Essay from the year 2018 in the subject Law - Criminal process, Criminology, Law Enforcement, grade: 95, The University of Southern Mississippi, language: English, abstract: The United States has seen an increase in school shootings over the last century. The massacre at Virginia Tech University informed the country that emergency preparedness and response needed an urgent makeover across all colleges and universities. Shootings at lower levels of education such as elementary and high schools continue to rise however. The school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on February 14, 2018 has helped to reinforce the countrys interest for tougher gun control laws through a nationwide movement called March for Our Lives. This paper discusses the actions that have been taken by legislatures to better protect students at all levels of education from active shooters.