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Show WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2 - DIXIESUNNEWS.COM 25, 21:i- f- -E - - . - W.01119L.InAV IGBI history month lo colebraie, e uoiet BY emmavDSU October is LGBT history month, a month dedicated to highlighting critical moments in LGBT history and showcasing members of the community who have T;1 helped get LGBT individuals receive civil rights. According to an article published on glaad.org, "Celebrate LGBT history month," the history month was originally created in 1994 by Rodney Wilson, a high school teacher from Missouri. The month includes multiple important days for the LGBT community including National coming out day on Oct. 11, the celebration of the first LGBT march on Washington on Oct. 14, spirit day on Oct. 20, where people wear purple in support of LGBT youth, and Ally week, a celebration of LGBT allies who fight back against bullying, beginning on Oct. 12. Dixie State Univer ; f t , , 1 , because as we grew up, we couldn't possibly learn history from every outlook and perspective, but havTo ing a month dedicated to a surv specific group allows us to learn more about our past, thos, to better understand today, live, and make better decisions toge ; hecc for our future." and Celeste Gonzalez, a 4 freshman criminal justice pink A gt CaliOct( from ?,a ' Fontana, major 1 ', A ) Ac a and member of the fornia, ' , Bre LGBTSA student club, said it's hard to get the word out T ' ,! : io c i, about LGBT history month 7 i, ,,,,t, ,, ; i , an r because of a lack of fund0 ti , won ing, but the club is making ro .4 , c 1 i canc to around hang posters 4.4, II campus with more informaonc( tion about LGBT history. The LGBT Student Association members and officers proudly brea Gonzalez also said fear display the flag that has become the symbol of the LGBTQ of backlash has caused community. October became LGBT history month in 1994 be- - Reg cause of the national holidays that involve the LGBT communk St.( the club to become a nurs little more conservative help with their outreach to the servative state, we're afraid sion about LGBT history nose students and community. month and all are welcorm gate She said even on college to," Gonzalez said. the I IncluThe Multicultural The members of the campuses, students in the sion Center is hosting a diag LGBTSA club encour- LGBT community get bulfind: of "The more to students learn lied for speaking out about Rocky showing age Horror Picture Show," their sexuality. about the history of the in at the 6:30 "I know we want to do LGBT p.m. Monday community and to tant StuN. Kenneth Gardner celebrate LGBT history hodi more, but it's just like dent Center with a discus because Utah is such a con month along with them. Unth sity continues to welcome LGBT students and staff to campus including an LGBT resource coordinator, Barrett Beck, who said it is important to remember how far the LGBT community has come, but also to ensure that they don't lose those rights they fought BY EMMA VAN LENT -- Ai , s '- - -' 1,4 I for. Beck said: "If people forget the history of the community, it puts us at risk of losing the rights we've fought for. Historically, the best the LGBTQ community could hope for was being ignored, and at worst, we were rounded up and killed." Margaret Martin, a sophomore integrated studies major from Portland, Oregon, and the current head of the LGBT Student Association at DSU, said it is important to bring light to the LGBT community this month. Many people in the community don't know very much about the LGBT history, and there is a lot to be learned from it. Martin said, "LGBT month is so important - - , - N 41 , , , cr) 1 ,i i - , '- ,,, A F c , I - ..,,,.., " , , I -- 1 a with neat Bump fire stocks temporarily stalled after Las Vegas shooting, local veteran involves legislation tomatic gun, I couldn't believe something like that was legal." Dustin Hall, a sophomore business administration major from Las Vegas, said he thinks bump fire stocks are an unnecessary attachment for AR and AK style rifles, but he doesn't believe they should be banned. Hall said permits should be required if an individual wants to purchase them, especially in the wake of Las Vegas. "Guns don't kill people, people kill people," Hall said. "For those who have a clean record is where the challenges lie, like in the case of Stephen Paddock." Seth Carlson is a Dixie State University alumnus with past experience in the Armed Forces. After watching the events take place in Las Vegas, Carlson knew the problems were not necessarbut more ily in this case centralized BY RYANN HE1NLEN AvereeRHeinlen In the aftermath of the Las Vegas shooting, Face-boo- k pages, petitions and rallies have called for the suspension or banning of bump fire stocks. Bump fire stocks are extensions to firearms used to enable bump fire, or the ability of a weapon to mimic the firing speed of a gun. Bump fire stocks can increase firing of upwards of 800 rounds per minute. "When I first heard the shots on the news, I thought he had a machine gun," said Olivia Everett, a junior psychology major from Palm Harbor, Florida. "After I saw reports that it was a bump fire stock and only a semi-a- u DIXIE SUN NEWS Markee Heckenliable, Editor-in-Chi- ef semi-automat- Ryann Hein len, News Editor Alexis McClain, Sports Editor Taylor Lewis, Features Editor Emma van Lent, Opinion Editor Spencer Ricks, Multimedia Editor Kylea Custer, Photo Editor Hai lee Hodgson, Social Media Editor Hanna Pollock, Copy Editor Hai lee Hodgson, Ad Manager ic fully-automat- fully-automat- Camden Bennett Trey Davis Hakoda Jonathan Holland Adriana Hymas Grant Jones Vanessa Manual Erin ic ic gun-relate- to bump fire stocks. Carlson took to Facebook, creating the Coalition To Ban Bumpfire Stocks page where people could come to find news on the latest litigation and legislation against bump fire stocks. "I was very confused as to how that many people died and were wounded in the shooting," Carlson said. "As a combat veteran, I know how hard it is to kill people, and I don't think that kind of technology should be available to anyone." Carlson said despite the small size of its following on Facebook, the page gets a lot of hate mail. Most of the hate mail consists of people arguing for bump fire stocks, using the Second Amendment as the basis of their arguments. "Any ban is bad for the 2nd Amendment and our individual God given rights and freedoms," one like-mind- ed d, user wrote. "A definite yes that the ban on fully automatic weapons was very unconstitutional. Also, another definite yes that God gave me the right to wield any and all weapons necessary for my protection. That is called free agency." Hannah Mc Gough is a junior biology major from Las Vegas and secretary of DSU College Republicans. "Guns are a double-edg- e sword, and so are bump fire stocks," said. "No matter how many bans and bills you put on guns and bump fire stocks, the people who want them or shouldn't have them are going to get their hands on them. Drugs are illegal but people who want them can still get their hands on them." One of the biggest distributors of bump fire stocks is Slide Fire, a company who can fit bump fire stocks for AR Mc-Gou- Rhiannon Bent, Adviser The Dixie Sun News is distributed each Wednesday during fall and spring semesters as a publication of Dixie State University, the communication department, and Dixie State University Student Activities. DSU administrators do not approve or censor content. The student editorial staff alone determines its news coverage. The unsigned editorial on the opinion page represents the position of Dixie Sun News as determined by its editorial board. Otherwise, the views and opinions expressed in Dixie Sun News are those of the individual writers and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Dixie Sun News or any entity of the university. InT3 those that continue firing as Although automatic weapons the as is long trigger pulled have been banned in the U.S., modifications known as bump stocks or reciprocating stocks allow rifles those that fire one buZet for every trigger pull to be fired continuously The shoulder stock is designed to slide toward and away from the user's shoulder t semi-automaf- fc she d aren WOE 15s, AK-47Saigas, MSz. any 15122s, Ruger 10122s an I the Ruab er Mini-14Slide shot s, s. Fire has temporarily sus- - ' IC! pended new orders iniTghtknt of recent lawsuits, but the won company has promised to eanc fulfill orders made before at th the suspension. Instead ot tens( offering potential custom- year ers the ability to see and you order parts or platforms, vital the site is asking people to insert their emails to receive updates of the status of the suspension. Carlson said now that bump fire stocks are at least temporarily suspended, he wants to continue to raise awareness of what each person can do to help prevent events similar to I Las Vegas. "People.should look for rit: someone who stands out pr( by acting differently than to everyone else in the area, ind Carlson said. "That person bei I will typically be looking stu around to see if they're tit3 amazwatched. The being afti ing thing is that if any or person understood the by guardian angel concept and what to look for, they ing become a guardian angel everywhere they go." I A guardian angel is . someone who blends into the crowd at events but is not there to participate, in' t 4I stead the guardian angel 1 there to look for possible threats. These guardian .1 angels are similar to air (1. . marshals. "I think many of the tactics used in the US military can be used to help prevent mass shoot- ings and provide early it- if more warning I people knew," Carlson said. tr 't "Having awareness of the surroundings is probably (,t, ) z the most important." - - Is r CORRECTIONS I , r ,A - Corrections from Oct. 18 issue: - sr., Dixie State University football won against Chadron State University on Ai, fl;E The user pushes the gun away from the user's shoulder and into the trigger finger. A round is fired and the recoil sends the gun back. As long as the gun Iis constantly being pulled away from the shou!der, the gun will continue to fire. ---v- Oct. 7. 714 The trigger finger is kept stationary in front of the trigger.. Fn Source: U.S.. Patent and Trademark Office 't " ! Graphic: Tribune News Service - ,- ii,'. |