How I wish this would never happen again...
I am the father of four kids, and I am responsible for calling them up every morning, preparing breakfast for them, driving them to school, picking them up from school, and sending them to various extracurricular activities, just like their full-time driver. Every day, I waved goodbye to the children many times, but I never thought whether this would be the last goodbye.
When I heard about the shooting in Parkland, Florida last week, the first thing that came to my mind was my own child, which was my instinctive reaction as a father. I couldn't help but think of parents like me. After sending their children to school in the morning, I waved goodbye and never thought that it would be the last time.
They never thought that they would never see their children again, even for a second.
Another mass shooting incident, 17 people were killed. The news broke my heart, for those who died, for those families who lost their children, for all those who died in the shooting. In addition to the pain, I also realized that if no changes were made, such tragedies would only continue to happen.
I'm very angry.
In such a developed country, there are so many innocent people who die in danger. Parents have lost their children, and children have lost their parents. Every day before they wake up, they are full of expectations for a new day, but they unknowingly say goodbye to the world.
The following is the real data on gun violence in the United States:
On average, 96 Americans die from gun shootings every day.
There are mass shootings every day on average.
The 20 most horrifying mass shootings in U.S. history occurred after 1999.
We may all think that this country is the best country on earth, but Americans are 25 times more likely to die from shootings than other high-income countries. It’s not 2 times, not 5 times, or even 10 times, but 25 times!
The victims are us citizens, our friends, family and lovers.
Don’t we think we should make something to change this situation?
Although I personally think we should reduce the number of guns in society as much as possible, this is all a story. At the moment, at least we should make some changes that can save those innocent lives immediately.
First of all, we need to strengthen and expand background checks on people trying to buy guns, and also provide records of keeping guns. These measures have achieved good results in other countries.
Secondly, we need to strictly manage semi-automatic weapons. For example, AR-15 (a light-powered rifle that supplies bullets with magazines, has semi-automatic or fully automatic shooting modes, and uses central bottom-fire bullets) is often used by criminals in mass shootings. These weapons make it easy for those criminals to kill many, many people in a few seconds. I don't know how many weapons like AR-15 flow into society every day, and we should all be aware of the harm these weapons have to us. Without these weapons, Las Vegas crazy murderers could not shoot so many people in a short time (at around 10 pm on October 1, 2017, a shooting occurred at a music festival outside the venue at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, USA. 64-year-old white gunman Stephen Paddock shot downstairs from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel opposite to the audience at the concert. There were about 30,000 people at the scene, and hundreds of gunfires were heard, and the gunshots were deafening. The incident killed 59 people and injured 527 people). The lives of those innocent people will not disappear like this. Perhaps they can still go to work or school like we are today, preparing lunch bento for their children.
Other developed countries have done a very successful job in gun control and have data proven. After Australia passed the National Gun Agreement in 1996, the rate of gun killings dropped by 42% within seven years. I have also heard the complaints from gun supporters: "Okay, that's it, take away all the 300 million guns on the road!" The country may or may not. No matter what, we have to make some attempts step by step.
How I wish this would never happen again...
I am the father of four kids, and I am responsible for calling them up every morning, preparing breakfast for them, driving them to school, picking them up from school, and sending them to various extracurricular activities, just like their full-time driver. Every day, I waved goodbye to the children many times, but I never thought whether this would be the last goodbye.
When I heard about the shooting in Parkland, Florida last week, the first thing that came to my mind was my own child, which was my instinctive reaction as a father. I couldn't help but think of parents like me. After sending their children to school in the morning, I waved goodbye and never thought that it would be the last time.
They never thought that they would never see their children again, even for a second.
Another mass shooting incident, 17 people were killed. The news broke my heart, for those who died, for those families who lost their children, for all those who died in the shooting. In addition to the pain, I also realized that if no changes were made, such tragedies would only continue to happen.
I'm very angry.
In such a developed country, there are so many innocent people who die in danger. Parents have lost their children, and children have lost their parents. Every day before they wake up, they are full of expectations for a new day, but they unknowingly say goodbye to the world.
The following is the real data on gun violence in the United States:
On average, 96 Americans die from gun shootings every day.
There are mass shootings every day on average.
The 20 most horrifying mass shootings in U.S. history occurred after 1999.
We may all think that this country is the best country on earth, but Americans are 25 times more likely to die from shootings than other high-income countries. It’s not 2 times, not 5 times, or even 10 times, but 25 times!
The victims are us citizens, our friends, family and lovers.
Don’t we think we should make something to change this situation?
Although I personally think we should reduce the number of guns in society as much as possible, this is all a story. At the moment, at least we should make some changes that can save those innocent lives immediately.
First of all, we need to strengthen and expand background checks on people trying to buy guns, and also provide records of keeping guns. These measures have achieved good results in other countries.
Secondly, we need to strictly manage semi-automatic weapons. For example, AR-15 (a light-powered rifle that supplies bullets with magazines, has semi-automatic or fully automatic shooting modes, and uses central bottom-fire bullets) is often used by criminals in mass shootings. These weapons make it easy for those criminals to kill many, many people in a few seconds. I don't know how many weapons like AR-15 flow into society every day, and we should all be aware of the harm these weapons have to us. Without these weapons, Las Vegas crazy murderers could not shoot so many people in a short time (at around 10 pm on October 1, 2017, a shooting occurred at a music festival outside the venue at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, USA. 64-year-old white gunman Stephen Paddock shot downstairs from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel opposite to the audience at the concert. There were about 30,000 people at the scene, and hundreds of gunfires were heard, and the gunshots were deafening. The incident killed 59 people and injured 527 people). The lives of those innocent people will not disappear like this. Perhaps they can still go to work or school like we are today, preparing lunch bento for their children.
Other developed countries have done a very successful job in gun control and have data proven. After Australia passed the National Gun Agreement in 1996, the rate of gun killings dropped by 42% within seven years. I have also heard the complaints from gun supporters: "Okay, that's it, take away all the 300 million guns on the road!" The country may or may not. No matter what, we have to make some attempts step by step.I won't blame all this on the United States, the United States has indeed achieved some incredible achievements over the years.
Many Americans want to have the power to own guns and use it to protect themselves and their families' safety. I can understand this idea, even if I don't think so. The fact is that every recent use of guns has not been used for self-defense, 4 domestic violence incidents, 11 attempts to commit suicide, and 7 attacks or murders. You may say that these things have nothing to do with your gun use, your weapons are safe and will not be used to do illegal things. Unfortunately, most Americans can't do it. Just like the 22 incidents mentioned above, gun owners use guns basically negatively every time, and rarely use self-defense.
I don't want to spend too much time talking about the Constitution here, because since its inception, the Constitution has been constantly revised and improved to adapt to the development of the times. So why is the Constitution so persistent in not making changes on the issue of guns? Think about what the Constitution talks about weapons, only rifles. Have you ever thought about the "butcher-style" weapon like AR-15? Not!
will then involve some other debates, such as "regardless of whether the law allows it or not, bad people will always find ways to get the gun." This statement makes no sense to me. There will be many bad people in every corner of the world, including the United States. But why does the U.S. population account for less than 5% of the world's total population, but the proportion of mass shootings accounts for 31% of the world's total population? It can be simply thought that it is the reason for the gun.
I said so much not to argue with you, but to ask you, can we face this problem together? Don’t you think there are too many people who have caused innocent deaths in so many gun violence now? Can't we seek as much consensus as possible to save more lives in people? I believe that if we all want to get rid of the infinite cycle of gun violence and death, we can reach a consensus and do something.
Who can lead us to the light? State authority.
, and the younger generation of Americans.
American high school students said they had enough. Students at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in the Parkland shooting said they have had enough of the silence of society about the casualties caused by so many gun violence, and they hope that the future will be in their own hands. Although they don’t know what the future will be like, their personal experience tells them what the future they don’t want.
We need to support them now.
We need to take action immediately, and there are many ways to help them. You can contact our House of Representatives Members, we can become volunteers, do some relevant investigations and research, and learn about the history of gun policy development. We can support organizations that aim to reduce gun violence, and we can talk to neighbors who are divided on this issue. During the conversation, we need to respect each other and listen carefully to each other's ideas. We need to be organized, we need political power, we need the votes of the masses.
We must resolve this crisis at the moment.
Please keep in mind the following three suggestions that I can do immediately. Don’t wait for a month, or a year later, and take action immediately. I would call on everyone, including my athlete friends, to do these three things, are you willing to join us?
1. Write or call a member of Congress. You can go find your House member and tell him what you think. We need to convey our thoughts to Congress: the issue of gun violence is as important as other issues in the country.
2. Post a news on social media such as Twitter, Facebook or Instagram to let people know that you support the end of gun violence in the United States. I suggest we use the hashtag #NeverAgain because it is the hashtag used by students at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School.
3. If possible, make a plan for Washington District and participate in the March 24 "Save Life" parade.Think about it, Parkland students who survived the horrific disaster called for this parade that they hoped to do something. It's not just a first step, they've been doing it with their hearts. They speak out for this, raise people's attention, and participate in various discussions and gatherings. What about now? They organized a parade themselves. They did not want to feel powerless when facing disaster again, and transformed into beams of light and pierced into the dark world of the gloomy darkness. They will be parading in Washington next month, and we need to be with them, it's that simple.
When they succeed, the benefit of all of us and the country we live in, including all communities, all schools, all families.
So, why can't we fight side by side?
Whether you are the owner of the gun or not, you need to understand that all we do is protect our families and try our best to keep our community safe. We have no choice but to do so!
Please believe that we are together!
Original text: STEVE NASH
Compilation: Sunny
Think about it, Parkland students who survived the horrific disaster called for this parade that they hoped to do something. It's not just a first step, they've been doing it with their hearts. They speak out for this, raise people's attention, and participate in various discussions and gatherings. What about now? They organized a parade themselves. They did not want to feel powerless when facing disaster again, and transformed into beams of light and pierced into the dark world of the gloomy darkness. They will be parading in Washington next month, and we need to be with them, it's that simple.When they succeed, the benefit of all of us and the country we live in, including all communities, all schools, all families.
So, why can't we fight side by side?
Whether you are the owner of the gun or not, you need to understand that all we do is protect our families and try our best to keep our community safe. We have no choice but to do so!
Please believe that we are together!
Original text: STEVE NASH
Compilation: Sunny
