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 dont 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) all 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 UKs Guardian newspaper.
One Virginia resident, who had a permit to carry a concealed (隐藏的) firearm, told the Guardian that it was (64) Americans responsibility to have a gun.
Each person, he said, should not rely solely (65) the government for protection.
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