Gun control is important, but it is only a part of a solution for America’s violence Sidney Slon/Photography Editor
The prevalence of mass shootings is not only due to lack of gun control, but larger societal issues as well
April 22, 2021
Willie Simmons III, Alyssa Broderick, Amanda Broderick. These are the names of the three victims of the tragic and heartbreaking shooting in Austin over the weekend, the latest shooting to grip the United States or rather, it’s the latest shooting at the time of my writing.
If you missed the latest shooting, I honestly can’t blame you, despite how disgusting that fact is to stomach that it’s so easy to overlook such a tragedy. In fact, by the time you read this, which shooting will be the “latest” will almost certainly be different. From start to finish in writing this column the “latest” mass shooting changed three times, from a shooting in an Omaha mall on April 17 to two shootings on April 18 in Kenosha and Austin. What
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AUSTIN The boy was only a few days shy of his 10th birthday on the morning that he would see his mom, his half-sister and her boyfriend alive for the last time, as they pulled into a parking lot for a scheduled supervised visit with his estranged father.
Instead of greeting his son with a hug and presents, the father rammed his vehicle into the family s car, pulled a handgun and began to fire without warning, the boy told police, forcing him to flee and seek shelter in a passing driver s car, according to court documents.
Police investigators have accused the boy s father, Stephen Broderick, 41, of shooting to death his wife, Amanda Broderick, 35; his stepdaughter, 17-year-old Alyssa Broderick; and the daughter s boyfriend, 18-year-old Willie Simmons.
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