Argumentative Essay On Gun Violence

88. That’s the average number of lives lost to gun violence every day in the United States of America, yet it seems like no one even blinks. Gun violence, in general, is a problem that has been on the rise in the United States for several years, and it is now catching up to automobiles in terms of annual deaths. An issue that seems to catch the attention of many people is the increasing frequency of mass shootings rather than the overall impact of gun violence on our nation. In 2015, there have been more mass shootings than there have been days. ("United States Senator Dianne Feinstein") It’s an increasingly concerning problem that many seem to brush to the side – except for one senator, Dianne Feinstein of California. Dianne Feinstein has been a leading voice in the movement to implement common sense gun safety measures such as preventing people on a federal …show more content…
It was signed into law by President Bill Clinton on September 13, 1994, and lasted for 10 years. As was the attempt to renew the bill in 2004, it was met with opposition when it was originally proposed in Congress. Dianne Feinstein authored the original bill as well as one of the renewals in 2003 and 2004. Efforts were also made to renew the bill and make it stronger in late 2012 after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut which took the lives of 28 people. The shooter, Adam Lanza, used a Bushmaster M4-Type assault rifle and a Glock 20SF semi-automatic pistol. Feinstein’s attempt to renew the bill in 2012 was also, as usual, met with opposition. The National Rifle Association lobbied against the bill and donated heavily to political candidates opposed to it. It was defeated by a vote of 40 to 60 in the Senate. Feinstein was disappointed in her colleagues for caving to the pressure of the NRA and not keeping our country