Uvalde native Matthew McConaughey calls for gun responsibility measures following school shooting
The Oscar-winning actor was born in the town where the Robb Elementary shooting took place. Actor and activist Matthew McConaughey has called for more gun responsibility measures to be implemented following a school shooting in his birthplace. The Oscar winner was invited to the White House to discuss the measures following the shooting at Robb […]
4 years ago
21 dead, including 19 children, following school shooting in Texas
The suspected gunman was shot dead at the scene. 21 people have died, including 19 children, following a mass shooting in an elementary school in Texas. The horrific incident occurred at Robb Elementary School in the town of Uvalde on Tuesday (24 May). The school’s population consists of second, third, and fourth graders, or children […]
4 years ago
Three students dead following school shooting in Michigan
A 15-year-old boy is currently in custody. Three people have died and eight are injured following a school shooting in Michigan on Tuesday (30 November). A 15-year-old opened fire in Oxford High School on Tuesday afternoon and was taken into custody two minutes after authorities responded to calls. The three students killed were 16-year-old Tate […]
4 years ago
School shooting in the United States leaves one student dead and eight injured
The school shooting took place less than ten miles from Columbine. On Tuesday afternoon local time, nine students were shot at the STEM School Highlands Ranch in Colorado. Local police have two fellow students in custody and they are being held as suspects. Sheriff Tony Spurlock of Douglas County said at a news conference: “We know two […]
7 years ago
Teachers in America left with injuries following “mock executions” in school shooter drill
This sounds genuinely terrifying. Reports of a school shooter drill in a school in Indiana, America, have gathered a lot of attention online due to the harrowing details of what the teachers went through. According to Rolling Stone, “four teachers at a time were taken into a room, told to crouch down and were shot […]
7 years ago
WATCH: Donald Trump suggests opening more mental institutions to combat school shootings
‘I think you folks have to start thinking about reopening them.’ In the time that has passed since the terrible events in Florida which resulted in the deaths of 17 people in a high school, there have been many powerful reactions. While senior cycle student Emma Gonzalez demanded national lawmakers do something to prevent mass […]
8 years ago