Community Investigation Proposal

For my community investigation, I will be focusing on West Walker. West Walker is the triangle made by Irving Park, Pulaski, and Elston. I will talk to two local business employees, and someone from my family (probably a parent). The businesses I am thinking about visiting are Two-Way Grill, Chicago Grill, Joey'z Hair Cutz, and the Jewelery and Electronics Exchange

American Dream article

Steve Hogan, the mayor of Aurora (the city in which the Dark Knight Rises shooting took place), recently tried to ban violent video games. If that doesn’t work, he at least wants to implement a tax on the sales of violent video games. The American Dream is largely tied to the Constitution; free speech is the First Amendment, and everyone can agree that it is one of the most important ones. Video game violence is fully protected under the First Amendment, so banning them would be considered unconstitutional. Some may also argue that the right to own a gun is the American Dream. I don’t really agree, but it’s in the constitution, so banning guns would also be unconstitutional. However, when the Constitution was written, there weren’t mass shootings with AK-47s in movie theaters. It seems kind of ridiculous to me that violent video games are considered more of a factor in shootings such as Sandy Hook and the one in Aurora than the ability to own an actual assault weapon. Hogan supports the right to own a gun (in moderation), which isn’t that bad; it’s a problem if he thinks that violent video games are worse. I love video games, and if they were banned I would be pretty peeved.

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