We have issues going on routinely in Chicago pertaining to gun violence. And Chicago has very strict gun laws. The problem is that the criminals do not obey the laws. Taking a gun away from a saintly Grandmother will not stop crime, it will just take away her right to defend herself and to defend others. It is deeper than that.
What we need to do is to raise better children, and have better adults.
We need for the children to have heroes who are good guys, and we need for the children to have good role models.
And for instance, the JP Morgan Chase Bank programs to help Black youth are great, and the Black youth need to take advantage of those kind of programs.
https://www.marketwatch.com/press-release/jpmorgan-chase-expanding-economic-opportunity-for-black-americans-2019-02-11The Black youth need good mentors, etc, and they need to be coached to fulfill their potential, instead of dying in the ghetto. We need to raise better children with the expectation of success, and when they come out of college poor and in debt, they need to have good mentors to guide and advise them. etc.
Also, the cities need to be revamped. Like Giuliani did with NYC. Clean up the cities, and expect people to obey the laws and to behave like ladies and gentlemen. Make the cities nicer, and make people behave properly. There can be redevelopment money, and business loans, etc.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broken_windows_theoryAnd pull the weeds, and plant success.
https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/weed-and-seedWhen we have mass shootings it draws attention to gun violence, but we have cities which have gun violence happening all of the time. And the cities which are the worst are the ones with the strictest gun laws. So, it is not about gun laws, but rather it is how we are raising our children.
I know that the magnitude of the situation seems so big that we cannot do anything about it, but if people work together then success can be achieved.
Just a little thing like making the children be kind to each other on the playground. Teaching the children kindness is the best thing that we can do. Teach the big kid to protect the little kids. Don't let the bullies ruin the playgrounds.
We have had some problems with bullies hurting children at a local skate park, so now adults hang out at the skate park to supervise the children, and to stop bullies. They can do the same thing in Chicago and in other cities.
Murder is already a crime, you cannot fight against the crime with just laws, we need to raise better children.
Those are just a few thoughts.
Salute,
Tony V,
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