GUNS AND YOUTH VIOLENCE

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Youth is a period in one’s life between their childhood and adulthood. This is the most productive period in one’s life. At this stage, one is energetic, daring and mostly not concerned with the consequences of their actions. Youth violence refers to violent acts that are committed by or to a young person. Such violent acts include bullying, sexual assault, and physical assault. 43% of all the homicides that are recorded annually across the world occur among the youth (Bushman et al., 2016).

In the United States, an individual’s right to own and bear arms is a fundamental right. The second amendment of the constitution has seen to it that this right is protected. The rationale given for this is that people need…