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selling easily assembling assault weapons through the mail and the frame sold separately (Bia, 1*). The gun industry stresses that they do not have the kind of money to hand out as the tobacco industry did. As time goes on more and more cases are building up. Sarah Brady, James Brady’s wife, (Brady Bill) has a center called Sarah Brady’s Center to Prevent Handgun Violence. The lawyers at her center are already in the process of 16 different cases against the gun manufacturers. The lawyers say that they are not gonna stop until there are guns out there that can only be shot when the owner is holding it. A company called Colt has so far made a prototype of this kind of gun (Bia, 1*). “Among the top U.S. cities, Philadelphia has the highest proportion of the murders and

robberies committed by gun. Last year, a record 82 percent of 409 homicides were by firearms” said an edition of Philadelphia Inquirer (Bershers 1*). The Mayor of Philadelphia, Rendell is tired of all the crime involved with guns. He is trying to find ways to put a stop to it. He said that the gun manufacturers have created a “‘public nuisance’ in his city and should pick up the tab for cleaning blood off the sidewalks” (Bia, 1*). He has put together a plan that involves people from gun manufactures to city officials. This task force inevitably in the end will cut down the killing of people by guns. The gun manufactures have decided to voluntarily put trigger locks on theft products so they cannot by fired (Bershers, 1*). They are also going to put tighter security at

their warehouses, so that guns are harder to steal. Amour piecing bullets have already been outlawed but people are stilling getting a hold of it. The mayor has asked that all gun manufactures buy back the bullets and get them from getting into the wrong hands (Bershers, 1*). Mayor Rendell, along with other mayors from other cities, has threaten to bring a lawsuit against gun industry if this task force doesn’t have ample solutions (Bershers 2*). The Executive Director of ASSC (American Sports Shooting Council), Richard Feldman said that he would be happy to accommodate the mayors Needs, as long as he does not sue. The mayor already has lawyers getting this case in order, he doesn’t trust the industry and will sue for 58 million per year for what the city spends on costs that

has to do with gun violence (Bershers 2*). Feldman was not happy he wants to try the task force out and see if it works before any legal action. Then NRA has also gotten involved in this task force. They are going to set up a “Zero Tolerance” (Bershers 2) project, which is to prosecute each crime involving a firearm in Philadelphia. The NRA believes that we are not being hard enough on the criminals and Instead are paying attention to guns. More then 7,500 cases of criminals using guns are released and they serve very little jail time. (Bershers 2*) The mayors are, for at this moment, are willing to try out the task force to see what can be done. Some think that there will be a day when something a little more drastic will be done. Youths and guns have showed themselves a

rising problem in this nation. Youths that have seen a lot of violence whether it was on TV or in real life have a much higher tendency to use a guns to settle a dispute (”Reducing”, 3). Guns and inner city youth is on the rise. The most common way for a black male to die is by a gun (”Fire”, 1). Young males in general are more likely to get shot with a gun and die, then to die from natural causes put all together (”Reducing”, 9). A study in 1993 of group of 7th grade males in the inner city showed that 48% carried knives and 23% carried guns (”Reducing”, 4). The inner city is a tough place to live no doubt. It’s a life most wouldn’t choose to live, but it’s not only in the inner city’s like everybody always think. A national poll was taken of students

from 6th to 12th grade in all parts of the states. Out of 2,508 students, 59% of them said that if they wanted to they could probably get a hold of a gun (”Reducing” 7). Around 35% of those students said that they could probably get that in about an hour if they needed to. Even more astonishing 15% of those students reported that they have carried a handgun on themselves in the past month (”Reducing”, 7). Since the early 70’s, youth and gun violence has tripled. Young adults who are being arrested for having weapons has increased 117% (”Reducing”, 11). Between 1985 and 1992 youth committing homicides has doubled (”Reducing”, 11). This has severely increased kids are killing kids. In one year the FBI reported those young adults ages 15-22 had created an extra