GUN VIOLENCE: The Unresolved Tragedy of Our Generation Aaditi Narayanan Doodles by Lily Conti Gun violence can be considered a shared experience among those in this day and age. My first experience occurred at the age of 10, when a gunman open-fired an unloaded gun while driving around my elementary school. When I was in middle school, the Sandy Hook shooting occurred, and afterwards, my classmates and I were raised in an era of gun violence, making it a common occurrence. When many of us were in high school, the Parkland shooting took the place, "Today, as we mourn with the Parkland a massacre that affected the whole nation. community, we mourn for all who have lost loved ones to gun violence," On February 14, 2018, a gunman opened fire at Marjory Biden said. Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, killing 17. The events of Parkland are still fresh This past February was the third anniversary of the Parkland, in many of our heads, and the little action that followed made this event Stoneman-Douglas Shooting. In honor of this horrific even more tragic. Today, the gunman day and the lives that were lost, President Biden issued a is still awaiting trial. Many student statement calling for Congress to pass stricter gun laws, and advocacy groups formed as a including banning assault weapons. result like March for Our Lives, who then received a large amount of media attention and publicity. March for Our Lives has specifically pushed for Biden to appoint a gun czar who would serve in a Cabinet-adjacent position. This would be a role similar to the climate change cabinet position of Biden’s administration. Many feel that this is a necessity, and that gun violence a public health crisis that puts our most vulnerable populations at risk every day.
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