In the United States held a mass protest against the sale of weapons. The campaign "March for our lives" goes in Washington, New York, Boston, Chicago, Houston, and city Parkland, Florida, where on 14. February a former student opened fire in the school. About 150 thousand people took to the streets of New York to march against the sale of weapons in the United States. In Washington the action was attended by 500 thousand people according to media reports. Americans took to the streets of cities demanding the US congress to tighten control over arms trafficking in the country. Students from Parkland, where 17 people were killed, initiated the event in the capital.
It is difficult for me to judge, whether it is correct, that every person can get a license to carry a weapon, because I live in Russia and in my country there is no such opportunity. I looked at a lot of websites with statistics and that's what I found. For self-defense purposes, weapons in the US are used 60 times more often than for crimes. And in most cases (80%) the case is limited to ‘psychological’ counterattack on the offender, without his murder or injury. In 1987, the state of Florida allowed citizens to buy weapons.
Since then, crime in the state has fallen by 21%, while in the whole country increased by 12%. In Canada, the opposite is true: there used to be weapons sold freely, and after the introduction of severe restrictions crime jumped up by 45%. In General, in the states of the USA, where the hidden carrying of loaded weapons is permitted, the overall level of criminal manifestations is less by 22%, the level of murder by 33%, robbery by 36%, robbery by 37%, and serious bodily harm by 14% lower than the average for the states, where such a permit is not. I want to say, I think, that the weapons saved many lives, perhaps even more, than it took. It may be necessary to amend the legislation regarding the carrying of weapons. But is this the only way to try to prevent mass execution of people, including in schools. The incident, that occurred in the United States on 14. February is not the first. Perhaps we need to consider other options to ensure the safety of children? Put metal detectors in the school so that students can't carry weapons. Of course this does not mean, that nobody can not carry a weapon to school, but it will make it not as easy as it is now. Perhaps the government should create a special commission, which shall give an opinion on, whether people can use weapons. But in my opinion, just to take and ban weapons in the country in which it has long been allowed, not so easy and not quite right. I hope very much, that the state will take measures, which will not allow repetition of sad events.
I wish you all peace and good!
http://www.rosbalt.ru/world/2018/03/24/1691262.html
https://safegun.ru/info/info-21.html
https://www.liveinternet.ru/users/4427164/rubric/2232799/
https://www.sb.by/articles/tysyachi-amerikantsev-vyshli-na-miting-protiv-svobodnogo-oruzhiya.html
I am an European living in the US, and I can say that it is pretty fucked up here. Problem is that the mass shootings and the gun-violence rate, become second nature. Something you just assume is part of your life, when it is not in the rest of the world.
People in the US, love their guns, or, as it was stated, the NRA is so powerful of a lobbying group, that it becomes impossible to change the laws.
It is truly fucked up
Thank you for comment! I hope, that this situation will change!
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yes, that is trure
I agree with the news, legislature are killing more than guns
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NRA is a powerful house lobbyists group. Our government is run by the corrupted politicians supported by the lobbyists behind it. Until lobbying are made illegal, nothing will change. Most politicians starts out wanting to do good, then get pressured to be corrupted by lobbyists and the season politicians. Those that refused the bribes get outed. More Guns in school does not fix school shootings: when was the last time you heard of a school shooting in Japan?
I may be wrong, but I don't remember hearing about school shooting in Japan.
Because they don’t have NRA pushing guns to everyone.
I agree with you @springmelody
The goverment must seriously about these problems.
They must protect students from these problems too.
Great post spring. It’s good to know people outside the US are paying attention to more than the agenda the mass media is pushing through their narrative. I’m sure many outside the US are unaware of the school shooting that occurred about a week ago in which the only fatality was the shooter himself. That’s because he was shot by a legally carrying gun owner in the school. Since having legal gun owners carry in schools doesn’t match the mass media’s agenda, they choose not to run the story as widely as one that does. Unfortunately, the gun control options they choose to push are at best ineffective, and at worst make the schools more dangerous places. Thankfully, social media has given those of us that do our own research, a place to provide a different perspective. Keep up the great posts.
Thank you for sharing!
Good article! I've heard it suggested that we should use ex-military members as security guards at the schools. I'd agree with this, especially because, as we saw at the Parkland shooting, school security guards can be badly trained and cowardly.