This is the tenth of many student gun range field trip reflection essays from my fall 2023 Sociology of Guns seminar (see Reflection #1, Reflection #2, Reflection #3, Reflection #4, Reflection #5, Reflection #6, Reflection #7, Reflection #8, and Reflection #9). The assignment to which students are responding can be found here. I am grateful to these students for their willingness to have their thoughts shared publicly.
Sociology of Guns student at range, Fall 2023. Photo provided by student.
By Alexis Williams
On March 27, 2023, Audrey Hale walked into The Covenant School, a Christian elementary school in my hometown of Nashville, TN, and opened fire with multiple guns, killing three 9-year-old children, a beloved custodian, a substitute teacher, and the head of the school.
The guns that Hale used during this mass shooting included an AR-15 military-style rifle, a 9 mm Kel-Tec SUB2000 pistol caliber carbine, and a 9 mm Smith and Wesson M&P Shield EZ 2.0 handgun. Looking back at the video I have of myself shooting the AR-15 during the gun range field trip, from the audio alone I couldn't help but to be reminded of the videos students recorded during the Parkland school shooting in 2018, and the recent fear and tragedy young students endured just miles away from my home.
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