Gun control and lack of control has been a serious problem in America for several years. In many cases and situations today, gun control or lack of control may have changed the outcome greatly. Many Americans and foreigners have taken gun control for granted and have abused their right to use them. Do to these people, all Americans and people who care about their rights are the ones who suffer. There are many arguments for and against gun control because of all its pros and cons. Gun control can be good and bad in many different ways, including cases like the Virginia Tech massacre. Monday, April 16, 2007 marks a very special date in the history of the United States. On this date, the deadliest shooting in U.S. history took place at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia. This shooting was also one of the deadliest worldwide. 32 students were shot and killed, while 17 students were shot and injured in two separate attacks. The first attack began around 7:15 a.m. when the gunman shot a freshman and a resident assistant in a campus dormitory. He then entered a school building and chained and locked several of the main doors before going from room to room shooting people. This first shooting lasted about two hours. Several students were jumping from two-story windows just to escape the gunfire. Many other students and teachers at the college were blocking their classroom doors to keep the gunman out. As if the first shootout wasn't long enough, the gunman then started another shootout around 9:45 a.m. in Norris Hall in the Engineering and Science Buildings. . The second attack lasted only about 10 minutes before the gunman committed suicide with paper… No evidence shows that Cho specifically targeted any victims. In 2011, Virginia Tech was fined by the U.S. Department of Education for failing to issue a good campus-wide warning that there had been a murder, that the gunman was still killing, and that he was armed. Shapira, Ian and Jackman, Tom. “Gunman Kills 32 Virginia Technicians in Deadliest Shooting in US History.” www.washintonpost.com. The Washington Post, April 17, 2007. Web.April 24, 2014. Cho was carrying a 9mm semiautomatic pistol and a .22 caliber pistol. On both guns the cereal numbers were obliterated. Cho was a silent killer and showed no expression as he approached and shot his victims. Students jumped out of two-story windows to escape the gunfire as they blocked their classroom doors to keep the gunman away. The second attack occurred around 9.45am in the engineering and science buildings.