional Research Service defines a public mass shooting as an incident where someone indiscriminately kills four or more people. In each shooting listed below, at least 9 people were killed. In the Sandy Hook shooting, 20 children between the ages of 6 and 7 were killed. Kindergartners should not have to practice active shooter drills in between their snack time and recess. Gun advocates argue that the majority of gun owners do not use their guns for violence. However, these mass shootings are recurring and have cost the lives of over a hundred students. Any argument to own hand guns is outweighed by the terrible incidents reported in the graph above, as well as the thousands of shootings that are not shown here. To ensure an end to school shootings, there must be stricter regulations on gun ownership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The\ngovernment must take action and change gun laws to ensure safety at schools and\nother public areas. From the six shootings listed above, 108 victims were\nkilled. Government officials must change gun regulations, so that parents feel\nsafe sending their six year olds to school and students are able to focus on\ntheir academics without worrying about their safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">*https<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-us-canada-43066226\">:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-us-canada-43066226<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>V. 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