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Cause And Effect Essay On Gun Violence

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Recent headlines on CNN read, "8-YEAR-OLD FATALLY SHOT BY 11-YEAR-OLD”. Makayla Dyer died on October 3 after being shot by her eleven year old neighbor (whose name they are not yet releasing) after refusing to let him play with her puppies. When he asked to play with Makayla's puppies and she replied no, the boy then went inside his house and pointed his dad's 12-gauge shot gun outside of the window. Makayla turned around and continued to play with her friends, not believing the threat of the little boy. That is when the boy pulled the trigger. 911 was called and Makayla later died at the hospital.The death of this little girl raised many questions such as: How did the little boy get access to the gun? What made him angry enough to shoot this …show more content…

What happened to Makayla was unfortunate but most of all it was shocking.When hearing about gun violence, teenagers are usually the most common victims. In this situation,for the victim to be eight and the killer to be eleven, it opened the eyes of a lot of people. This day in society kids are exposed to more television, violent video games, and violent environments more than ever before. If the little boy killed a little girl over a puppy, it makes you wonder what factors are playing an even bigger part in the home. Violent behavior is very complex and is often caused by many factors. Experimental research proves that violent media and violent video games can increase aggressive thoughts, physiological arousal, aggressive behavior, and angry feelings. Violent video games also decrease the feeling of empathy. Being that the boy was younger, in my opinion I believe that his exposure to violent media played a very big part in his violent behavior. Around his age, you start to become easily influenced from people or things around you. If the little boy has repeated exposure to violent shows and games, overtime they have a cumulative effect on his

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