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Gun Rights in the US Immediately after the shooting at Virginia Tech University, Americans gathered to
Gun Rights in the US Immediately after the shooting at Virginia Tech University, Americans gathered to
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2010-01-09
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Gun Rights in the US
Immediately after the shooting at Virginia Tech University, Americans gathered to mourn (致哀) the dead. The president and the state governor both hurried there to share the (51) ______ . But the majority of Americans still cling to their right to (52)______ weapons.
Strictly speaking, the US is not the only country (53)______ gun violence has destroyed lives, families and communities in everyday circumstance. But the US is one of the (54)______ countries that seem unwilling and politically incapable of doing anything serious to stop it.
In countries like Britain and Canada, the government adopted stricter (55)______ control soon after serious gun violence incidents. US leaders, however, are held (56)______ by the gun lobby (院外活动集团) and the electoral (选举) system.
The powerful National Rifle Association, the major supporter of gun (57)______ in the US, is too strong for any party to take on. Most Republicans oppose gun control anyway. (58)______ the years, the Democrats have found that they can either campaign for gun control or win power, not (59)______ ;they prefer power.
According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics, firearm (火器) incidents accounted (60)______ nine percent of the 4.7 million violent crimes in 2005. So, although opinion polls show most Americans want stricter gun laws, many don’t want to give up their arms they (61)______ to protect themselves.
Dave Hancock, a Virginia gun lover, is one example. In an interview he said, "If one professor in the Virginia incident had been carrying a legal weapon, they might have been able to (62)______ ai1 this." In his opinion, the massacre (大屠杀) is an argument for more people to carry weapons, not fewer.
But at the root of Americans’ clinging to the right to bear arms is not just a fear of crime, but a mistrust of (63)______ ,commented UK’s Guardian newspaper.
One Virginia resident, who had a permit to carry a concealed (隐藏的) firearm, told the Guardian that it was (64)______ American’s responsibility to have a gun.
"Each person," he said, "should not rely solely (65)______ the government for protection."
选项
A、 Since
B、 Over
C、 Till
D、 Until
答案
B
解析
本题考查一个介词词组,over the years,多年来,故选B。
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