T.J. Lane, a 17-year-old student who attended Lake Academy, a school for at-risk students with academic or behavioral problems, shot and killed three students and wounded two others Tuesday at Chardon High School. Located outside of Cleveland, Ohio, the mall town of Chardon is reeling from the early morning tragedy and mourning the loss of Russell King, Jr., Demetrius Hewlin and Daniel Parmertor, the three boys who died from their wounds.
Prosecutors said Lane, 17, has admitted taking a .22-caliber Ruger semiautomatic pistol to Chardon High School on Monday and firing 10 rounds at four students sitting at a cafeteria table. Although they have not formerly charged Lane yet, prosecutors stated that he would probably be tried an adult court.
Chardon Schools Superintendent Joseph Bergant canceled classes for the district Tuesday. He made the decision so that school staff could "stay home and spend some time reflecting on family. And to every parent, if you haven't hugged or kissed your kids in the last couple of days, take that time. We're not just any old place, Chardon,. This is every place. As you've seen in the past, this can happen anywhere, proof of what we had yesterday."
Ham on Wry wonders when this country will face the issue of gun control squarely and recognize the depth of the problem. People claim their right to bear arms, but more guns are used to commit crimes than to protect victims As happened today, the students who were shot had no idea that someone would shoot them. The same truth applies to every shooting that has occurred at high schools and colleges in this nation. Protecting the innocent means enacting measure that will make it difficult to own guns for anything but legitimate reasons. Thorough investigations should occur before anyone can purchase a gun. We can't stop all shootings, but we can reduce their numbers.
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