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9:32 am, start of 3rd period.

A loud gunshot was heard

throughout

the halls of

my high school.

Immediately

the principal came over the speaker,

we were in lockdown.

A fifteen year old sophomore boy

walked the halls with a

loaded .40 caliber gun...

1,400 students sat in complete silence,

in the corner of each classroom.

Blinds drawn.

Lights out.

Doors locked.

Again a gunshot was heard

throughout the entire school.

Then you could begin to hear him walk down the hall, trying each doorknob,

Looking for an unlocked door.

We were all

fearful,

anxious,

and frightened of what was going to happen.

Silence was then heard for what seemed like an eternity.

Scared for our lives.

Then came the sounds of sirens,

helicopters

and movement outside our classroom windows.

A sense of relief.

You could hear Swat team members

begin to run through the halls.

Police officers were outside

surrounding our school

with guns drawn.

The Gunman was finally convinced to surrender.

Swat members came class to class

with their guns and escorted us out.

Told us to not make any abrupt movements or sounds.

Frightened by the traumatic

incident that just took place

and also by the 30 swat members

with machine guns drawn,

we all silently walked out of our high school.

and were reunited with our families.

Guns put a fear in every person

that was involved that day.

There are pros and cons to guns.

Some positive effects of guns are:

they keep law enforcement safe

and are a form of protection.

They can also be used for

hunting purposes.

Some negative effects are:

the fact that they can

be used as a

domestic violence weapon.

and can take the life

of another human being.

They can also inflict pain,

Fear

and injury

on an individual,that they will have to

take with them for the

rest of their life.

I faced the fear of guns

on

September 2, 2008.

September 2, 2008

September 2, 2008

and 31 rounds of ammunition.

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