Lately there has been a lot of talk about gun violence in Chicago and although there has been a lot of shootings, Mary Schmich believes there is a more accurate term to call all the violence. She said it is called gang violence and there's a bigger issue to why gang activity is so high right now. She believes the gang activity is a cultural problem and that a lot of uneducated, poor people are raising fatherless children who turn to gangs as a form of "family". Schmich calls out the political and activist elites for not caring about the true issue and pointing the finger to the guns.
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-02-18/news/chi-20130218-ihlenfeld_briefs_1_gang-problem-gang-violence-killings-gun
The struggle in this article isn't necessarily the guns, but the fact that politicians aren't giving attention to the less fortunate communities. If people in poorer neighborhoods had equal opportunities (this can include better schooling, better resources, better park facilities, etc) they'd probably stay out of gangs and not feel the need to fill that emptiness of being respected by those who are more fortunate.
Mary Schmich brought up a good point, in my opinion, of how the title "gun-violence" is an inaccurate category. It makes it seem as though all types of social classes are walking around Chicago shooting guns when in reality, majority of the poeple shooting are the same people who have been known for gun violence, gang members. Although neither "gang violence" nor "gun violence" is a desirable label that comes to mind when you think of Chicago, it is important to know the difference.
