Tag: gun laws

Why Florida Should Not Lower the Firearm Purchase Age

ForumMia Perez -
In 2017, Nikolas Cruz—an 18-year-old with a history of mental health issues from Parkland, Florida—legally purchased a semi-automatic rifle.  He was known for threatening other students and transferred schools multiple times for disciplinary reasons.  The following year, Cruz...

Mass Shootings Won’t Stop Until Gun Control Legislation Is Passed

ForumJuan S. Gomez -
Buffalo, Uvalde, Tulsa…the list goes on and on. Communities throughout the United States continue to be ravaged by rampant gun violence. According to the Gun Violence Archive, there have been more than 250 mass shootings in...

School Is For Learning, Not Massacre

ForumNatalie Gutierrez -
When I think of school shootings, Sandy Hook comes to mind. It was the first devastating event I remember hearing about and somewhat understanding....

More Than 800,000 Attend Student-Led March For Our Lives Protest In Washington, D.C.

NewsAlessandra Pacheco -
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Fourteen-year-old Daniel Konis hid in a classroom in the freshman building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School when Nikolas Cruz allegedly killed...