It has become the norm in the Chicagoland area to hear about the daily senseless deaths due to gun violence. I often think about how gun violence is heavily embedded within the American society and how it is desensitizing the next generation. The consequences that arise from such tragedies has contributed to the build-up of security in public areas nationwide, yet does not fortify the laws to prevent such unnecessary actions from occurring again.

Unfortunately, Chicago is not the only city with this problem as there have been major incidents over the past few years in the United States where shootings occurred in public locations, such as schools, military bases, and malls. It is hard to make sense of this reality despite the much advancement