Reasons of Gun Problem in America

Abstract: Such many shootings as Denver Theater shooting, the Sikh Temple shooting, not only tear the heart of Americans, but also arouse the rest of world’s curiosity about this heated matter, having a great impulse to explore the reason behind the problem. Uncovered in the United States "foreign policy", from the assassination of Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy in 1968 till now, there are about 30000 people die each year under shooting, that means more than 80 people were killed by guns a day on the average. It is analysed that although there are innumerable deaths of shooting, but the America still can 't enforce any gun control policy. The idea is that the gun is a tool for rebelling against tyranny and a tool for self-defense, since the war of independence, has been deeply implanted in the bone marrow of American culture. The right to bear guns also has gradually become the fourth freedom issued in American constitutional except the freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom from want. In the face of frequent "shooting", there is another voice in the United States, "guns don 't kill people, criminal kill". In the fact, to completely ban guns has never been an option for Americans, what can really be discussed is only the matter of gun control. Gun control in the United States is the battle of civil rights, the power of the government, different interest groups, and the maintenance of public order. And the gun problem in the United States now is particular example of Americans’ contradiction. This paper is based on the standing point of "American contradiction", to analyse the gun crimes in the United States, to probe into the origin, development and prospect of gun control, a highly controversial issue in American society. In this article, it is stated that the emergence of gun problem is accumulated from the early history of the United States.

Key words: American Contradiction Gun Control

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