One interviewee in Chicago even went on to mention bringing a gun to a beach. There are so many structural, historical, and societal factors that play into gang and community violence. However, it would being doing the topic a disservice to sway away from the issue. Perhaps, violence would still be existent, but there seems to appear to be a correlation between accessibility to guns and the rise of murders by gang members. Though the commonness of guns in low socioeconomic areas is not the main issue, the problem is worth …show more content…
I believe that federally-supported social programs are essential for the advancement of low socioeconomic communities; I have never felt that individuals should simply pull themselves out of poverty. Both my maternal and paternal grandparents were housed in federal housing during childhood in Cleveland, Ohio. Luckily with that federal assistance, my grandparents were able to become successful blue collars workers in adulthood. Consequently, both my parents were able to attend college. With my family background, I understood the cyclical nature of poverty and feel that the governmental support was one of the main reasons that ended. That being said, however, I still was enlightened by the level of poverty experienced domestically and globally, as well as the brutality of community violence. The shots around the communities showing the places Chilean children slept was especially eye-opening. I have a deeper appreciation for my circumstance and certainly puts my daily worries into