Baltimore is said to be the most lethal city in the US. The numbers of homicides are extremely high compared to the nearby cities. In the year 2015 alone, Baltimore city reported a total number of 344 homicides cases which became the second highest ever recorded since 353 cases of 1993 (The Baltimore Sun, 2017). Mostly, young black citizens are involved in this violence. Civil unrest and rioting that occurred in April of 2015 contributed to the increased number of killings in that year. Most of the homicides occurring in Baltimore are as a result of shootings. The ones being normally shot are young boys and men between the ages of 18 and 30 (Rector, 2016). According to the civil rights activists, these groups youth aged between 18 and 30, are always seeking for employment opportunities but always caught up with the violent drug trade. Drugs and gun violence in Baltimore go hand in hand. Since the rates of violence are skyrocketing in the city of Baltimore; poverty, unemployment, several guns in the wrongs hands, and lack of opportunities for youth, are the leading causes of violence in the city.

Although experts assert that, there is no reason for the upsurge in violence, criminologists may take decades to establish, but one reason could be the fact that many people are carrying guns. City Police Commissioner in Baltimore, Kevin Davis believes that more guns got into the hands of civilians aftermath of the civil unrest in 2015 (Rector, 2016). People feared for their lives and had to seek for alternative ways to fasten their security. It was even much worse when a suspect by the name Freddie Gray lost his life in police custody under unclear circumstances (Rector, 2016). Several questions arose, and the public was not satisfied with the police explanations on the cause of death. People were then compelled to carry a gun to protect themselves. It is always known that carrying a weapon is a strong sign that the arms will be