"New York Times" journal: The myth of the gun will rob the United States a hostage

"New York Times" July 4th article, original title: Our gun myth has been robbed of the United States as hostages for too long. I have been asked to establish contact with the guns since I was a child. It has been subtly understanding that the firearms are indispensable for becoming a "real" American man. The earliest gun I used was a toy gun, and then a real gun: I learned and used. 22 rifles in the fourth -year summer camp. When I graduated from the border patrol college at the age of 23, different people and institutions gave me the gun as a gift.

On July 5th, after a shooting in Hailapak, Illinois, the public mourned the victim of the shooting. Picture source IC Photo

Guns have long been an indiscriminate part of our national myths. It is deeply intertwined with our most sacred legend, including winning independence, "fate of heaven", territorial expansion, and defending democracy. The core of this myth is an eternal prototype: a lone man and his gun. This character (usually a white man and the opposite of the color of the colored race) has always appeared in many familiar forms in the entire American history: carrying a Muser and a militia for freedom and longing for the revolution; The borders that are hostile to the indigenous people pursue freedom; In each case, guns are essential standard, and it is a tool that makes the heroic process possible.

For a long time, our story has been soaked in guns, so that they have become an inevitable element in our lives. Supporters in this country's gun reform must not only fight against powerful gun lobbying groups, but also oppose our most long -lasting myth. The so -called man holding a gun is a force that is enough to resist any danger.

In order to prove that this myth has been completely transformed into laws, we just need to look at the US Supreme Court last week to make a ruling of supporting the "lasting tradition of the United States to allow the public to carry guns." In the hearts of countless Americans, this "tradition" has made guns an inseparable part, and guns have also become the most powerful symbol of American men's Hanqi and strength. In the United States, nearly 98%of large -scale shootings are made by men, and these attackers are becoming younger, and they usually get weapons as their adult ritual. Studies have shown that the United States is a country that has a population that exceeds its population than its population.

And those countries that have not been plagued by the myth of guns have responded to large -scale violence with amazing sensitivity. After a large -scale shot killing case, countries including New Zealand, Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Germany all decisively adopted relevant restrictions to turn large -scale shot killing cases into rare events. In contrast, President Biden's two -party firearm bill signed last month was eventually reduced to incompetence in the legislative system. The urgency of libeering guns from our personal and state recognition has never been as strong as it is now. We can retain our mythology, provided that we can also realize that these are just nostalgic hallucinations that are just against reality.

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