I remember once, when I was about 9 years old, playing with knives, and kitchen utensils with my brothers, the four of us pretending to be ninja turtles (really cant remember why), under no parental supervision, but we kept a cool head and did our best to not stab each other – with all in good fun, we still reminisce about the “good old 90’s” now on several aspects.

I was almost brought to tears reading an article regarding a 16 year old, who shot and killed his 12 year old sister. I couldn’t help but imagine how I’d have felt if the role play games acted out by my brothers and I had gotten out of hand, more violent or careless… but in any case we were exposed to kitchen knives, not Guns! Had that not been the case, we may have been acting out scenes from Rambo…

On a more serious note, not so long ago, we complaioned about not having enough genuine news in the press, and criticised them publishing too much celebrity congested, irrelivant content, but in recent times, we’ve had nothing but bad news from all regions, be it gang-related, armed robbery or by error. The weapon infestion is growing and something needs to be done very soon.

I am appalled at the way these young teens think and behave, killing to protect an ego that’s not even fully developed and at the expense of a family who have to spend the rest of thier lives thinking “What If?”

HOW DO THESE GUNS GET ON OUR STREETS???

Many speculated that gun control will help reduce the use of firearms, I’m thinking would that really help? After all a criminal (someone known to break laws) will break those laws to possess one anyway – I seriously don’t see criminals handing their guns in to the police ’cause it’s now illegal – and other law abiding citizens will be left without one.

Cited: Just look at hard drugs as a textbook example: for many many years, Britain has had very strict laws against hard drugs such as heroin, cocaine etc. etc. And what has been the end result? Britain is, and has been for many years, a gigantic, open-air hard-drugs supermarket, with hard drugs freely available unless, perhaps, you live way out in the sticks. Criminals have simply continued to get whatever hard drugs they want and have expanded their “business” empires by dealing in illegal drugs, which are infinitely more profitable than legal drugs; guns are certainly no exception.

In fact, the banning of guns in Britain has created an aura of glamour and exclusivity around guns which makes them even more desirable to criminals (British police frequently complain that criminals are using them as “fashion accessories”). And of course, just like drugs, when you make guns illegal the profit opportunities for criminals go through the roof; that’s the Law of Unintended Consequences in action. The criminal gangs are massively empowered due to this incredibly lucrative black market trade which is why Britain has seen massive increases in gang activity, as well as ever-increasing levels of hard drugs and guns on the streets.