Take the guns off the streets

Being young, black and a resident of Northwest Miami-Dade is growing increasingly dangerous. Yet again another teen has been killed in a volley of gunfire. Her only crime: being at a block party. Otissha Burnett, 17, is the 22nd minor shot and killed this year, surpassing the horrifying number last year.She is also the second teen in the last three months killed at a block party.In May, college-bound Jeffrey Johnson Jr., 17, was shot dead at a similar street celebration during a duel over who had the best tricked-out cars.
We obviously can't outlaw block parties -- most are safe -- but we have to do something about the easy availability of weapons. Many are blaming these shootings on the prevelance of assault-style weapons on the street.
Visit any high school in this community, suburban or urban, and most, if not all, of the students can tell you where you can get a piece cheap and fast. We need stricter gun laws. Now.