Thursday, December 20, 2007

Instrument of Death







Destiny Taylor
Columbus Middle School/Youth Initiatives Project

Hi. My name is Destiny Taylor and I am writing on shootings occurring on New Year’s Eve. In a way, there should not be shooting on New Year’s Eve night. I know New Years Eve is a time of and for joy. But, I just can not agree with the exception of letting guns be used to celebrate it, whether it’s on New Year’s Eve or not. Guns aren’t water guns—meaning toys. There are toy like guns made for children. But, even those are replicates of the real thing. Actually, children learn that its o.k. to play with it in such a manner. When they grow up, they could already be pros at using a gun in such events as New Year’s Eve.

If it’s that important to shoot on New Year’s Eve, play laser tag. You at least get to shoot something. All wouldn’t be lost. In addition to that, no one would get hurt, unless only having the poor sportsmanship of loosing in the game of laser tag. From prior knowledge, many people are affected by guns in shameful ways. On New Years Eve, they can’t walk around their house to even grab a cookie and a glass of milk. If they had a mansion, they couldn’t even enjoy the luxury features of it. I know they would be mad. You know, a gun is an instrument too--an instrument of death. So please, help out and don’t use guns on New Years Eve night. The term “bear arms” means to protect. Use it wisely.

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