There are no easy solutions that will end youth violence. But part of the problem is the ease at which people may acquire guns. In many states, including Arkansas, there is no minimum age for owning a shotgun. Arkansas law requires neither a license nor an examination. States with stricter guidelines for gun ownership only are slightly safer.
Guns are so common, it is fairly easy to obtain one without going to a store.
Some safety experts estimate that guns are present in half America's households. There really is no good reason for our society's fascination with guns. Nothing good can come from them. They are little more than tools used to exercise gun-lovers' primal desire for power. Unfortunately, these gun lovers have the Second Amendment on their side.