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30,000 people are killed by gunshots in the United States every year. Why is there still no gun control? What if this number increases 10 times?

In fact, some foreign netizens commented that even if guns are banned for you, cars, gasoline, and knives can still cause large-scale harm to you based on what extremists in Europe are doing now, so is it acceptable? Do you want to ban cars when you come down? Ban gasoline?

And in the past, a US president (like Reagan) was shot by a gun, and after being hospitalized, he made a famous saying, which roughly means that the gun is not at fault, but the person who uses the gun is at fault. Moreover, more than one president has been killed by gunpoint in American history, such as Kennedy and even Lincoln.

In fact, it is really difficult for outsiders to understand that the American gun culture has penetrated into their bones. The language of Americans is to respond to violence with violence. Some people even carry guns 24 hours a day. The reporter asked him why, and he said that since he doesn’t People who behave according to the rules can carry guns (meaning that criminals cannot be prevented from carrying guns secretly), so why can’t I, who follow the rules and do things, carry a gun to protect myself?

In fact, this is also related to the historical and cultural background of the United States. If the British colonists had banned guns in the United States from the beginning, it would have been difficult for the United States to become independent. It can be said that the independence of the United States was largely due to the availability of guns. , Secondly, many parents in the United States have brought their children into contact with guns since they were young, and they already think it is a kind of sport.

And because the United States has guns, it seems that some American firearms associations have sent many outstanding soldiers to some wars in the United States, such as World War II, the Vietnam War, etc. Many people have made outstanding contributions. It is difficult to deny them. of credit.

Furthermore, due to the Cold War, the United States was in a pessimistic mood. They felt that they might be attacked by the Soviet Union or even defeated. Therefore, they hoped that everyone would have guns and cultivate militia organizations, so that at least they could survive after being captured. Resistance and struggle can actually be seen from some American movies.

Lastly, guns represent more of a right in the United States. At the beginning of the founding of the United States, the founding fathers of the United States thought of many tricks to limit the emergence of dictators and avoid dictators like the British Emperor. Various institutional problems restrictions, but they also considered that there might be geniuses who could break the restrictions they made, so the last and most extreme method was to use guns to solve the problem. Some American movies describe the founding fathers as scheming, while others say they are smart. extremely. . . Just like today, although Trump is messing around, he still has to consider public opinion and the people's support.