Around the country, students demand action to prevent more school shootings. Eleanor Hedges Duroy, age 15 A March for Our Lives, a youth-centered movement, has taken root across the nation. Students everywhere are voicing their right to attend classes peacefully without the threat of gun violence, and they are organizing to advocate for change. …
Raleigh Bowers, age 11 In response to the February shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, students have organized protests calling for stricter gun control laws. People are asking questions about why was it so easy for the gunman to get his weapon and why are the laws are so loose around …
Amzad Ali, age 14, and IndyKids Staff After the February 14 school shooting at in Parkland, Florida, lawmakers in Congress began work on a bipartisan bill to improve the background check system for owning guns. The current background National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) was created in 1998. Since then, it has blocked …
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Eleanor Hedges Duroy, age 15 Without stricter gun control laws to prevent deadly weapons from falling into the wrong hands, some schools are considering other alternatives to prevent school shootings. Those solutions are not without their downsides. Arming the Faculty President Trump and Florida lawmakers have proposed arming the faculty and staff. Teachers, parents, …
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Sema Koc, age 12 Right now, citizens of the United States are being faced with mass shootings that put students’ lives at risk. When overviewing the statistics of school shootings compared to other nations, results can be shocking. Louisiana has the least restrictive gun laws, requiring no background checks, licenses, or official permits to …
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Amzad Ali, age 14 and IndyKids Staff In December of 1791, the Second Amendment was added to the constitution to allow American citizens the right to bear arms. The second amendment states, “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear …
