Gun Violence In Englewood

With every gun that is made, innocent lives have the opportunity to be lost. People are afraid to go outside because they’re aware of all the violence that has been happening in Chicago. Many families can’t get to work or bring their children to school because they’re afraid their children might get injured. Chicago’s gun violence has had an extensive effect on people that lived in Englewood. Passing more gun laws can affect Chicago’s Englewood community in many ways: such as decreasing the number of deaths each year, creating a safer environment and allowing people to be more successful.

Gun violence has become a developing issue in Englewood because there have been recent kills in Chicago. The Marketplace Sylvester Monitor reported that …show more content…
According to Chicago Tribune Crime in Chicagoland, the author states, “More than 300,000 people are killed by firearm each year. When gun control occurred, police had taken 4,824 illegally owned guns off the street” (Chicago Tribune Crime In Chicagoland). This quote proves that when gun control hasn’t existed yet, people would become extremely violent and decide to kill whoever they want, so the death rate would be extraordinary high. As gun control permitted into the neighborhood, even though the death rates has been high, but they have been reduced. If more gun laws were produced, then innocent lives wouldn’t be lost. As time goes on and rules starts to permit, then people will start to see a decrease in deaths. The restrictive gun laws are watching to make sure people are not getting killed even if the laws are being made. According to DNAinfo, the author, Bauer states, “Firearm-related homicides dropped from 18,253 homicides in 1993 to 11,2011 and non fatal firearm crimes dropped from 1.5 million victimizations in1993 to 467,300 in 2011 because of the laws that has been given”(Bauer). The author insist that the rates of the crime has been extremely huge and people are dying because of terrorism that is going around the city. With laws being created, people will feel more secured, therefore, many people will be able to stay alive and families won’t have to worry. Even though when laws has …show more content…
According to the New York Times, the author states, “They do not allow their children to play in front of the two-flat they bought and moved into in 2005” (Terry). The author argues that parents are scared that something might happen to their children and are scared to let their kids go outside at night because it’s too dangerous for them. By having gun laws for the neighborhood, people will have a better sense of safety among their family. This way, parents won’t have to worry a lot because the laws have been put into effect and they will know that their kids are safe. Kids and families are able to have a normal life because of this. If the parent’s kids are safe, then parents will feel comfortable on not always have to keep reach out for their child and focus on earning living to help the family. According to The New York Times, the author states, “The community doesn’t trust the police and the police don’t trust community...we have a whole lot of work to do. If the community put gun control in action, this can reduce crime rates” (Terry). The author is insisting that if the police and the community don’t trust each other, the people won’t feel safe and can’t put their lives in the communities’ hand. This is when the government realized something is not right. If the government can work together to come up with ideas to let people trust them little by little, families and kids will feel