society it is not unusual to pick up the newspaper and read a headline of a school

shooting, or turn on the television and see the footage of body bags being carried out of a

school. Gun related violence and our nations children has become a wide spread

epidemic. Every 100 hours, more youth die on the streets than were killed in the Persian

This epidemic saturates not only the gang-ridden environment in America’s cities,

but the supposedly more peaceful suburban world as well. In recent history youth

disputes that were once settled with bloody noses and black eyes now end in gunshots.

Kids are killing each other over a bump on the shoulder, a misinterpreted glance, romantic

complications or flashy clothes. Much of the blame is directed toward the feet of media

violence, Rambos killing at will. Some people believe that it is a reflection of how today’s

Many inner-youths yield a “what the hell” attitude due to poverty and

hopelessness. Family breakdowns seem to further fuel this epidemic. Statistics from a

Baltimore public school student survey revealed that fifty-nine percent

tougher gun laws, such as the Brady bill, are going to solve the problem, but what many

continued to be missed. Many children today are being raised more by television and the

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