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Issue: Media
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| One of the
most common news stories about youth today is about how a child gets
access to a gun, and goes to their school to shoot someone. While the
perception of violence among youth is significantly worse than the
reality, gun control is a very important political issue for this
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yet seen polling numbers or hard evidence to support our thesis, however
we believe that Columbine shaped the attitudes of the generation and made
them more prone to gun control - especially common sense solutions that
have been opposed by "Second Amendment at all cost" advocates. |
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| This generation has hunters
and sportsmen just like the other generations, however even Xers didn't
have to deal with metal detectors in their schools. And while schools are
doing "zero tolerance" policies for students the government seems to have
a lot of tolerance for gun makers and owners. However, as many people who
have visited the site have informed us, not everyone agrees with this
"liberal" thesis. |
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Please tell
us your thoughts about the generation's (& your personal) attitude
towards gun control. If
you have seen newspaper articles, or read interesting stats, then forward
them our way and we will be sure to include them in the book.
If you are a part of the
Millennial Generation, tell us to what extent more control is needed or
whether the current laws just need to be enforced more.
If you are not a part of the
Millennial Generation, tell us your attitudes about youth and access to
guns. |
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