Sunday, May 20, 2018

Something important was different about this shooting


In the beginning of the article it talks about another tragic school shooting in 2018, where the number of school shootings have nearly doubled in the causalities of service members. Then it talks about how this school shooting in Santa Fe does not fit the typical model that has been seen with previous school shootings. The first part that was different was the killer in this shooting did not appear to have a criminal record and he used two weapons of a shotgun and a .38 revolver. Then what was most shocking to hear was this school had two armed police officers who were extensively trained in active shooter protocols. Later on in the article it says that Pagourtzis got the guns from his father who so far as we know owned them legally. When it part came up the article brought up the point that there needs to be more advocating for promoting ownership safety standards and liability for the parents. They give the example that if an adult lets underage kids drink at their house they are held accountable for negligence and liability, so the same should be applied with gun control. Following, the article gives details that Pagourtzis was captured and not on a suicide mission and he also put explosives around the outside of the school. Since Pagourtzis had more intention of just being a school shooter they mention that the tactic of explosive devices are typically seen with terrorist groups like al Qaeda.

Kaleigh Walsh

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