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There are many reasons that can be thought up as to why our country has over 11,000 homicides a year from guns. The three reasons that I feel are the most important are, our country has a violent history, it is the music and video stimulation, and the media portrayal that the world is a more dangerous place than it actually is. The last reason is the only one of the three that I feel holds any bearing and I feel is an extremely important one. We as a society need to realize what is happening and take action. We cannot let the media control our emotions. We are a free country and many believe the greatest of all free nations. So why does that freedom have to have a cost?

The last reason to be brought up as to why there are over 11,000 homicides a year from guns in our country is that the media portrays the world as a more dangerous place than it actually is. This reason is in fact true and appears to be one of the valid reasons for the high homicide rate. If you do not believe me, try this experiment. Turn on the T.V. and watch the 5:00 PM news. What is the breaking story, murder, rape, or some kind of homicide? What are some of the smaller stories, “What you don’t know can kill you?”, or some other kind of story you need to watch because your life is threatened in some way. When people are kept in a state of fear, they tune in. People want to know how to protect themselves if they feel threatened. When I traveled abroad to Scotland There was one big difference I noticed at night. The nightly news was boring. Why, because the lead story would be something positive (like a building project, a local hero, etc…) or a robbery. After a few days I stopped watching. In the UK, it is unlikely to watch a story about murder because the

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