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Originally Posted by Bullet Magnet
Just my observation, but this sounds like youngsters in the US joining a gang. They feel that toting a sidearm makes them a "real man".
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That age, as young as ten and then up to say sixteen, is very susceptible to Young adult, say twenty-two up to thirty influences anywhere.
I have seen it in Richmond Ca and Oakland Ca. Denver Co. and Dallas TX., Shreveport La. And Chicago IL. , Where young males mostly, but females more and more, become junior gang bangers as lookout and holders of drugs and money as well as weapons.
It is not so much survival here in the States as it is modeling what is perceived as successful people in your home street.
However add in the need to eat and have shelter of the war torn areas in the world and it is understandable that we have Boy Soldiers.