Teen Violence 3

Youth Gun Violence Despite nationwide gun-free school laws that prohibit possession of a firearm on or near the property of a public or private school, students are bringing guns to school and using them against their fellow students and teachers with increasing frequency. What possesses these students to gun down their classmates? How are these students getting access to firearms? Who is ultimately responsible for these tragedies? What stresses contribute to these shootings? And how …

…the youth of today will never have a tomorrow. Works Cited Beard, Michael. Coalition to Stop Gun Violence. <URL> http://www.gunfree.org. 04/30/99. Kelley, Sharron. White Paper on Youth Violence, etc. <URL> http://www.transport.com/~comklly/violence.html. 04/30/99 National School Safety Center. Checklist of Characteristics of Youth. <URL> http://www.nccs1.org/reporter/checklist.htlm. 04/29/99 The Policy News & Information Service. Gun Violence and Children, May 25-31, 1998. <URL> http://www.policy.com/issuewk/98/0525/index.html. 04/29/99