I went to Dr. Lambiase's blog and went a few classmates blogs. After briefly reading Katya's, I felt compelled to post again. I couldn't agree more with her blog.
School shootings are becoming too frequent. After the first major case at Columbine High in Littleton, CO stricter measures should have been taken.
Example. 9-11 was the worst attack on U.S. soil in history. Afterwards, you couldn't even take a shampoo bottle onboard an aircraft. Many more steps were taken to ensure safety and many are still in effect today.
After the recent shootings at Virginia Tech and now Northern Illionis, what will the goevernment do to help protect college students? And don't forget the shootings at other public places in recent past: malls, postal offices, office buildings.
Are guns too readily available in the United States? Or do more strict security measures need to be taken at locations where large gatherings of people is a frequent occurrence? Should metal detectors be mandatory at every mall, school, government building, office building, etc? Or is that going too far?
What can and should be done to reclaim the peace of mind that we are safe when we leave our homes?
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Tighter gun control. I really believe that once the government starts taking this seriously, then laws will change. It's sad, maybe things like this have to happen to show people that guns DO kill people.
I agree with you though.
Brian,
Let's find time to talk about this more next week--and let's talk about how campus officials should provide leadership.
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