Mass shootings, gun control, and a party. What do all of these things have in common? San Bernardino, California.

14 people were killed and another 21 wounded in San Bernardino on Dec. 2 when a married couple open fired on what was essentially a holiday work party a the Inland Regional Center. The suspects were later killed in a shootout with police, but Syed Rizwan Farook and Tahsfeen Malik were heavily armed and had even more explosive devices and guns at their home. It is unclear at this point whether this was an act of terrorism or a work-related issue, but Federal law enforcement officials have released that Malik pledged allegiance to the Islamic State.

This was the most deadly mass shooting on American soil since Sandy Hook in 2012 and has spurred major discussions about gun control and gun violence in the United States.

“It’s ridiculous how many shootings have happened before people even started talking about gun control. The fact that people literally go in and shoot out a Christmas party  for the developmentally disabled is astonishing,” junior Hannah Stanley said.

“I still hear people saying very insensitive things about gun violence and gun control,” Stanley added.

With presidential elections coming up, voters are looking for candidates to take a stand on this issue bringing it to the forefront of American’s minds. Overall, gun control is a contentious issue.

“It’s my opinion that guns should be eliminated all together and then you could eventually demilitarize the police, but that’s a little radical. Definitely abandoning assault weapons is not such a tall task and if you’re going to allow guns at all, allow people to sell small ones that don’t enable people to kill people – that ridiculous. Also, background checks should at least be implemented to make them harder to acquire,” Stanley said.