3-4 paper

Mass Shooting

In the past two years, mass shootings around the country have resulted in widespread fear and

panic among the people of America. The interactions between the media, politicians, and the

public regarding the mass shootings resulted in calls for strengthened control measures such as

Walmart no longer sell ammunition for military-style weapons.

Three media stories of mass shooting in 2019

1. El Paso Mass Shooting

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-texas-shooting/death-toll-reaches-23-from-last-years-

mass-shooting-in-el-paso-texas-idUSKCN22901V

2. 2019 Virginia Beach shooting

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/31/us/virginia-beach-shooting.html

3. Midland–Odessa shooting

https://www.texastribune.org/2019/08/31/odessa-and-midland-shooting-30-victims-

reports-say/