Cynthia Tucker

In the following viewpoint, Cynthia Tucker asserts that recent mass murders at schools have occurred because young people have too easy access to firearms. According to Tucker, adolescents have always been cruel to one another, but when angry teens have access to guns, they kill more people than they could with knives or other weapons. Tucker argues for more laws regulating firearms in order to reduce the likelihood of more school shootings.

As you read, consider the following questions:

1. According to Tucker, what weapons did Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold use unsuccessfully during the Columbine school shooting?
2. How many guns are in circulation in the United States, according to Tucker?
3. In the author’s opinion, what gun regulations should be adopted in order to reduce school shootings"

Let’s leave the “why...