Virginia Tech Shooting

Thirty-three people, including the gunmen, were killed today at Virginia Tech in Virginia. It is being called the worst shooting massacre in American history but could possibly been prevented if nessacery proceeders would have been followed. The emotions of greif, sympathy, and sadness are now being joined by those of anger and disbelief at how this shooting rampage was carried out. The media are reporting that the knowledge of two shootings located in an on-campus dormitory was distributed to faculty and students as they college opened early Monday morning. If this was not the case and awareness of a shooting crime had been brought to the attention of students and faculty, the shooting could have been prevented or at least decreased the devastating outcome.Students locked in their classroom while these events were taking place were given no knowledge of what was going on in the building by neither law enforcement or university authorities. Instead they were forced to turn to their classroom's televisions to find the details.This case is bringing up dozens of questions that seem to hold no answer even for law enforcement officials on the case. Why was the university not put into lockdown with the occurence of the first shooting? Why was a single gunmen allowed to massacre nearly three dozen people before finally being stopped by his own gun? When are we going to learn that our nation's open gun policy needs desperate ratifications in order to decrease the likelihood of future scenarios as these?Although it is still early in the case, these questions need answers and solutions to prevent further events as this one. The people of America need to stand up against these types of events and demand change of our country's gun policies.My heart is with those lost this morning and their families.