What causes Americans to be Gun Crazy?
When certain situations happen that make us really angry, not a great deal of people’s first reaction is to reach for a gun; but Doug Firby states “there are countries, though, where some angry people do crazy things like that, and one of them happens to be our troubled neighbour to the south - the United States” (Firby, 2012). It isn’t news to anyone that Americans are gun crazy. We all live in the “age of rage” but why is it that Americans tend to be killers while others refrain? Contributing factors to shootings in America may have very much to do with gun ownership, a focus on what Americans feel to be their one moment of fame and failing to achieve the “American dream”.
French bloggers Nicolas Quint and Marc Verstaen compared gun ownership in countries with occurrences of violence. The United States is the leader in gun ownership with nearly 90 weapons per 100 population according to Nicolas and Marc. Canada is no surprise, very far behind with about one-third the number held by Americans. Rwanda and Russia have few firearms per 100 population. Russia however, has a high homicide rate; it is 2.5 times higher than the United States, ten times higher than France …show more content…
The United States puts so much pressure on their citizens to be the best and succeed in everything they do. The problem with this is that if Americans feel they have not succeeded to the best of their ability and they have had a bad experience at work or school and have failed to achieve their goals then they are more likely to react with violence. Different countries define success in different ways. Other countries may aim for the same goals Americans do, but the pressure is not as intense. People who have that much pressure on themselves can easily snap, and it does not help that the access of firearms are so available and
When certain situations happen that make us really angry, not a great deal of people’s first reaction is to reach for a gun; but Doug Firby states “there are countries, though, where some angry people do crazy things like that, and one of them happens to be our troubled neighbour to the south - the United States” (Firby, 2012). It isn’t news to anyone that Americans are gun crazy. We all live in the “age of rage” but why is it that Americans tend to be killers while others refrain? Contributing factors to shootings in America may have very much to do with gun ownership, a focus on what Americans feel to be their one moment of fame and failing to achieve the “American dream”.
French bloggers Nicolas Quint and Marc Verstaen compared gun ownership in countries with occurrences of violence. The United States is the leader in gun ownership with nearly 90 weapons per 100 population according to Nicolas and Marc. Canada is no surprise, very far behind with about one-third the number held by Americans. Rwanda and Russia have few firearms per 100 population. Russia however, has a high homicide rate; it is 2.5 times higher than the United States, ten times higher than France …show more content…
The United States puts so much pressure on their citizens to be the best and succeed in everything they do. The problem with this is that if Americans feel they have not succeeded to the best of their ability and they have had a bad experience at work or school and have failed to achieve their goals then they are more likely to react with violence. Different countries define success in different ways. Other countries may aim for the same goals Americans do, but the pressure is not as intense. People who have that much pressure on themselves can easily snap, and it does not help that the access of firearms are so available and