Sandy Hook

The following is a student-written opinion piece intended to be published simultaneously at student newspapers across the nation. 

While gun control and gun violence are always controversial topics, the safety of students shouldn’t be. By Savannah Mather

By Elizabeth Hernandez
Listing a succession of recent shootings — not to mention ones that have not received media attention — evokes a wide range of emotion among Americans. Many, including myself, read about gun-related tragedies and feel inclined to enact changes that will reduce them.