Read what students who participated in last year’s Student Voices Contest have to say about the influence of gun violence in their lives…
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“I attend an after-school park kids program in an area of the city that is not the safest
and have had an experience where there was a shooting nearby.”
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5th grade
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“Gun violence is very hazardous and it should be stopped. One day everyone just has
to say no and put their foot down when encountered with any relation leading to gun
violence. Although it seems as if little decisions that one makes is nothing, it makes a
big difference when everyone decides to make a quit throughout the world.”
. 7th grade
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“I often hear about gun violence in the news, and it’s really sad how so many people get
killed. Some people even get killed by mistake, and I believe that the only way to stop
that is to get all guns off the wrong hands.”
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6th grade
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“My aunt was shot in my neighborhood several years ago and it made me more aware
of guns.”
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11th grade
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“It really scares me sometimes, and I really want handgun violence to stop!”
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4th grade
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“Gun violence makes me mad.”
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4th grade
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“I’ve lived to see many people I love qet killed because of qun violence.”
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11th grade
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“Many teenagers are influenced by gun violence in the media.”
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11th grade
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“I feel it [gun violence] should be changed because of the unfortunate kids who aren’t
even given a chance due to hand gun violence in the city. Their life is just taken in a
blink of an eye. It has to stop; where will we be?”
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6th grade
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“I saw someone get killed right in front of my face but the thing about it is I didn’t know
the person or the killer.”
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6th grade
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…about why they participated in the contest…
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“I do like to draw, so people can understand the meaning of the artwork.”
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11th grade
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“I like to express my feelings.”
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4th grade
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“I enjoy sharing my thoughts and feelings with others.”
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11th grade
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“This was just an extra thing that we could do for fun over the weekend and I decided to
join, because it sounded like it was for a good cause, and plus I love to draw.”
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6th grade
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“I enjoy writing poetry about things that I feel should be changed and heard. It feels
wonderful to write my opinions through poetry.”
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7th grade
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