Stop the Shooting

Vondenise "Vonnie" Pryor

Columbus Middle School/Youth Initiatives Project

Hugs Not Bullets is a campaign that kids can get into so they will not be on the streets. YIP helps youth to be the ones to talk about what they think about shooting on New Year's Day.

We should not be shooting on New Year's Day, becuase so many people can get hurt. People drink so much that they don't know who or what they may have shot or how many they have shot. Shooting on New Year's Day is like shooting someone you love so much. New Year's can be one of the most dangerous days of the year. A gun can be dangerous in a game on New Year's Day. People shoot because they have nothing to do or just because they enjoy it.

For kids, New Year's can be dangerous. Kids can easily get shot. What if they go outside for something? What if someone comes outside with them? They can get shot too. Can you see New Year's Day as a fun day? That can happen if people just stop all the shooting.

Shooting does not have to be one of things we can do on that day. We can watch TV. We can go to church. We should really think about shooting on that day.

Should we do it? People die everyday for shooting others. Gun violence is a major killer of black kids. Let's get guns off the streets.