Gun Violence and Linguistics!!?

Disclaimer: For the class that I make these blogpost, the articles have to be found in the "intersection" of media and politics. This is a rarity, but this week I the article has nothing to do with media but does involve some politicking.

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A police chief who works in Virginia showed just how against gun control he is, five women got shot and three of them died. He's not just an advocate for change within his state, he is also an advocating for change within the country. Personally, I believe that people should be able to have guns but there should be stricter regulations on how you are able to get them. Taking away a persons right to protect themselves is wrong in my eyes, but tighter regulation is needed. 

The next interesting thing stated in this article is use of the word "mass shooting". The chief uses it as  a buzz word so more people ears will perk up when they hear it. I like this idea, I think that because shootings have become quite common people have become desensitized to them so to use a word like that is fine in my book. 

Also in the article it is said that the shootings that happen in neighborhoods aren't as televised as the ones at churches and schools. That's a fair statement but the thing is those two mentioned aren't common places someone would expect a shooting to occur. The first time I remember hearing about a school shooting was Sandy Hook in 2014. Shooting incidents happening in neighborhoods is not something new. 

I'm not going to bring up what happened, ill just put it there so you can read it for yourself. I used this article to spread my thoughts on the phenomena that was mentioned. The use of buzz words in order to get people's ears to open to me is a Smoove move!

Question: What constitutes a mass shooting in your head, and do you think that people should use the term "mass shooting" outside of the actual definition?

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