We are all familiar with the voice that comes over the intercom saying, “We are in a lockdown.” For Robb Elementary School on May 24th, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas this wasn’t a drill. . Nineteen kids and two adults were murdered in the massacre. The shooter was an 18-year-old boy that attended Uvalde High School. Reporters interviewed Robb Elementary School, and said that the alleged shooter showed warning signs. Sources state that he had previously posted pictures of weapons on social media. 

The weapon that he used in the massacre was an AR-15 assault weapon. Assault weapons are military-style firearms made to fire a lot of rounds in quick sessions, making it easy to kill a lot of people with little effort. AR-15 weapons are primarily used on battlefields and during wars. The only reason civilians can purchase them is that they have no federal restrictions. Due to the no federal restrictions on those weapons, it has been that our nation’s deadliest mass shootings have occurred with AR-15s.

The victims of the massacre in Uvalde Elementary School were nineteen children that will never come home from school and two teachers who were shot by trying to protect their students. In the “Sandy Hook Promise” article, it mentions all of the names of the nineteen kids and the two teachers that died in the massacre, it also mentions their ages, what they loved doing and what they were looking forward to doing in the future. 

• Xavier Lopez was ten years old. He was excited for summer so he could spend his days off swimming. 
• Uziyah Garcia was nine years old. He loved video games and anything with wheels, and he had a talent for football. 
• Alexandria Aniyah Rubio was ten years old. The day of the shooting, she had been recognized for making the school’s honor roll and had also received a good citizen award. 
• Tess Mata was ten years old. She had been saving money for a trip to Disney World with her family. 
• Amere Jo Garza was ten years old. She loved nothing more than her family, especially her little brother.
• Jose Flores was ten years old. He loved going to school and he received a certificate for making the school honor roll hours before the shooting.
• Jayce Luevanos was ten years old. He always had a smile on his face and he was full of life. 
• Jailah Nicole Silguero was ten years old. She loved to dance.
• Miranda Mathis was eleven years old. She was fun, Spunky and smart.
• Annabell Guadalupe Rodriguez was ten years old. She was outgoing and was looking forward to the upcoming summer break from school.
• Jackie Cazares was ten years old. She was full of life and love.
• Alithia Ramirez was ten years old. She loved to draw.
• Rogelio Torrez was ten years old. He was smart, hard-working, and helpful.
• Ellie Garcia was ten years old. She was full of love and was a basketball player in the city’s youth league.
• Makenna Lee Elrod was ten years old. She loved tumbling, and her smile could light up a room.
• Neveah Bravo was ten years old. She put a smile on everyone’s faces. 
• Eliahana “Elijah” Cruz Torrez was ten years old. She was looking forward to her final softball game of the season on Tuesday, but she never made it.
• Maite Yuleana Rodriguez was ten years old. She was kind to others and had dreams of attending Texas A&M to become a marine biologist. 
• Layla Salazar was ten years old. She won six races at her school’s field day and loved jamming to “Sweet Child O’ Mine” with her dad. 
• Eva Mireles was a fourth-grade teacher and mom who loved hiking and running.
• Irma Garcia was a fourth-grade teacher and mom who loved to barbeque with her husband.

The “Sandy Hook Promise” article also mentions, “The grandmother of the suspected gunman is in critical condition and has been in the hospital. She is believed to have been the first victim. Our hearts ache for those families and that community. And our hearts ache knowing it didn’t have to be this way. Our hearts ache because we know gun violence is preventable. That’s why now, more than ever, we cannot waver in our commitment to protect more children from gun violence. We must do more.”