The difficulty of the reform of the US gun control is difficult
August 14, 2019 09:07 Source: "China Social Sciences" August 14, 2019 Total No. 1756 Author: This reporter Yang Xue

early August,Large -scale shooting cases occurred in Elpar, El Pasau, USA, USA.,Cause at least 31 people to die,Multi -person injury。The incident once again triggered a heated discussion on the management policy of guns in the United States,The feasibility of the scholar on the gun repurchase scheme,How to reduce the number of civilian guns and strengthen the background review of legal supervision and background review of gun buyers。

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Adam Lankford, a professor at the University of Alabama University, said in an interview with this reporter,The problem of guns in the United States is that many people think,Although the gun has potential threats,but also have a protective effect。Even if there is reliable evidence bet365 Play online games proof,Personal possibility of an individual's gun increases the possibility of violent incidents,But many people are worried,If you do not have a gun,They are more likely to be victims。

A report released by the Swiss think tank small weapon survey at the end of 2017,The United States has the world's largest civilian gun inventory,About 100 U.S. residents have 120 guns。As of the end of 2017,American people have about 393 million guns,45.8%of global civilian guns。More than 40%of the American adults live in families with at least one gun。More and more civilian guns are concentrated in the hands of fewer and fewer people,The huge number of civilian guns has greatly increased the difficulty of gun management in the American society。

Over the years,Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Lacey Wallace, has been studying the attitude of Americans to guns and the issue of American gun control policies。She found,Gun owner has a strong sense Bet365 app download of identity with his identity。Report on the Pew Research Center in the United States,More than 70%of gun owners think,They can't imagine they have no guns。And this makes the policy to reduce civil guns more difficult。

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David Hemenway, a professor at the School of Public Health, Harvard University, believes,Compared with the United States,The number of civilian guns in other developed countries is much less,The law of firearms is relatively stricter。Improve the law of gun management and control,Not only to prevent large -scale shooting events,Avoid other accidents related to guns。

Hemanwei said,Looking at it now,A feasible solution is,issue a license to the gun owner,Strict investigation and review of its background,And only allows to sell guns to the holder。More widely,You need to set up an institution similar to the National Gun Security Administration,Solve various problems caused by civilian guns in a more comprehensive way。

Langford told this reporter,Bet365 lotto review Some measures in the United States can temporarily prohibit the legitimate holding of guns with risks or dangerous people。For example: 17 states have passed the "Red Flag Laws"。But due to large -scale shooting is a national problem,So,Rankeford Suggestion,Similar measures should be taken in all states in the United States。

  Facing many difficult problems

Gear control policy may limit new gun sales。Some scholars suggest,Put the gun repurchase at the national level。but,Wallace thinks,This solution is not high feasibility。

The purpose of gun repurchase is to buy guns from the hands of the private owner,Usually destroyed guns,to reduce the number of guns。Wallace said,First,The effect of the gun repurchase plan is difficult to determine。After a large -scale shooting incident in Australia in 1996,The effect of the gun repurchase plan is difficult to determine、Sanda shotgun,and formulated a national gun repurchase plan。Within one year,The government purchases about Bet365 lotto review 650,000 guns from the residents。Research on the impact of the repurchase of guns,Within 7 years after the implementation of the gun repurchase plan,Australia's murder rate has decreased by 42%,suicide rate has dropped 57%。But some researchers questioned,The decline in the incidence of uncertain cases is completely related to the gun repurchase plan。

Second,It is difficult to clear except for the effect of repurchase,Cost is also a big problem。Assuming that one gun is purchased for $ 50,If the inventory of the American gun is reduced by 1%,It takes $ 196.5 million。The money repurchased by the gun is funded by the taxpayer,Generally paid by local institutions,instead of providing funds from the federal government or the state government。So,The budget of the local government is likely to limit the number of their repurchase and destroying guns,The strength of the gun repurchase is greatly weakened。

Current,Some cities in the United States are bet365 best casino games already conducting small -scale gun repurchase tests,But these experiments did not limit the type of gun that can be repurchased,So that many people sell mostly old guns、Extremely renovated guns、rifle or scattered shotgun,and the effect is very small。

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