Examining the Sandy Hook Shooting: Gun Rights, Mental Health, and Tragedy

Week 9: Mass shooting due to gun rights/ownership Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting As much as gun ownership is a right under the American Constitution, to some extent, such rights cause more harm than good especially if the legally acquired firearms lands into undisciplined characters. One notable mass shooting that underscores the complexities surrounding gun ownership in America is the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. On December 14, 2012, a gunman killed 26 people, including 20 children aged six and seven, using semi-automatic weapons he had obtained legally. It served and remains as among the deadliest school shooting in the History of