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The recent school shooting that killed 10 in Texas has raised questions about the existing gun laws in US yet again. In just five months since 2018, there have been multiple school shooting incidents around the world that have created fear among students. According to an AP report, Texas has more than 1.2 million licensed handgun owners who can openly carry their weapons in public. While the Santa Fe suspect was a 17-year-old quiet kid, another 14-year-old used a rifle to shoot a former classmate in the arm at California high school a while ago.
Multiple events, that have injured and killed many, have instilled fear among both parents and students and have left them terrified. Addressing the same, many students took to social media to highlight the mishaps and how the entire fiasco is affecting them. Using the hashtag #IfIDieInASchoolShooting, students shared the things they will miss out on if they were killed during a school shooting.
Started with a tweet by Andrew Schneidawind, the hashtag soon went viral with many posting heart-wrenching things they would miss.
Tweets such as, “My 8 younger siblings will have to grow up without their oldest sister, i’ll never graduate high school or college, i’ll never get to work in dc like i’ve wanted to since i was young, i’ll never get to create change,” and “I will be just one of many kids who’s life meant nothing to our lawmakers. Just another statistic,” were posted on the micro-blogging site.
https://twitter.com/janelledelrey/status/998305909423071232
https://twitter.com/xooropa/status/998311592235339777
https://twitter.com/dassi4change/status/998303082931990528
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