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An Open Letter From The Person That's Disgusted With Violence

When the power of love overcomes the love over power, this world will know peace - Jimi Hendrix

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An Open Letter From The Person That's Disgusted With Violence

When I was little, I was always so excited about growing up. I always saw adults going to work, having fun, smiling, laughing, amongst many other great things. Now, if you were to fast-forward I am in my twenties & I wish more than anything I can go back to being little.

I never thought in my life I would have to be scared to go out, to live my life, or to put it in the simplest terms... have fun. Many people agree when others will say "you can't live in fear because that's what they want, they want you to live in fear & once you allow that to happen they have won."

Terrorism in this country has begun to spiral out of control. It is absolutely sickening that you have to be worried about going to school, going to the movies, going to a concert, going to the mall, or even going to support someone at your local race. It is scary to think that terrorists are EVERYWHERE and we have no idea when they are going to strike or whom they are targeting.

Just in this past month alone, two main acts of terrorism have taken place on American soil. The shootings in Orlando, Florida at the Pulse Night Club, which left fifty people dead and 53 people injured. Another act of terrorism that took place at a meet and greet for singer Christina Grimmie who was shot and killed right after her performance by a man named Kevin Loibl.

Acts of terror are not just from terrorist organizations. Acts of terror are any form of murder, shooting, or killing in general. To be honest with you, to look at stats of how many shootings that have been occurring in this country lately is absolutely heart wrenching and in some ways disgusting. Disgusting to think that human beings choose violence so often nowadays.

It is because of the shootings so often occurring that the idea of gun control has often been spoken about. Gun control only works when you are purchasing a firearm from a store. MOST, not all, of these shootings have taken place with guns that have been purchased ILLEGALLY.

I feel as if this world is getting scarier and nothing is being done about it. Wars occur but nothing stops, people die, but for what? It is a scary world we live in and I hope that one day this will all end.

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