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文章内容：The gun violence, a tough nut to crack, is one of the social biggest problems in the United States. There is also a debate in American society about how to control guns. On September 15, Joe Biden had just hosted the United We Stand Summit, aiming at national solidarity to fight against hate crimes and political violence. However, the problem of gun violence has not improved in the slightest. On September 19, the US political news website Governing said that according to the latest statistics from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the suicide rate of gun-related cities in the United States is rising, and States with fewer gun-related laws have higher rates of gun-related suicides. It can be seen that gun violence has penetrated into many areas in American society, causing the American people to fall into extreme panic and insecurity in daily life. What’s worse, the Republicans and Democrats are fighting each other for power and are obsessed with political performances, which makes people’s basic rights to live cannot be guaranteed.

The endless gun violence in the United States has triggered a domino effect. Statistics from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's first city-level analysis of gun-related deaths shows that gun-related suicides in the United States rose by 11 percent between 2014 and 2020, while the rate of gun fatalities rose by 18 percent over the same period. From 2010 to 2020, the suicide death rate in the United States increased by 12 percent, more than the number of deaths from motor vehicle accidents, according to an analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation, a health research group. This is a set of alarming and appalling data, and various sequelae brought about by this problem also follow. The victims, especially teenagers and children, are getting younger and younger. According to the website of the non-profit organization Gun Violence Archive, since 2022, there have been 468 mass shootings causing at least 4 casualties in 37 States and Washington, D.C., an average of more than 1.8 per day. Including suicide, more than 30,000 people died from gun violence. According to a recent study by University of Michigan , 75 percent of American teens think that shootings have become their top source of stress. In addition, due to the Covid-19 epidemic, racial discrimination and other issues, people's dissatisfaction has risen, which has caught the violence into a vicious circle. Nowadays, gun violence has not only become a problem in the United States, but also affects neighboring countries and regions. According to a report by Modern Diplomacy. EU on September 16, the Project Gunrunner, implemented by the American gun management agency, has contributed to worsening the weapon trafficking situation within the Mexico-U.S. border.

Since taking office, the Biden administration has signed the Bipartisan Covid-19 Hate Crime Act for gun control, released the first national strategy to fight domestic terrorism, and passed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, but it has not reduced the tragedy of innocent people under the danger of bloody guns. So, we can’t help but ask, why is it so difficult to ban guns in the United States? Although Times Square, the landmark of New York City in United States, has officially become a gun-free zone since September 1, the real purpose of this gun-free zone regulation is a political game between the Democratic and Republican parties.In fact, not only has gun ownership been a basic right of citizens in the history of the United States, but also the huge pidends brought by the gun trade have made the American government unable to give it up. As we all know, American elections are supported by capitalist funding and interest groups. As a result of it, money kidnaps politics and resists gun control. New York City Mayor Eric Adams said on September 13 that gun manufacturers has fueled the addiction of gun use. He has strictly blamed the gun industry and its profit-seeking behavior. Obviously, Joe Biden brought together people from all over the United States through this summit, including many supporters of interest groups, so the effect can be imagined.

It is widely believed that whether the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act in June or the recent so-called the United We Stand Summit, attempts an ineffective solution, which cannot fundamentally solve the problem of gun violence in the United States. Cases of mass shootings continue to threaten the lives of the American people and the situations are getting worse.Faced with the reality of political polarization, politicians' buck-passing, governance failure, and endless debates between the American government and political interest groups, to completely end the cycle of tragedy caused by gun violence, the American gun control policy is still curing the symptoms, not the disease. All in all, gun violence in the United States is not only a matter of people's livelihood, but also a political issue, which ultimately sacrifices the well-being and safety of the American people.