Just two days after the start of the Wake County School year, all attention was pulled away from the buzz of a brand new year when tragedy made national headlines. The Church of the Annunciation in Minneapolis was holding a school-wide mass when an active shooter shot multiple rounds through the windows; two children were killed, and 17 people were wounded — including 14 children.
“It scares me to be frank when I see that’s happening so often. What it leads me to believe is that it’s only a matter of time before it happens to me,” said Ayan Rahman, junior.
Most people never believe that their schools will be the next to get targeted, until they are. According to research by Everytown for Gun Safety, there has been a steady increase of gunfire on school grounds since 2016, with every year since 2021 having more than 150 incidents and 40 deaths. While there have not been as many federal laws to protect against school shootings as some people hope, Wake County has begun to take countermeasures to protect against possible threats…