School shootings and the Never Again Movement / Laurie Collier Hillstrom.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hillstrom, Laurie Collier, 1965- author.

Series:

21st-century turning points

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

School shootings--United States.

School shootings.

Student movements--United States.

Student movements.

United States.

Gun control--United States.

Gun control.

Physical Description:

viii, 161 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, [2019]

Contents:

Chapter 1 Overview of School Shootings and the Never Again Movement p. 1

Chapter 2 Landmark Events p. 13

The University of Texas Tower Shooting (1966) p. 13

The Gun Control Act (1968) p. 17

The NRA Cincinnati Revolt (1977) p. 21

The Firearms Owners' Protection Act (1986) p. 25

The Brady Bill and Assault Weapons Ban (1993-1994) p. 29

The Columbine High School Shooting (1999) p. 32

The Virginia Tech Shooting (2007) p. 38

District of Columbia v. Heller (2008) p. 41

The Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting (2012) p. 45

The Umpqua Community College Shooting (2015) p. 50

The Las Vegas Shooting (2017) p. 52

The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Shooting (2018) p. 57

The Never Again Movement Forms (2018) p. 61

The March for Our Lives (2018) p. 66

The Santa Fe High School Shooting (2018) p. 73

Chapter 3 Impacts of the Never Again Movement p. 77

The March for Our Lives Demands p. 77

School Safety and Proposals to Arm Teachers p. 91

A New Age of Youth Activism p. 96

A Shift in Public Sentiments about Gun Control p. 102

Mark Barden (1965?-) p. 109

Gun violence prevention advocate and cofounder of Sandy Hook Promise

Michael Bloomberg (1942-) p. 112

Former mayor of New York City and cofounder of Everytown for Gun Safety

Jaclyn Corin (2000-) p. 115

Parkland school shooting survivor and March for Our Lives organizer

Gabby Gilfords (1970-) p. 118

Former U.S. representative from Arizona, gun violence victim, and gun safety advocate

Emma Gonzalez (1999-) p. 121

Parkland school shooting survivor and gun control advocate

Nicole Hockley (1970?-) p. 125

Gun violence prevention expert and cofounder of Sandy Hook Promise

David Hogg(2000-) p. 128

Cameron Kasky (2000-) p. 130

Parkland school shooting survivor and cofounder of Never Agam MSD

Wayne LaPierre (1949-) p. 133

Gun rights activist and chief executive officer of the National Rifle Association

Dana Loesch (1978-) p. 136

Conservative talk show host and national spokesperson for the National Rifle Association

Shannon Watts (1971-) p. 139

Gun control activist and founder of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Hillstrom, Laurie Collier, 1965- author. School shootings and the Never Again Movement

ISBN:

9781440867514

1440867518

OCLC:

1078971993