An esssay on gun violence in america.

11,127 In the year 2002, The amount of Firearm homicides in Germany was 381, in France 255, in Canada 165, in the UK 68, in Australia 65, in Japan 39, but in the United States this number skyrockets to an unbelievable 11,127 homicides by firearms. Unfortunately, we have had the highest fatality rate out of another country, but why? In a year Americans watches about 1,560 hours of television. Media has a great impact on our society today. Another thing that impacts Americans minds to …

…one, the media wasn't so intent on showing somebody's head blown off ever other minute, secondly, if children's home environments were a little bit better and thirdly, if younger children were taught earlier on about the harmful effects of guns. The world isn't a perfect place but the US defiantly isn't helping the current gun situation. Hopefully, this will soon change and maybe someday we can have as many deaths by firearms as Japan does.