Gangs: Until There's An Answer

Part I of Essay
Gang related incidents have been a chronic problem throughout the United States for several years now. Los Angeles, perhaps the area most troubled by gang violence in the country, is once again in the news. On September 17, 1995, 3-year-old Stephanie Kuhen was with her y ....

Part II of Essay
.... causes of gang formation are effectively addressed, and gang access to illegally obtained firearms is nullified, gang violence will continue. The claim was presented in such a fashion that, while based on widely accepted ideas, an appeal to the emotions through sympathy for the injured children was also applied. To justify their claim, statistics such as 28 children under the age of 10 were murdered between 1987 and 1994, 95% of which were murdered with firearms and over half the murders were done as drive-byes. Unfortunately, the means ....