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The Virginia Tech Massacre

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The Virginia Tech shooting was a massacre that occurred on April 16,2007 at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, It resulted in the death of 32 people and wounded 17 people. It was the deadliest shooting that occurred in U.S history and the deadliest by a single gunman. As a kid I remember seeing the tragedy on the news for weeks.This shooting was what reignited the debate over gun control for years to come. Many lawmakers bring up the Virginia Tech shooting to further advance their policies to promote stricter gun control. Guns don 't kill people but it is people who kill people you need someone to pull that trigger in order for the gun to shoot. Multiple studies show that the higher the percentage of people who own guns the greater gun related

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