Will This Issue Ever Come To An End?

With the right authorities , i believe there wont be as much incidents but it will never fully come to an end. You would have to dilute the problem first which is teenagers, officers, gangs , and all the other things that trigger gun violence to take place.


Source:Gunviolencearchive.org

By How much Has The Gun Rate Gone Up?

67% of deaths in the US was caused by guns according to the FBI in 2012. In 2016 , There has been 13,445 incidents involving guns, 3,405 concluding in deaths, 6,868 resulting in injuries, 1,261 due to an officer shooting somebody. By far , most incidents went on in the Eastern part of the country. The gun rate has gone up ridiculously. Teenagers are the ones that are most behind the gun, or a victim of the bullet. The estimated total number of guns held by civilians in the united states are about 270,000,000 to 310,000,000.

Why is This A Big issue?

This Is a Big issue because on a daily basis you can go to the news and read about a death that took place. All of the victims of gun violence has been teenagers or young adults, or sometimes, they're the ones behind the gun. Things have gotten so bad over time. Loved ones were taken away and if not by shootings, then stabbings. So far in 2016. there has been 9,945 gun incidents in the United States. 2,521 resulting in deaths. It sees as though the violence will never end , it's just getting worst.

All shootings: Some 13,286 people were killed in the US by firearms in 2015, according to the Gun Violence Archive, and 26,819 people were injured [those figures exclude suicide,Those figures are likely to rise by several hundred, once incidents in the final week of the year are counted. (2)

In the United States, annual deaths resulting from firearms total (3)

2015: 43,876

2014: 33,599

2013: 33,636
2012: 33,563
2011: 32,351
2010: 31,672

2009: 31,347

2008: 31,593
2007: 31,224
2006: 30,896
2005: 30,694
2004: 29,569
2003: 30,136
2002: 30,242
2001: 29,573
2000: 28,663
1999: 28,874
In America, there are approximately 270 million firearms possessed by civilians, and only 897,000 carried by police. (4)

1. Approximately 20% of gun owners own 65% of the guns.
2. The Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms reports that about 5.5 million new firearms were manufactured in America in 2010. 95% of these were for the U.S. market.
3. Close to 33,000 Americans were victims of gun-related deaths in 2011 and an average of 268 citizens are shot every day.
4. In 2011, 10.3 in every 100,000 people in the U.S. were victims of gun-related deaths.

Source: (1)http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-34996604

(2)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_violence_in_the_United_States

(3)http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/region/united-states

(4)https://www.dosomething.org/us/facts/11-facts-about-guns

Why do young people feel like guns are their only way to handle things?

Some people feel more secure carrying a firearm. It gives them a "Invincible" feeling knowing that they have the power to take someone's life in the blink of an eye. The laws need to be enforced much more and there needs to be more security in our cities. there should be no reason why guns are  being distributed illegally without being confiscated or a prosecution being sought.

Where do people get their illegal guns from?

Usually people purchase illegal guns from various areas such as from out of state, from unofficial gun stores etc. Mot crimes with the involvement of guns in 2011 are listed below, It is also mentioned that it was traced in NYC!The data below shows the crime guns recovered in 2011.


Also, Most people get their guns from the south because they have different gun laws than they do in the Northern part of the United states. The southern states are more lenient with their firearms. for example, In Georgia, A Georgia weapons license holder may carry a weapon or long gun

   




     With this blog, i hope people make a change in their actions or try to put an end to the shenanigans that take place due to the possesion of guns and using then in illegal ways. i hope people will see me eye to eye on this topic. Too many young people are dying due to gun violence, its getting out of hand. According to the second amendment, "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arm shall not be infringed"
That does not mean that young, mislead kids and young people should have access to guns to kill each other for much rather unnecessary incidents that can be dealt with in a different way.

Why I Chose This Topic.

Personal Reflection

Are there too many or too little guns in the U.S?, I personally believe there are too many ILLEGAL guns in the this country. Too many young people get in contact with guns and it ends up with bad results....most of the time being death. I Think the gun rates need to go down due to all of the4se critical situations caused by them. Most young men aren't even making it to see 20 because they die by the gun or is the one behind the gun. Its starting to get ridiculous.