Parents should be able to send their children to school and not worry about their children having to barricade themselves because their school has an active shooter. According to The Washington Post, there were 90 school shootings nationwide in the two years of 2020-2022. The middle school shooter was a 13-year-old boy who injured a teacher and a student. Although the shooting was not at my high school, not knowing what was going on and whether there also would be an active shooter at the high school was terrifying. I remember being told to barricade the door and windows and take cover in a corner. In May of 2018, I was at Noblesville High School the day that a school shooting took place at Noblesville West Middle School, nearly eight minutes away. I never thought gun laws were too weak until I was in a situation involving a minor who had access to guns. The Second Amendment states that because a well-regulated militia is necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed upon. Stricter gun control can sometimes seem like a never-ending argument against the Second Amendment and about whether gun laws can really keep people safe. 13.6K Pro by Lindsey Wormuth | Distribution Manager