If you turn on you television and look at the destruction caused from a flood or an earthquake, you may think, "oh, another one." Although it may shock you to see the pain and suffering of the victims, it is going to happen. Is that the way we have to look at school shootings? It seems almost inevitable that this routine will happen over and over again. A question that has been asked by almost every person in the U.S. is why does this happen? The truth is, no one really knows. There are many opinions and facts to support those opinions but this is not enough to pinpoint the cause of shooting tragedies. One possible answer might be that kids turn on the television and flip through the channels just to see the pain and suffering from the families of those who crossed the shooters. They see this media dramatization and think that they can do it

In conclusion, I feel that a teenager in high school today does not feel safe due to either school shootings or the new stricter laws that surround this deadly "trend" of the 90's. Though society has faced other problems that have surrounded the youth of our country , school shootings have had one of the greatest impacts on teenagers living in the 90's. Shootings will happen in the future and so far there is no solution to this problem that faces us.

Schools have begun reacting to this violence by sending home kids who wear black trench coats or other "menacing" clothes and arresting others who only joke around about bombs. School administrations are inacting a "no tolerance" policy that is coming down hard on high school students. Government officials are passing bills on gun control. Many agree that parents should simply spend more time with their kids and listen to what they have to say. Beefing up security and stricter laws are being enforced throughout the country's states and schools as a result. Though many are not very fond of these new rules and regulations, they are thought to be the answer to stopping this sort of violence and another step to making our kids feel safe. Is this the truth? I believe that these new laws and regulations just add to the problem. When I turn on the television I see kids getting suspen

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