Aaron Alexis was a contractor for the U.S. Navy. He was honorably discharged from the U.S. Navy Reserve. Throughout his time serving, he received ten misconduct charges. On Monday September 16, Aaron entered the Navy Yard in Washington, D.C. A half a mile away from the U.S. Capitol, Aaron shot and killed twelve people. Scared phone calls to 911 were made and right away the emergency personnel, FBI, U.S. Capitol Police, and the local D.C. responded.

With the forces on the ground busy, they sent up a helicopter with a sniper to watch if Aaron was going to make another move. The ATF sent out a team of twenty special agents. They were the same team that responded to the Boston bombing. Witnesses said “People pushed their way out of the building.” The U.S. Capitol was under lock down and Pentagon security was stepping up. As soon as the situation was under control, the others who were injured were sent to the emergency room and started surgery. “They are expected to survive,” explained Janis Orlowski, the Chief Medical Examiner. A total of thirteen people died, including Aaron. He died in an intense gun fight with the police.

The mass shooting in the Navy Yard has brought up more important questions like, “Aren’t our military bases secure?” and “How can this happen?” Stefanie Tanase, a student here feels “It was horrible that this happened. There are families now without a mother, father, brother and or sister. The thought of it is so sad, especially when it happened inside a military base, they are supposed to be secure and safe.” Because of this, were brought back to a widely discussed topic that has been debated even before the Presidential Election. Gun control. President Obama’s gun control law was not passed by the Senate. The point of the law was to regulate the buying of guns. It was horrible that this happened. There are families now without a mother, father, brother and or sister. The thought of it is so sad, especially when it happened inside a military base, they are supposed to be secure and safe.tv say that it is against our right to own a gun. Nonetheless, the shooting at the Navy Yard was another senseless tragedy in the last two years.