Hi there! I
hope you had a great weekend.
10/24 in
Washington state near Seattle, happened a school shooting again.
In Japan, we
haven't guns and our international students are afraid of guns. So
I don't want to go outside especially at night alone.
Some people open carry and many people also concealed carry. It is such discomfort.
American
always says we can protect you. But perhaps they can kill me easily. I think
GUN is most different about our cultures.
Today, I will
tell you how many people are killed each year by guns.
There were
more than 30,000 gun deaths in the US in 2010 – about 1/3 of
them murders and 2/3 suicides. Out of the 30,000 deaths, about 6,200 of
them were young people between the ages of 15 and 24. In fact, by next
year, they project that annual gun deaths for young people will surpass that of
annual motor vehicle deaths, which has been on a decline for the last decade.
Many people
mention the need for “self-defense” when discussing the necessity for gun
ownership. But guns in home INCREASE risk of gun deaths – rather than for
self-defense, guns in homes are 22 TIMES more likely to be used in suicides and
accidental shootings. Breaking down the number 22, for every self-defense use,
there were 4 accidental shootings, 7 murders, and 11 suicides.
I want to wrap up
my blog by saying that guns themselves are not evil, nor are they a pure
mass-murder weapon. But in the 21st century, I believe guns have no
place in homes – most likely, it would result in accidental deaths, rather than
self-defense.
Unless you are a
HIGHLY trained military personnel who can remain calm, assess the situation,
and take aim at the assaulter precisely in a highly volatile environment, a gun
owner has almost no chance of actually defending himself or his family in such
a situation.
If you
care about your family's well-being and safety, I believe the best thing to do
is NOT keep guns at home, but rather install home security systems and have a
family emergency plan for any contingencies.
That wraps up this weeks post, I hope you found it interesting and compelling.
Mao,
ReplyDeleteI think your blog is really interesting! I didn't know about many of the things you wrote about. I especially liked reading about the differences in food and how in Japan, people bow for different things.
The only thing I would change would be to make your fonts the same throughout every post. Also, post more pictures! They're very fun to look at because most Americans aren't exposed to many of those things. I didn't know college students in Japan dressed up more than Americans. Also, I didn't know Japanese food was always fancy and presented in a great way.
Mao,
ReplyDeleteI really enjoy your blog. It makes me very interested because I get the chance to learn about the numerous thing about Japan. I mean it's not every day that you get the chance to just explore and learn about other countries and cultures. The only thing I would say to spice it up is just to change the fonts. Other than that, I think your doing an amazing job. Keep it up!