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The Role Of Gun Violence In America

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On April 20, 1999, twelve students and one teacher were shot and murdered at Columbine High School. The reason? Two students wanted to impact the country. This incident opened the minds of the American people to the issue of gun abuse. However, despite this event and others similar to it, a number of citizens still uphold their “Second Amendment Rights”, and will not budge for the betterment of our American society. American citizens manage to only agree on one thing: that there are many reasons behind gun violence. However, while people admit that there are causes, there is yet to be an accord with everyone. Right-wing politicians argue that our country should allow less gun laws, while the rest of the country disagrees almost completely.

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