Gun violence claims an average of 123 American lives per day, but the United States is unable to cure this stubborn and deadly "epidemic"
According to data from the Gun Violence Archive in the United States, since 2023, an average of 123 people have died every day due to gun violence, including 1079 teenagers and 216 children.
As of September 1st, the total number of gun related deaths in the United States was 30235, of which at least 13405 died from gun related homicide, murder, or unintentional shooting. In addition, as of mid September, there have been 498 large-scale shooting incidents in the United States.
Despite a series of large-scale shooting incidents, US President Biden once again called on Congress to pass more gun control measures in July. But in contrast, conservative politicians are pushing for more gun rights across the United States.
Various problems have made it difficult for the United States to control guns, becoming a "persistent disease" in society.
For example, this year in Kentucky, Ohio, Nebraska, Texas, and Virginia, Republicans not only advocate for the cancellation of gun buyer background checks and the repeal of the gun control "Red Flag Act," but also advocate for minimizing gun free areas that restrict people from carrying firearms in public places.
According to data from the Swiss Small Arms Survey, by 2022, the number of privately owned firearms in the United States has reached an astonishing 393 million, with 120 guns per 100 people. This data is higher than any other country in the world. Against the backdrop of record high gun sales, the increase in gun violence in the United States is also expected.
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The website of Gulf News in the United Arab Emirates also pointed out in an article on the 14th that gun violence in the United States is a deadly "epidemic". In the first eight months of 2023 alone, there were 470 large-scale shooting incidents across the United States, and the number of deaths caused by gun violence exceeded 25000. Even worse, on average, 22 minors aged 17 and under die from firearms every day in the United States.
Screenshot of article on the Gulf News website of the United Arab Emirates
Last June, Biden signed a rare gun control bill, breaking the situation where the United States has not introduced any gun control laws in nearly 30 years. But Gulf News stated that it is foreseeable that lobbying groups in the United States that support firearms will vigorously obstruct this bill, and they also have enough strength to do so.
According to previous reports by US media, after the introduction of this gun control law, the incidence of large-scale shooting incidents in the United States has continued to rise, but there is little political impetus to promote more gun safety legislation.
The article points out that Americans insist that gun culture is part of their constitutional rights. This culture is deeply ingrained, so even if children are shot day after day, it will not be shaken in the slightest. Recently, New Mexico is an example.
Recently, there have been three consecutive shooting incidents involving children in New Mexico. Governor Michel Lujan Grisham announced a 30 day temporary gun ban after the incident, suspending the right of some residents in public places to carry firearms. However, Grisham's measure was met with resistance from gun rights organizations, some law enforcement officers, and regional leaders.
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Democratic Senator Chris Murphy said in a media interview that the United States is the only country in the world that allows those who are disconnected from reality to drive away their inner evil through large-scale killings.
"We are not the only place in the world with mental illness, nor is it the only place where people suffer from paranoia. But only in the United States can we freely obtain weapons of mass destruction. Only in the United States, we worship violence so much that it leads to all these large-scale shooting incidents," Murphy criticized.