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Gun Violence and Children
Have we no shame
or respect for
children's lives?
some as young as age nine. As one official
from the transitional government told The
New York Times, when it came time to
1 recruit and equip their army, "I'll be
honest...we were trying to find anyone
who could carry a gun." In addition, the
by M arian W right E delman
Times said, "Officials also revealed that
Recently, the United Nations
the United States government was help
expressed new concern about a
ing pay their soldiers, an arrangement
crisis many Americans know little about: the American officials confirmed, raising the
use of child soldiers in global conflicts, possibility that the wages for some of these
especially in Somalia.
chi Id combatants may have come from Ameri
Somalia, whose government collapsed in can taxpayers."
1991, has been in a constant state of conflict
As shameful as it is that the United States
and tension for years and still has no legally may be inadvertently paying the salaries of
recognized government. The United States Somali child soldiers, it shouldn't be surpris
joins Somalia as the only two countries in the ing. Our nation continues to allow gun vio
world not to ratify the Convention on the lence to destroy thousands of children's lives
Rights of the Child, an international treaty at home too. The Children's Defense Fund
recognizing the human rights of children that has documented the threat of gun violence
UNICEF points out is the most widely and against American children for nearly two
rapidly ratified human rights treaty in history. decades. The minimal progress we've made
One of the convention's provisions pro toward reducing gun violence is at risk of
hibits the use o f soldiers younger than age 15 being negated by an aggressive NRA pro-gun
in conflicts. The United States did ratify a campaign and a Supreme Court decision
later optional protocol prohibiting the use of ’ relaxing the reach of gun control laws.
soldiers younger than 18. But in Somalia,
In our latest yearly report, Protect Chil
both insurgent groups and the Transitional dren, Not Guns 2010, we show that in 2007,
Federal Govemment-which is dependent on more than 3,000 children and teens died from
help from the West, especially the United gunfire in the United States. That's eight kids
States—have been widely accused o f violat and teens dying every day as a result of
ing this principle.
homicide, suicide, or accidental or undeter
The United Nations estimates the Somali mined shootings. Almost six times as many
military is using hundreds of child soldiers, children and teens suffered non-fatal gun
injuries, which have serious physical and
emotional consequences. Random violence,
especially in poor communities, drives thou
sands of vulnerable young people into the
pipeline to prison where they remain trapped
with little chance of escape. Since 1979 gun
violence has ended the lives of 110,645
children and teens in America.
Violence is a widespread problem for
American youths. Almost one in five high
school students admitted carrying a weapon
in 2007; one-third of those students brought
the weapon to school. One in 20 admitted
carrying a gun. One in 18 high school stu
dents reported staying home from school
because they felt unsafe at or on the way
there.
There are over280 million privately owned
firearms in the United States, which is the
equivalent of nine firearms for every 10 men,
women and children in our country. Recent
court decisions challenging handgun bans
could add to these numbers. Just as children
should not be paid soldiers in armed conflicts
half a world away, they also should not be
forced to live in fear of the widespread armed
threat in American streets, schools, and
homes.
What is it going to take for adults in
America to stand up and say “enough!” to the
violence that is terrorizing and killing our
children?
Marian Wright Edelman is the president
o f Children's Defense Fund.
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