Multiple allies have issued travel warnings to the United States, accusing the country of being plagued by gun violence both domestically and internationally: its citizens are plagued by the shadow of gun violence | America | Guns
On June 28th, China Daily reported that even the closest ally of the United States is now very "disgusted" by the worsening gun violence in the United States, and has issued warnings to domestic travelers to the United States to be careful of the increasing gun violence in the area, according to an article published by Cleveland.com on the 26th.
The article states that gun violence is a unique problem in the United States because there are too many guns here, which is why the gun problem in the United States is more severe than elsewhere. Other countries around the world are aware of this and are responding.
Screenshot of Cleveland.com article from American media
The article cites a previous report by Newsweek stating that the gun violence crisis in the United States is severe, and American allies such as Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia have issued warnings to travel to the United States. Canada's travel warning states that many Americans are aware of the risk of appearing in the wrong place at the wrong time in the United States.
Gun violence puts travelers to the United States at risk, especially for the American people. They not only suffer physical harm from casualties, but also psychological torment.
"Is this the America we want?" The article points out, "From the increasing number of terrifying mass shootings, to gun violence becoming the leading cause of child deaths, and then to community violence that is not enough to make headlines, ordinary Americans should not tolerate so much violence every day. People are fed up!"
On the 27th, Insider News reported that many Americans, even in countries with few gun crimes, would think they were hearing gunshots when they heard sounds such as spray nozzles.
Screenshot of a report by Insider News Network in the United States
According to reports, many American netizens have shared similar experiences on social media, stating that they have developed fear, suspicion, and even delusions about gun violence due to their lives in the United States.
This topic originally originated from a video shared by a netizen in March this year. His friend suddenly heard the sound of gunfire while attending a party in Paris, France. In the video, it can be seen that his friend screamed and retreated at the moment when the spray nozzle rang "bang", and it took a few minutes for him to calm down.
Thousands of American netizens who have watched the video have expressed that this video resonates with them very much. Due to concerns about shooting incidents and gun violence in public places, they have always been afraid of sudden loud noises.
A netizen used to be a teacher in a public school in the United States, but "any loud noise would make me start a mode of 'escape, hide, fight'.". Another netizen shared his experience with his mother in London, UK last year, where he even mistook the sound of a car crashing over objects on the road for gunfire.
"My breathing became heavy, my body trembled uncontrollably, and my heart beat faster. I grabbed my mother in a survival mode and ran quickly across the square to escape," he recalled.
After the trip ended and he returned to the United States, he heard the sound of gunfire not far from home, but at that moment he was not shocked at all. He explained that when he was in London, he did not expect to hear a sound similar to gunfire, but in the United States, hearing gunfire is normal. He also stated that many Americans have experienced gun violence and bear the fear of it.
Another American netizen went to the cinema with family and friends while traveling to Japan. One of her friends instinctively bent down to avoid the realistic gunshots in the preview, while her husband began to look around for an exit. "At that time, I realized that gun violence in the United States was unimaginably out of control," she said.
According to the Gun Violence Archive in the United States, there have been at least 328 large-scale shooting incidents so far in 2023. Moreover, firearms are now the main cause of child deaths in the United States.
The report mentions that the impact of gun violence on American culture has become a highly popular topic on social media. Many Americans have expressed that leaving the United States has made them realize that they have strong doubts and distrust towards strangers they encounter in the new environment due to concerns about others having guns.
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