In recent times, the issue of gun violence in the United States has once again occupied the center of public opinion.
The White House and Congress are also under increasing pressure, and the outside world hopes that gun control measures will be introduced as soon as possible.
On the 12th, the U.S. Senate struggled to reach a tentative agreement on a proposal for gun control legislation that would incentivize states to implement bills that would allow police to confiscate guns from potentially dangerous gun owners and allow investigations into the mental health of gun buyers under the age of 21. records, and funding for school safety measures, etc.
But many important gun control measures were also not included.
Obviously, this neutered gun control agreement is difficult to solve the dilemma of gun violence in the United States.
CNN reported that the deal, which includes expanding background checks on guns, a federal ban on military-style assault weapons, and raising the minimum age to buy assault weapons from 18 to 21, are not included in the deal. Inside.
And most Americans support all three gun control measures.
According to the April 2021 Pew Research Center survey, 81 percent of respondents supported universal background checks on firearms, and 63 percent supported a ban on assault weapons.
According to the US "Politico" website, a Republican who participated in the negotiation process said that the two parties in the Senate "only reached an agreement on the basic principles, not the legislative text." And drafting the legislative text is often more difficult.
After the legislative text is written, it still needs to be passed by the Senate.
Therefore, this preliminary agreement is not only a long way to go, but also uncertain.
Behind the frequent occurrence of gun violence in the United States is the deep-rooted extreme gun culture in American society, and the money entanglement between interest groups and politicians is the root cause of gun violence in the United States.
It has been 28 years since the last time Congress passed a major gun control law in 1994, precisely because gun interests donate heavily to political elections and rig policy by lobbying politicians.
In fact, the law is only valid for 10 years, and multiple attempts to extend the law have ultimately failed.
Even after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting that shocked the United States, the U.S. Senate voted to veto the extension of the gun control bill.
By contrast, in 2003 and 2005, Congress approved an amendment to favor gun retailers and a law to protect gun manufacturers.
Senator Duckworth, D-Illinois: These politicians care more about the checks they get from gun manufacturers than they care about dead kids, and that's the problem.