Kids that Kill

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This paper examines the rising trend of cold-blooded, ruthless slayings performed by minors. It looks at recent cases and tries to establish what is turning these children into ruthless killers by analyzing two major issues, the impact of television violence on children and the issue of kids having access to guns as related to violent crime. It reviews the rise of violence on television and attempts to pinpoint the link between viewing violence and acting the violence out as well as evaluate what can be done about the media violence problem. It looks at current gun control laws and the ease in which minors can acquire firearms.

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"In Boston, no young people have died from gun wounds in more than two years thanks, in part, to gun tracking. What has made gun tracking easier to do is the fact that the possession of firearms among teens is "chic" that is, children are bragging to their friends and displaying handguns that make them feel important and brings them attention from others. Nearly 13,000 guns were used in crimes in New York City last year alone. Of those, eleven percent came from juveniles. Nationwide, the figure is ten percent. In Seattle and Memphis, juveniles were responsible for more than twenty percent of illegal gun crimes. Experts have proven that if you want to decrease violent youth crime, you must decrease the supply of guns into the market."

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