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?Immediately after the shooting at Virginia Tech University, Americans
gathered to mourn the dead. The president and the state governor both hurried
there to share the{{U}} ?(51) ?{{/U}}. But the majority of Americans still
cling to their right to{{U}} ?(52) ?{{/U}}weapons.
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?Strictly speaking, the US is not the only country{{U}} ?(53)
?{{/U}}gun violence has destroyed lives, families and communities in everyday
circumstance. But the US is one of the{{U}} ?(54) ?{{/U}}countries that
seems unwilling and politically incapable of doing anything serious to stop
it.
? ?In countries like Britain and Canada, the government adopted
stricter{{U}} ?(55) ?{{/U}}control soon after serious gun violence
incidents. US leaders, however, are held{{U}} ?(56) ?{{/U}}by the gun
lobby and the electoral system.
? ?The powerful National Rifle
Association, the major supporter of gun{{U}} ?(57) ?{{/U}}in the US, is
too strong for any party to take on. Most Republicans oppose gun controls
anyway. {{U}}?(58) ?{{/U}}the years, the Democrats have found that they
can either campaign for gun control or win power, not{{U}} ?(59) ?{{/U}};
they prefer power.
? ?According to the US Bureau of Justice
Statistics, firearm incidents accounted{{U}} ?(60) ?{{/U}}nine percent of
the 4.7 million violent crimes in 2005. So, although opinion polls show most
Americans want stricter gun laws, many don’t want to give up their arms they{{U}}
?(61) ?{{/U}}to protect themselves.
? ?Dave Hancock, a
Virginia gun lover, is one example. In an interview he said. "If one professor
in Virginia incident had been carrying a legal weapon they might have been able
to{{U}} ?(62) ?{{/U}}all this." In his opinion, the massacre is an
argument for more people to carry weapons, not fewer.
? ?But at the
root of Americans’ clinging to the right to bear arms is not just a fear of
crime, but a mistrust of{{U}} ?(63) ?{{/U}}, commented UK’s Guardian
newspaper.
? ?One Virginia resident, who had a permit to carry a
concealed firearm, told the Guardian that it was{{U}} ?(64)
?{{/U}}American’s responsibility to have a gun.
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person," he said, "should not rely solely{{U}} ?(65) ?{{/U}}the government
for protection." |
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