Injuries and Deaths
This map shows all reported school shootings in each state from 2014-March 24th, 2018. There is a special layer for each year, which can be turned on and off to see shootings within certain years.
On this map, red pinpoints show that the shooting resulted in at least one death. Blue pinpoints show the shooting resulted in injury, but no deaths. Click on any of the pinpoints and see how many deaths and injuries were caused by the school shooting at that particular location. There are a total of 100 red pinpoints and 185 blue pinpoints
This data was found on the website "Gun Violence Archive," which is a database that provides information on shootings in the U.S. [4].
On this map, red pinpoints show that the shooting resulted in at least one death. Blue pinpoints show the shooting resulted in injury, but no deaths. Click on any of the pinpoints and see how many deaths and injuries were caused by the school shooting at that particular location. There are a total of 100 red pinpoints and 185 blue pinpoints
This data was found on the website "Gun Violence Archive," which is a database that provides information on shootings in the U.S. [4].
In review |
This page displays maps and charts that show the ongoing problem of gun violence related to school shootings in the United States. As you can see from the map and the infographic, the problem has been on a rise since 2014 and will continue to do so if no action is taken. From the map, you can look at the different layers, which are the different years of 2014-2018. The layers of the map show how many shootings occurred in that specific year. The infographic trend line reinforces the conclusion that school shootings are increasing. The "Top 5 Ranking States" chart shows that the top five ranking states with the most shootings account for almost half of all school shootings. If the trend of school shootings is allowed to continue, there could be upwards of a hundred shootings a year. That is why the United States must enact legislation to make procuring a lethal weapon more difficult.
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Picture Citations
- School Shootings in the U.S.: Tam High Vigil for Parkland School Shooting by Fabrice Florin used under CC BY-SA
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PurposeSchool shootings are an ongoing problem in America as more happen every year that surpass those of the past in death tolls and advancing weaponry. Our multimedia project seeks to discuss the philosophical contrast between freedom to bear arms and safety, as they relate to Isaiah Berlin’s concepts of positive and negative liberty. We especially concentrated on school shootings, namely the Marjory Stoneman Douglas shooting (2018) which is one of the largest school shootings to date. Our goal is to explore these concepts and argue that there need to be stricter gun laws so that U.S. citizens can have both the freedom to bear arms and the freedom from gun violence.
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