Handguns and other firearms have a long tradition in American civilization. The right to bear arms is an American right featured in the second Amendment of the Constitution. In the 18th century, when the constitution was written, times were different; there was a need for armed citizens to insure the safety of the society as a whole. Contemporarily the police department preserves the safety of society and the need for armed citizens is out of date. The founding fathers of the Constitution could presumably never imagine the horrendous outcome of their actions. Every year too many lives are claimed as the result of the American governments inability to fully face up to effects of the issue. Compared to other western countries that have considerably stricter gun control laws America is still viewed as The Wild-Wild West.
The growing gun related death toll in the U.S. has to come to a turning point. Stripping away the constitutional right to bear arms might have the effect that only criminals will have access to guns. It is important to understand that in a society where both criminals and law abiding citizens have access to guns the likeliness of an innocent person getting shot, when both parties are waving guns, is probably greater than if only criminals have guns. A ban on firearms might not be appealing as a short-term solution but it is important that people dont limit their thinking to their generation and not think about the safety of their children, grandchildren and the society people are creating today for them to live in.
The main obstacle in removing firearms from citizens in the U.S. is the second Amendment of the Constitution. It reads: A well regulated Militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed. The second Amendment can be interpreted as every citizen right to bear arms. However the key word is Militia, meaning soldiers or defenders of the State. In the late 18th century, when the Constitution was written, times were very different than those of contemporary America. People were scared of possible invasions from Native Americans, the English, and other nationalities. By a well regulated Militia the founding fathers probably meant that citizens could have a muscot standing in the corner just in case anything would happen. Note that the writers of the Constitution added, a well regulated in front of the word Militia. That would most likely reveal a controversy in writing this Amendment, some of the founding fathers might have foreseen the possibility of a misinterpretation of this Amendment.
In the U.S. there are approximately 200 million privately owned guns, which is statistically close to a gun per person and places more than one gun per home on average. In other words, guns are all around. This affects, without a doubt, the whole society structure and the citizens that live within its boundaries.
The children that live within a gun infested society are going to suffer the consequences. In fact, kids between the ages 16 and 19 have the highest handgun victimization rate among all age groups. Its not hard to understand why, since there are on average more than one gun per household, kids are likely to find firearm and in some cases even use it.
In March 1998 two children, 11 and 13 years of age gunned down a total of 13 people in a school in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Of the 13, nine survived and five people, classmates and teacher, died as a result of the shooting. One of the boys had taken two rifles from his grandfather. They positioned themselves about 100 yards from the schoolyard and when the bell for recession sounded and people started to exit the school building the two boys opened fire. This is a horrendous event that proves that if guns are present within a household or within a family, odds are that kids will perhaps be curious enough to actually capitalize on them.
In October, 1997 a 16 year old boy shot and killed his girlfriend and her best friend while they were exiting a Mississippi school leaving six others wounded. The spontaneity of young children and guns are a lethal combination as illustrated in these two examples.
In a study made across high schools in Seattle, 47% of males and 22% of females reported that they had easy access to handguns and 11.4% were gun-owning males. The access to guns might prove to be deadly for both innocent bystanders and the holder of the gun. Children should not be able to own guns. One of the prerequisites for owning a gun should be that the person is responsible enough to own a firearm. Since there are no guarantees for that, guns should only be issued in extensively controlled forms otherwise the government jeopardizes the safety of the people theyve sworn to protect.
In the ages 10-14 72%, and in the ages 15-19, 85% of all homicides are committed with firearms. In addition to that 60 % of all suicides among youths is committed with a handgun. The total firearm death rate concerning white males in their teens now exceed natural causes. These are alarming statistics show the brutal reality of firearms in the U.S.
国内英语资讯:Chinese FM offers condolences over air crash in Iran
体坛英语资讯:Asensio the key as Madrid claim late win over PSG
俄罗斯冰壶铜牌运动员药检呈阳性
日本称中朝船只在公海交易货物
国际英语资讯:Funeral parade held for Zimbabwe opposition leader Tsvangirai
国际英语资讯:Iran, India sign major agreements to expand economic ties
体坛英语资讯:Kingsbury of Canada wins mens moguls at PyeongChang Olympics
国际英语资讯:DPRK accuses U.S. of using defectors to attack Pyongyang at Winter Olympics
国内英语资讯:China sees more tourists, higher revenue during holiday
国际英语资讯:Juncker urges to simplify EU defense, security policy decision-making process
不想减少饭量,但是想瘦,怎么办?
国际英语资讯:Iran vows further cut of nuke commitments if parties fail to secure interests
体坛英语资讯:Figure skaters Sui/Han wins China 2nd silver medal at PyeongChang Olympics
国内英语资讯:China sends experts to repair terracotta warrior statue in U.S.
属狗名人盘点:他们谁是金狗年生的
国际英语资讯:Mexican interior minister survives chopper crash, toll rises to 13
国际英语资讯:Israeli fighter jets strike six Hamas military targets in Gaza
中国过年吃的吉利食物 你知道都有什么寓意吗?
体坛英语资讯:Lundby tastes gold in ski jumping womens normal hill, Chinas Chang finishes 20th in Pyeo
国际英语资讯:More tourists travel around China during holiday
拉脱维亚央行行长被捕,总理大力安抚欧洲
国内英语资讯:Fire put out in Jokhang Temple in Chinas Tibet
国内英语资讯:China becomes top market for Chilean winemakers
国内英语资讯:Chinese president sends condolence to Iranian counterpart over plane crash
国际英语资讯:Brazil hosts regional summit on refugees in LatAm
狗年盘点“网红狗”
中国过年吃的吉利食物 你知道都有什么寓意吗?
国内英语资讯:News organizations should better serve the people: Xinhua President
国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Triangle ties among EU, U.S., Russia in focus at Munich Security Conference
体坛英语资讯:Former Udinese midfielder Valentim named Botafogo coach
不限 |
英语教案 |
英语课件 |
英语试题 |
不限 |
不限 |
上册 |
下册 |
不限 |