The American Gun Violence Culture and Solutions 美国枪支暴力文化及解决途径

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The American Gun Violence Culture and Solutions 美国枪支暴力文化及解决途径

学号： 2016201214 专业：法学姓名：谭佳佳学院：民商年级： 16级英语班级:

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Abstract:

As is all to know, citizens can not be armed in China but it is legal to have guns in America. The United States is a free country. Guns in American life has become an indispensable part, Americans are proud to have private firearms, because this is a symbol of freedom and identity, however, as a kind of deadly weapons, guns frequently used in violent crime cases. Therefore, guns in America not only involves violence, it formed a unique American culture, this paper will discuss why gun control can not solve the problem of gun violence in the United States, and looking for some possible solutions to solve.

Key word:

Gun culture, Violence, Regulation of gun, Education of gun.

Body:

The United States is a country of freedom, democracy, the capitalist economy and multi culture attracted countless people to pursue the "American Dream", however, Americans have a unique freedom which is not allowed in many countries. that is to have guns, gun free has become an indispensable part of American life. Americans are proud of it because this is a symbol of freedom and identity, and it has become the unique culture in the American political debate, gun culture has been advocating the protection of those rights and against gun armed people support the culture," gun culture "itself reflects the Americans' love of gun for a long time, even become a cultural heritage of the United States.

However, as a kind of deadly weapons, guns frequently used in violent crime cases, in the United States caused lasting political debate. In fact, the president assassination in the United States is not rare, American former presidents James, Garfield, Lin Ken, William, McKinney and John. Kennedy and Martin Luther, the leader of the black, are all because the gun killed.

In recent years the United States happened many school gun violence, such as the columbine school shooting, beltway sniper attacks on the Virginia tech shooting, all have led to a fierce debate about political guns.

There are many reasons of why gun violence can’t be solved entirely, both historical and cultural factors, involves interests and legislative aspect factors.

The rule of social history is almost based on violence. According to Graham said, the violence is broadly divided into two categories, one is the negative solution, such as violence, crime, city riots lynching, free multiple murder and political assassinations and other indirect social development and associated violence, the other is positive, can be said that the origin and development of the United states.

The influence of the contemporary culture of guns. People used to put the gun as a symbol of western expansion ago but guns today is no longer the pioneers of the weapons. In 1997, the social general survey (GSS) data shows that 40% of Americans at home have a gun and at that time there are about 44 million people in the United States has a gun. Now a total of 192 million guns, above which 6.5 million is a hand gun. However, not all Americans are to self-entertainment with a gun in the United States, more general purpose is to eliminate dangerous or fear feeling because most American people with guns think they are likely to be the victim of crime.

Gun control law itself exists loopholes. American gun control laws are more than 20 thousand but most belong to the state or local regulations not by the federal government. So there is no law can effectively reduce the occurrence of gun violent.

Another dilemma is the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution stipulates that "Well-managed militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed. "

To keep and bear arms is the people’s inalienable rights, gun control supported groups and right-to-arms group consistent explanation for this amendment are divided but the Supreme Court of the United States recently approved personal can catch gun and admitted right to bear arms. For the Federal Government, gun control is a sensitive question, on account of if firearms management hit individual rights, it will be considered as unconstitutional.

Reduce gun violence team first to regulate guns’ market. America has only 60% to 70% of the trading is licensed by the federal firearms and the rest of the transactions occurred in the second hand market which refers to the "black market trading". Guns in the hands of a criminal is mostly from the secondary market. The main cities in the United States illegally obtained about 60% of the violence committed SINS are involved in illegal guns. So the federal government needs to enact relevant laws to control and reduce illegal gun attack. Government should focus on the secondary market trading illegal guns and to buy a gun and fire medicine levy taxes to control the market.

Recent years have seen many campus shootings case and adult crime case. The state needs to have violent prevention and educational planning in schools and community. The planning’s purpose is to correct some of the children and their parents' behavior, and encourage them not to settle the dispute by force. And children who are not full of 18 years should be far away from the gun, the parents shall have the right to store guns in security.

Above all, gun control can’t really implemented, complex background and the imperfect of legislation limit its implementation, only further perfecting the law and strengthen the education can guarantee the safety of the people free life.