The Lower-Class Irrational Concerns Theory

The number of murders every year committed was about 512; some were either homicides or gang related. About 80 percent of the murders committed were done with an illegal firearm. Evidence conducted by Tracey Meares, from Yale, found the high crime areas, committing murders or possessing illegal firearms lived in indigent and isolated communities. Chicago’s Project Safe Neighborhoods developed small community programs to reach out to felons and offenders. Developing small programs for felons and offenders was a way for Law Enforcement to understand their attitude and outlook on gun violence or possessing a gun. For Law Enforcement they wanted to stress the consequences of possessing an illegal firearm and get an ex-offender to share with felons the importance of staying away from a life of crime. There is no other better way to get through to a felon than an ex-felon sharing his own tragic life experiences.

Gun violence is a major problem in Chicago. There has been an estimate of nearly six hundred shooting victims in a matter of three months into the New Year. It is very sad how so many innocent people lose their lives due to such violence. Even the safest neighborhoods have become dangerous because of ignorant gang members who settle their problems with rival gangs by shooting each other. It is hard to feel safe in a community where you fear being at the wrong place at the wrong time.

The issues following gun control have been very outrageous in my opinion. Let us talk about the city of Chicago, for instance. Chicago is known for its dangers. Being one of the most dangerous cities throughout the entire United States of America, gun violence has been a major issue over the years. As much as people say it will get better, things only get worse. In the Chicago Sun Times article, we take a look at how this issue was attempted to be solved. From the year of 2013 until present day, more than 7,000 weapons were collected each year. Chicago, to most people, is considered to be the murder capital of the U.S. Most of the murders were committed by guns. This is extremely sad, because think about all of the innocent lives that were taken; mothers, children, you name it. One of the main things that contribute to most of the gun violence is the fact that the city of Chicago has many gangs. Gang members will do everything and anything they can to make sure they hurt their rivals, regardless of the outcome.

Before I get into the strategies put in place to reduce gun violence, I want to touch on the things that contribute to gun violence in New Haven. According to the “Selected Strategies for Community Gun Violence Prevention” report, violent crimes contribute to and are exacerbated by economic disadvantage (City-Wide). The main area in New Haven where gun violence occurs is in areas of low-income and poverty and the gun violence are being executed by the youth ages 15-24. In this day and age, we are living in a society where your income level determines your life expectancy, whether it is homicide, suicide or another form of violent activity. Living in New Haven and experiencing this first hand, I was able to see how the power and the struggle of poverty, low-income, gang wars and even drug activity can exacerbate gun violence. New Haven has as many as 2,500 people who are in gangs. These gangs lie in six neighborhoods in New Haven. The gangs being, The Ville, The Tre, The Tribe, The Jungle, The Island and The Hill hold responsibility

Despite low homicide numbers in 2014, gun violence in Chicago is once again on the rise. There have been at least 2,123 shootings and 365 homicide victims so far this year, which is already 53

Chicago has the highest gang population in the United States (www.huffingtonpost.com) and the highest amount of gun related murders to boot. As an effect of these crimes, many of the targets are not the rich and the powerful but instead are the weak and the poor. Those that cannot defend themselves to a great extent, they are seen as easy targets that will soon give up if it has taken too long to find the culprits. Since the underclass is the primary target for crime from the underclass it is like they are just undermining themselves in order to gain some type or upper hand on the next man that holds no real bearing. Even when taking “good moral” individuals some have turned to crime because they see no other way to make means for themselves or their loved ones. Some of these people have been laid off and have no other source of income, their back is against a wall and they want out. They want so badly to have money again so that they survive and not live on the streets like they see others, so they commit crimes for others that will pay. It is because of this desperation that violent crimes still thrive and until people realize this then violent crime will still keep the underclass suppressed. (www.clombia.edu)

On January 17, 2017, “Surge in the Violence” was released by the Crime lab at the University of Chicago, which had combined a report on the statistics of homicides taken place in the year 2015 and 2016. The number of homicides taken place in the year of 2016 has soared by record high of 67 percent than the previous year. Chicago is one of the busiest and advanced cities in the world and getting such high numbers in the field of crime is a shame and leaves a bad impression on the rest of the world. The violence related to guns has also increased enormously and according to “Chicago Tribune”, 2,958 people have been shot dead by now this year. Though the data shows that the homicides by gun has decreased significantly but the number is still a problem. The gun violence now is a serious problem and the current situation demands strict gun laws.

I am astonished how Chicago implemented tough gun laws and the results were devastating. I expected the gun laws to attain more civil order and decreased the violence within the state. I do not understand how gun violence increased in Chicago and not in other states, where those other states did not bothered implementing strict gun laws. Were people upset overall, causing to increased violence in Chicago? I thought order equals control in society, however, this is not the case for Chicago. This certainly makes me tense up and apprehensive because if gun regulations did not work. Then what are the next steps towards the government decreasing gun violence within the United States? Gun violence has always will be issue, but now we are finally

Chicago is a very large city with a large amount of people whom live within the city. This could also be a cause of the violence in chicago. There are about 2.7 million people in Chicago which makes Chicago the third largest city in the United States, behind New York City and Los Angeles. Chicago is the largest city in Illinois and when you put a large group of different people in a large city there could be a problem. In the image below shows chicago's race data. Although the sheer size is a cause of the violence there are many other causes as well.

Chicago is facing a serious problem. Over this year 's Fourth of July Weekend, eighty four people were shot resulting in fourteen deaths. After this violent weekend, Mayor Rahm Emmanuel nearly called for total martial law, calling upon United States Military 's support to help protect Chicago 's citizens and patrol Chicacgo 's streets. So far in 2015, over 2,300 people have been shot in the city of Chicago, and it is only a matter of days until the death toll surpasses four hundred on the year. There are a number of factors that contribute to this inflated level of violent crime. Some would point to loose gun restrictions, others to gang fragmentation. I believe the most influential factor leading to these high rates of crime in certain

Have you ever heard of gun violence? If you ask somebody that question you will probably hear a sarcastic laugh and regret the debate you just started. It is something that has widely taken over media. It doesn 't matter where are you are, the barber shop or on your couch watching TV. The talk of gun violence is in everything you do. Monica Davey writes this article to get Americans to realize the tragedies that are taking place in Chicago.

In the movie Chi-raq, Spike Lee shows us how gun violence can cause a major mental and physical impact in the communities and how firearms and guns are much misused in today’s world and society. Firearms and guns were made for self-defense and protection against an attacker, but in America we seem to misuse them. However, gun violence has played a major role in today’s crime rates and has affected our neighborhood. Guns have been used for many crimes including murders, robbery, and aggravated assaults according to Cooper, Alexia, and Erica Smith. (Bureau of Justice Statistics, 1). In the beginning of the film of Chi-raq, it involves a shoot-out in the neighborhoods of Chicago and he shows us that not only guns violence affects gang members

Systemic racism, government apathy, The isolation of impoverished communities, Gang influence, the poor quality of education in many predominantly Black public schools, and the loss of living wage jobs have all played a part in creating the ongoing bloodshed. Chicago is now a dual city: one mainly white city located in areas close to the new economy with residents who have high levels of formal education and moderate to high levels of income. The other city is moving to the south and west. It is mainly Black, Latino, and poor. Chicago is no longer known for its vibrant skyline and food. Now, when people think of Chicago, they associate it with violence and the latest gangsta rap.

Chicago getting the troops sent to help with the crime cases is a good idea. I do think that there can be other ways that can lighten some of the violence in Chicago is by making stricter gun laws. I think when a person that is dangerous get a hold of a weapon, that is not good and they should be the biggest targeted people. I think that if people in Chicago do purchase a firearm they should be required to take a gun course for a minimum of 20 hours at the most. I think that’ll enlighten them on how to properly store, and use a firearm and not just act crazy with it. According to GatGuns “training is not required by the state in order to purchase a

Over the past three years Chicago violent has kept at a steady rate causing terror and for a generation to lose hope. According to the 2013 FBI Crime Report; someone is shot in Chicago every three hours and 16 minutes, an individual dies from a gunshot every 18 hours. The black on back crime rate is about 90%. In 2014 the FBI Crime Report, reported that even though Chicago’s population is one fourth of the size of New York, it has nearly five times the homicides. This year Chicago crime has taken a turn for the worst, with a devastating murder that was truly shocked the nation and was a first for its kind. Tyshawn Lee was a 9-year-old boy who was lured into an alley and shot execution style, as retaliation for his father’s gang affiliation.