Teen Gun Violence

                                                                                                                       Tamika Beatty
                                                                                                                        3546 Hi Lane
                                                                                                                        Los Texas, California, 28976
Mayor Michael Bloomberg
Mayor of New York City
12 Wall Street
New York, New York, 10345


Dear Mayor Bloomberg, 
          Gun violence is a very prevalent issue in New York City. Guns are dangerous and harmful and they take the lives of our innocent. Someone needs to work to get these guns off the streets and into the hands of officials because there is no reason why people should loose their loved ones to a weapon that is supposedly illegal to carry without a license.
         Why do so many people possess guns? Where do they get them from? These are some of the questions that need to be answered in order for this gun violence in New York City to be stemmed. Already this year 1,590 have been reported to be victims of gun violence and unfortunately for my family and for me, my cousin Genice is included in those numbers. She was shot and killed in August in front of my brother. They were at a store that we saw as the hangout spot. Nothing ever went totally wrong there. We were always relaxing and chilling but now that is not the case. I lost my cousin, who was like a sister to me in front of that store and my wounds will not heal. This gun violence needs to stop! 
          Once again, please try your hardest to do something about the gun violence in New York City so that less people don't have to deal with the loss of a loved one. I wish someone would have took actions too stop or just even decrease gun violence among teens in Staten Island because I would not be suffering the pain of my cousin being buried in the ground instead of around me joking and laughing making my day brighter. So please make efforts to take guns of the streets of New York to decrease the cold deaths among teens.
                                
                                                                                                 Sincerely,
                                                                                        A heartbroken teen
http://www.nytimes.com/keyword/gun-violence

Levy Finally Set Free?

          Chandra Levy was an intern in Washington D.C. She disappeared nearly a decade ago and her disappearance was questioned. Some people thought it had something to do with a romantic connection between her and congressman Gary Condit however officials established that that was not the case. After time, inspectors found similarities in recent murders and the murder of Chandra Levy when her remains were found in Washington's Creek Park. They traced these patterns to a cold blooded killer named Ingmar Guandique, a Salvadorian immigrant. Recently, Guandique was tried for Levy's murder and a verdictrt has been made, yet not put out to the public. 
          It is a shame that people must live in fear because of cases like these. No one would ever think something like this could happen to them, I bet Chandra Levy didn't, yet it happened to her. We all must be aware of our surroundings and trust no one because unfortunately this is where it could get us. So spread awareness and be aware. 


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/metro/specials/chandra/