Gun Crime

This year on Black Friday companies are expecting to sell more guns than ever before; by giving out a 10% discount and bringing in new stock they expect to have a successful holiday this upcoming November. Before the election members of the NRA and gun shops thought they may actually go out of business because of Hilary's plans of tightening up on gun control, but since Trump won people were at ease.  However, they were not completely right.             “Gun sales slowed precipitously after Donald Trump won presidency” (Smith, 9/27/2017). The assumption has been made that U.S companies will benefit only if other countries have a demand for guns but indeed Trump does intend to loosen the export on firearms. But we have to remember that this is about preventing weapons from entering the hands of people who “use them to commit human rights violations, terrorism and criminal purposes”.       ...

Hey ladies, it is crazy how this class has only girls in but this is my blog and I am going to tell you a little about myself before introducing my topic. My name is Brianna Wilson-Hooper, I am a junior here at Eastern Illinois University, I am currently majoring in health administration and I am really loving this major so far. I plan on becoming a nurse practitioner once I graduate and start my career. I am from the North side of Chicago (Cabrini Green Area) but my mom, dad and brothers currently reside near the Chicago loop. I come from neighborhoods that aren't the safest and have definitely made the news due to gun violence. How many of us can attest to watching the news, constantly seeing that the death rate is going up due to gun crimes? I know I can, and honestly it feels like it is becoming the norm for someone to lose their life to a senseless act of violence. Everyday I worry about the men and young boys in my family specifically my little brothers and cousin who is on...