Oklahoma City Bombing

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to vigilantism and violence. This animosity, when pushed to these limits, often results in tragedy, a tragedy that we call domestic terrorism.
Being the oldest daughter of a Senior ATF Agent, I have been exposed to domestic terrorism all of my life. My father has investigated thousands of bombings, fires, and explosions for more than twenty years now. Many of these incidents were examples of the terrorism that I speak about. His experiences have taught me countless lessons and informed me of many current events. The information that I have obtained from him is far more valuable than anything that the media could ever possibly convey. Though he is always strictly guarded with the confidences of his profession, he has always provided me with a firsthand knowledge of the impact that domestic terrorism has on the citizens and law enforcement. Through him, I learn the facts of these incidents without the media’s exaggerations. Today I will share with you some of these facts. ...

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that are lost and the people that are wounded that we remember the most.

Domestic terrorism claims hundreds, if not thousands of lives every year. In the case of the Oklahoma City bombing, 169 lives were lost, and more than 500 people were injured in some manner. It was, according to CNN News, “The Worst Terrorist Attack on US Soil.” Perhaps one of the issues that made this attack the most devastating that the US has experienced, was that 19 of the lives that were lost that spring day were those of children that were in the “America’s Kids Daycare Center.”

While it is always difficult to lose a loved one or suffer the long-lasting scars of a terrorist attack, perhaps ...

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