The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) reveals that between 1999 and 2000, homicides committed by youths under the age of 18 more than doubled. ... If punishments were made more severe, the use of illegal drugs and alcohol among the juvenile population who commit crimes would also decrease, as shown proven in a 1995 Annual Report on Drug's and Alcohol published by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Colombia University. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

According to ABC News, regardless of the newly seized 162,000 firearms by the British government "gun related crimes in the United Kingdom still managed to nearly double since after the gun ban was enacted" (ABCNews.go.com). ... Overall, I agree with John Stossel's viewpoints, as long as the firearms are responsibly handled, our second amendment right benefits the United States population in general. ...

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In many cases criminals share similar physical traits which the general population do not usually have. ... Loosing both his mother, and his father figure was like a double-catastrophe for LePine and he focused on this, which lead him to live a maladjusted life eventually killing himself and fourteen girls. ...

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