Artivism in Motion: Gun Violence

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By K-toda-J

Art- The Cab

Got a topic? No? Yes? Maybe?

It's Gun Violence

Gun Violence is basically just violence or crimes committed with the use of a gun. Homicide, assault with a deadly weapon, and suicide, or attempted suicide can all be examples of gun violence depending on the jurisdiction.

According to the Gun Violence Archive, as of March 2, 2021, there have been 7,220 total deaths due to gun violence. This includes deaths from homicide/murder and also suicide.

Buying weapons online or waiting three days for a background check basically "cheat" the system and policies that are put in place to stop this. Getting a weapon needs to become harder (not impossible though, you know 2nd amendment and stuff) for people who aren't deemed "acceptable" to own a weapon.

Where's the song?????

I actually made this a while back before school started and it just happened to be perfect for this so I went with it. The song is about gun violence and its purpose is to bring awareness to the policies that are in place that still allow people my age, and also people who aren't suitable, to attain and sometimes own a firearm.

Anybody Helping Out???

Everytown for Gun Safety is a movement of Americans working together to end gun violence and build safer communities. They focus on reform in four main areas: background checks, domestic violence, preventable deaths, and gun trafficking.

The Brady Campaign is focused on creating a dramatic reduction in gun deaths and injuries. It aims to cut the number of U.S. gun deaths in half by 2025 by focusing on background checks, stopping ‘Bad Apple’ gun dealers, litigating state and federal cases, and voicing the dangers of guns in the home.

There are many more groups and organizations that are working to decrease gun violence.

Lyrics

Since 01, the number of people bein killed went up
People all of a sudden joined the murder club
Most of it was covered up
And if you dont have one, you were a buttercup
By one, i mean a gun
You only needed one to get it done
6k died this year
And its all clear
Its too easy to get one
That always had me stun
Im only 17 and even I can get a gun
All i gotta do is go online
Background checks arent needed there
I can now easily get a carbine

Instead of shooting each other
Lets talk it out
And if that dont work then yall can have a bout
Yeah i meant box
Like Riley and Huey off Boondocks
Y’all shouldn’t want anyone else to go in that big wooden box

There were more GV incidents than there were PS5s when they came out
Man yall going down the wrong route
The only restriction in place is age
But at this point imma just go mute
Like a newt
Cuz my voice dont really matter here
But please adhere to the stuff thats going in your ear
While we’re still here

Im just speaking from da dome
While Im sitting at home
Dont matter if you got the x or Y chromosome
Live in a nursing home
Mobile home
Forster home
We dont want another catacomb
So lets make change
Before things get disarranged