Everyone in Western Dubuque, in Iowa, and in the United States has heard about the tragedy that happened on Dec. 14, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. A man went in to Sandy Hook Elementary School and shot 20 students, ages 6-7, and six adults.
It’s been over a month
and people are starting to ask questions about gun control. With all of the
shootings that have happened in the past year, people are continuing to get
upset. People argue that with stricter gun control, these kinds of disasters
wouldn’t happen. Others say that killers will find a gun with or without strict
laws, and the government shouldn’t take the second amendment rights away from
good, law-abiding citizens.
The people of Newtown
are speaking up, too. They have formed a group called Sandy Hook Promise. This
group wants to see change. They want the Sandy Hook Shooting to be a stepping
stone to alterations; although, according to an article published by Associated
Press on Jan. 14, 2013, they haven’t stated any specific changes they want.
"We want the Sandy Hook school shootings to be recalled as the turning
point where we brought our community and communities across the nation together
and set a real course for change," says group co-founder Tom Bittman.
Newtown is healing.
They have received so much support, according to CNN correspondents David
Ariosto and Susan Candiotti. They have
received over 150,000 letters from around the country and around the world,
telling of everyone’s support for the families and the community there. Yet, they are still hurting. The adults and the students who were there that day will not forget it, but they can move forward from this. Everyone can learn from this tragedy.
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