Guns for Tots

Have you ever wondered what it is like to be in the military? Well many children around the world are being forced to join when they are 10 years old or even younger! In many foreign countries children are taken to join government run armies. I feel like this is terrible and is considered child labor and needs to be stopped as soon as possible.

Child soldiering is terrible for many reasons like the following. Every day many kids are being recruited and more than 300,000 kids under the age of 18 have been in combat. They use kids for jobs like sentries, spies, and soldiers. More than 40 countries (mostly areas like Central America, South America, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Asia) use child soldiers. Many of these countries have the legal limit to be in the military under the age of 10. It is sad because these kids are being forced out of their homes to wield Ak-47s and M-16s on the front lines of combat. They are being used like slaves by their own country.

Just thinking about this makes me sick. These children are dying from malnutrition and battles. Could you imagine yourself like that? There is something you can do to help. Many organizations are against this and you could donate to them. Those kids are learning what war is like when they are just too young. These children along with many other people think this is horrible.

Garrett J.