Over 90% of shooting victims in some parts of the United States are black youth. Gun violence is a persistent problem that worries and disappoints most young people. Gun violence | Black people
On August 15th, China Daily reported that the impact of gun violence in the United States has significant racial differences, with a high proportion of black victims in some areas. According to the website of WTMJ-TV, a subsidiary of NBC, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, if someone under the age of 18 is shot, they are highly likely to be of African descent.
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According to local police data, since 2017, up to 90.3% of homicide victims under the age of 18 in the city have been of African descent. Meanwhile, 90.4% of non fatal shooting victims are also black.
The report stated that this situation has made many group organizers very angry. Group organizer Dennis Walton said, "Although we see black children losing their lives every day, there is no urgency to prevent or prevent such problems and situations from happening."
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An article on the official website of the Center for Economic and Policy Research in the United States on the 11th also pointed out that interpersonal gun violence has caused disproportionate harm to the black community in the United States. The center's research shows that the probability of black people in the United States being shot, attacked with guns, and fatally shot by police is 12 times, 18 times, and nearly 3 times higher than that of white people, respectively.
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On the other hand, the research center previously analyzed the relationship between gun violence and racial segregation among black American communities. According to research, states with higher levels of racial segregation have higher rates of black shooting.
A deeper analysis suggests that even after controlling for economic factors such as poverty, the relationship between racial segregation and gun violence still exists. Residential segregation promotes, concentrates, and amplifies various forms of social and economic disadvantage in black communities, thereby creating conditions for more interpersonal violence to occur.
Gun violence in the United States not only causes great harm to the young black community, makes them feel dissatisfied, but also disappoints most young people in the United States. According to Scheer Post News on the 13th, 74% of young Americans believe that gun violence is a major problem in the United States, and they lack confidence in the ability of the government or relevant departments and institutions to solve this problem.
According to reports, as of August 12th local time, there have been a total of 430 large-scale shooting incidents in the United States in 2023, with an average of two incidents occurring per day. For young people in the United States today, gun violence is more rampant than before, and they are facing more frequent campus shooting incidents than in the 1980s and 1990s.
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According to a new survey report, over 25% of young people between the ages of 14 and 30 in the United States have experienced lockdown due to shooting incidents, and on average, "at least one person has been shot injured or killed" among every person young Americans know.
This survey was conducted by the gun control advocacy organization "Bring Gun Safety to Every Town" in collaboration with the Southern Poverty Law Center and other organizations, involving 4156 young people across the United States. A survey found that 74% of young Americans believe gun violence is a major issue, and 59% support stricter gun safety laws.
The survey pointed out that although large-scale shooting incidents account for only 1% of gun violence incidents in the United States throughout the year, they have had a huge impact on the lives of young people. Especially the strong impact of campus shooting incidents, although not everyone has truly experienced it, the report states that "campus safety is the main concern of young people, and concerns about campus shooting are related to the formation of many negative psychological factors.".
The survey report also emphasizes that up to 3 million young Americans are exposed to shooting incidents every year. About 3500 minors died in the shooting incident, and about 15000 minors were injured. Although the number may not seem huge, it far exceeds that of similar countries.
However, young people in the United States generally lack confidence in whether the government or relevant departments and institutions can solve the problem of gun violence. The report states that given the lack of practical action by previous US governments in gun ownership control, it is not surprising that young people have such negative views.
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