it shouldn't go on though violence in black communities is not just a gun thing.
You're absolutely right. I was listening to public radio, and they had a show about how much of a problem it is. They interviewed kids and teachers at Chicago inner city public schools. Kids who aren't gang members, who just want an education are either shot or bullied into joining gangs. They are afraid to go to school!
The kids said you have to fight people regularly, weather you want to or not. Sometimes a fight happens the kids comes back with a gun. The teachers say it's not their job to be social workers and have to constantly break up fights. It also does not help that a lot of theses kids do not have fathers-many of them go to prison, the mom's work three jobs and is never around.
The whole Rap Gansta image glorifies the lifestyle to young kids.
Most people turn their backs to the problem because it is mostly in poverty stricken inner city neighborhoods and usually gang related.
Still providing them with guns seems like a bad idea to me. They should create what ever steps it takes to get illegal guns off the streets. It just can't go on like this. no one can tell me that more can't be or should be done.
Maybe we need a troop surge in these neighborhoods to police & escort kids back & forth from school. It's a war zone.