The effects of Gun Violence in the US

he Effects of Gun Violence in the US <Tab/>It was the massacre at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999 that sparked America's attention to gun violence. People finally started realizing that guns were a problem and nearly everyone was asking how something like this could have happened. Kids were no longer feeling safe at school and parents no longer felt safe sending them. The effects of this resulted in a media …

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