J.+Ellison

** Teen Homicide, Suicide, and Firearm Death**

My name is Johni Ellison and in my sociology class we as discussing major/minor issues in America. I will begin to inform you on the teen homicide, suicide, and firearm related deaths over the years. I chose this topic because recently in Chicago a young boy by the name of Derrion Albert was beaten to death by a group of his classmates at Fenger High School. No, this wasn’t the first act of teen homicide in America in the past years but this was most definitely a huge tragedy. This event opens up the eyes of many people and will hopefully make people stop the violence all over for good. ** This is a huge issue in America because in boarding countries this isn’t the same problem. Yes every country has teen homicide, suicide, and firearm related deaths but the leading cause of teen deaths in America is now teen on teen homicide. Homicide and suicide are the second and third leading causes of death among teens ages 15 to 19, after unintentional injury. Firearms were the instrument of death in over 80 percent of teen homicides and about half of teen suicides in 2005. While almost one in four youth firearm injuries results in death, non-firearm injuries result in death in only one out of every 760 cases. **
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