One such major incident in recent years was the Sandy Hook school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. Adam Lanza, 20, fatally shot 20 children and six adult school faculty members and ultimately committed suicide by shooting himself (Flegenheimer, 2013). Another shooting occurred at a movie theater in Colorado, where James Holmes shot 70 people, resulting in 12 deaths in July 2012 (CNN Library, July 2014). On February 26, 2012, an incident occurred between a Florida resident and Neighborhood Watch Coordinator George Zimmerman, who allegedly shot and killed a sixteen-year-old boy, Trayvon Martin, in self-defense (CNN Library , February 2014). However, many people believe the shooting was unjustified because Martin was unarmed and walking in the same gated community where he currently lived with his father. These stories are just a few that call attention to the importance of personal firearm restrictions needed in this country. After reviewing these incidents, the real question now is: Could these and countless other gun-related criminal incidents have been prevented if there had simply been an increase in gun restrictions? ?