Buck Hopper visits the shooting range often. Not only is he member of the US Shooting Academy, he is also a manager there too.
He feels when it comes to stopping mass shootings, gun control shouldn't be the target.
“Figuring out why people are doing this and looking at the problem from that aspect. It's not the gun. The gun is a tool,” said Buck Hopper of US Shooting Academy.
State Senator Kevin Matthews supports some added controls but feels addressing mental health concerns is key.
“I do think that we need to reduce the option for everyone to get guns by having better systems, but I think dealing with the mental health issue is going to go a much longer way towards stoping these tragedies,” said Oklahoma Senator Kevin Matthews, (D)-Tulsa.
The shootings certainly hit home for Tulsa Community College. With 27,000 students and four main campuses, they are fully staffed with a certified police force and do drills.
“There's various scenarios. There's various responses as a college, as an institution of higher education. Whether it's lock down or lock out,” said Sean Weins, the TCC Vice President for Administration.
TCC also can send out emergency alerts via text and e-mail.
The University of Tulsa has similar measures in place. They regularly do drills and also have a notification system in place.
