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Are you about that life? When you were a teenager, did you know what life was about? How about life in the streets of Chicago? I know I don’t, but their dramatic increase in gun violence should concern us all. So far this year, there have been over 340 murders in the city of Chicago. According to the Christian Science Monitor, “January-to-June murders here were 58 percent higher than the number of US troops killed in Afghanistan during the same period”. Believe it or not, Chicago is officially a war zone. Gun violence is up 60 percent since 2011, and the murder rate is up 38% so far in 2012. I don’t believe in radical gun reform, but I do believe we need to reform the structure of these communities. We need to provide all Americans with the basic resources such as safe neighborhoods, well-funded schools, and equal opportunity. Without opportunity, these kids will continue to gun each other down in the streets. According to the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, “Firearm homicide is now the leading cause of injury-related death for African Americans ages 15-34”. Trust me, this isn’t an issue that only impacts Chicago.
