China News Service, Beijing, August 30 (Jiang Li) According to US media reports, in the past weekend, more than ten shooting incidents occurred in New York City alone in the United States, and many people were shot and killed.

People's voices against holding guns are rising, but gun violence is still intensifying. "Bloody weekends" are frequently staged. The Biden administration signed a gun control bill at the end of June. It is difficult to prevent "bullets from being loaded."

Data map: On August 24, 2022 local time, a shooting occurred near a high school in the Northwest District of Chicago, United States. Four people were injured, one of them seriously.

The picture shows Chicago police cordoning off the crime scene.

Image source: Visual China

　　In late June, U.S. President Biden signed a gun control bill. Although the American media and politicians portrayed the bill as a "major breakthrough in decades" and a "landmark", President Biden even said that the new bill would help. "Saving lives", but in fact, the bill did not curb gun violence as it wanted, nor did it respond to the people's most concerned demands.

　　Statistics from the US "Gun Violence Archives" website show that in the month after the new law took effect, various gun-related violence incidents in the United States still occurred frequently.

The latest figures show that more than 60 mass shootings have been reported in the United States in August.

　　In fact, the results are not difficult to predict.

The so-called "gun control bill" has shrunk significantly under the obstruction of Republicans, failed to ban the sale of assault weapons with large-capacity magazines, and failed to raise the age of purchasing guns from 18 to 21.

　　This kind of step-by-step legislation fails to touch the root and has no practical effect.

Rather, it is more of a perfunctory gesture by American politicians to quell popular grievances.

For Biden, this bill will help Democrats boost their support in the midterm elections, and a victory in gun control will serve as a propaganda element for Democrats to their voters.

　　On the other hand, compared with gun control bills, there are many bills to protect gun ownership in the United States.

On June 23, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down New York State's law restricting the carrying of guns, limiting the ability of state and local governments to regulate firearms.

On August 25, the "gun control group" in Texas suffered another setback. A federal judge ruled that Texas' legal provisions prohibiting civilians between the ages of 18 and 20 from carrying handguns in public are unconstitutional and should be repealed.

　　According to the "Global Light Weapons Survey" research report released by the Higher Institute of International Relations and Development in Geneva, the US population in 2017 was 326 million, but the number of guns owned by civilians reached 393 million, and there is a serious surplus of guns in society.

　　In the face of such a huge number, a painless gun control bill is somewhat weak.

What's more, behind gun violence is the close relationship between interest groups and politicians, obvious party opposition, and the outbreak of social crises such as extremism and racism.

　　If we want to solve the problem of rampant gun violence, we must root out this stubborn disease from the root, build consensus, and focus on eliminating the stubborn disease in society, rather than "at gunpoint" and still interfering in other countries under the banner of "democracy and human rights".

Otherwise, the American people will only be engulfed in the fear of gun violence day after day, and gun violence will force people to buy more guns, and the resulting vicious circle will only make every ordinary person pay more for it. .

'Discounted' gun control bill fails to curb US gun violence

　　(ECNS) -- US media reported that more than 10 people were shot and several died in nearly a dozen gun-related incidents across New York City over the last weekend.

　　Amid increasing calls for a ban, the frequency of violent incidents has proven the limited effectiveness of the gun control bill signed into law by President Joe Biden in late June.

　　US media and politicians both bragged the bill is "a breakthrough" while Biden said it would help "save lives," but it has failed to curb gun violence and related concerns.

　　Data from Gun Violence Archive shows related violence remains frequent a month after the gun control bill came into force. The latest data recorded over 60 mass shootings in August in the US

　　The result is not unexpected, with the so-called gun control bill neither banning the sale of large-capacity ammunition feeding devices, nor raising the age for buying a semiautomatic rifle to 21 nationwide under Republican pressure.

　　This bill fails to address the root of gun violence, serving as a mere perfunctory gesture made by American politicians to appease public grievance. As for Biden, the bill could help the Democratic Party win more support from voters during mid-term elections in November.

　　Compared with the gun control bill, those protecting guns in the country seem easier to pass. For example, on June 23, the US Supreme Court overturned the New York handgun law that placed strict restrictions on firearms outside the home, while on Aug. 25 , a federal judge ruled that a Texas law banning people aged 18 to 20 from carrying handguns in public is unconstitutional.

　　US gun owners possess 393.3 million weapons, according to a 2018 report by Small Arms Survey, a Geneva-based organization, which exceeds the country's population of about 330 million.

　　The gun trade further indicates the close connection between interest groups and politicians, opposition between parties, and social crises including extremism and racism.

　　The US must root out the stubborn disease of gun violence from within, or its civilians will only be mired in fear, forcing many to invest in more arms. Such a vicious circle will only make ordinary citizens pay a higher price.