Guy B. Phillips Middle School Presidential Minute By: LaPerry W Grade: 8 Guy B. Phillips Middle School Age:14 Dockery Durham

President-elect Barack Obama may I please have your time, I would like to present this presentation on the issues in my community in hope you could help me in repairing it

Gun violence What I want to point out is that guns are killing our community and many children die from it. I would like to give you some facts on how gun violence affect our life.

4,223 young people ages 0-19 were killed by gunfire- one every two hours, nearly 12 every day in the U.S. in 1997. 2,580 were murdered by gunfire.

 More than 20,500 American children and teens were shot in murders, assaults, suicides, accidents, or by police intervention. 3,027 kids died from gun violence  1,972 children and teens murdered.  822 children and teens killed themselves.  173 children and teens killed accidentally.  21 killed by police intervention.  39 died but the intent was unknown.

IN ONE YEAR (ages 0-19) EVERY DAY (on average)  Every day, 280 people in America, 56 of them children and teens were shot in murders, assaults, suicides, accidents, and police intervention.  Every day, 84 people die from gun violence.  Every day, 8 children and teens die from gun violence.  Every day, 196 people are shot, but survive their gun injuries.  Every day, 48 children and teens are shot, but survive their gun injuries.

71,417 people survived gun injuries 52,748 people injured in an attack. 3,190 people injured in a suicide attempt. 14,678 people shot accidentally. 801 people shot in a police intervention.

30,694 people died from gun violence  12,352 people murdered.  17,002 people killed themselves.  789 people killed accidentally.  330 killed by police intervention.  221 died but intent was not known

17,449 kids survived gun injuries  14,009 injured in an attack.  285 injured in a suicide attack.  3,086 shot accidentally.  69 shot in a police intervention.

THERE ARE TOO MANY VICTIMS OF GUN VIOLENCE because we make it too easy for dangerous people to get dangerous weapons in America. IN ONE YEAR (all ages)  More than 100,000 people in America were shot in murders, assaults, suicides, accidents, or by police intervention. Make the right choice