Teens see little progress in effort to stop gun violence
abc local
For 10 years an organization called UCAN has surveyed American teens to get their feelings about gun violence. Monday as the tenth report was released, it is apparent young people find there has been little progress to stop the violence, and they are still not safe in their schools or the streets or in their own homes.
“We can’t just sit and wait for another victim, a brother, sister or friend to be lost to this vicious cycle of gun violence,” said Chase Larkin, UCAN.
Larkin is talking about their survey showing 34 Chicago-area students who have been shot to death this school year, including 15-year-old Nathaniel Maxon, shot to death near his own home on Chicago’s West Side, or 16-year-old Roger Escalante, killed at a friend’s home in an incident in which two other teens wounded. These shootings happened in February of this year.
The UCAN teen gun survey this year shows 26 percent of nearly 700 teens questioned know someone who was shot. That number goes up to more than 40 percent when answered by African-Americans. Thirty-three percent fear being shot and one-third of teens questioned are afraid they themselves will be shot.
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COMMENTS
- Tiara Epps on April 08
This story is the truth. I know 10 people without even thinking that have been shot. It’s not safe any where anymore, NOT EVEN IN YOUR OWN HOMES!!