/ world today news/ “They simply went to the wrong place, opened the wrong door, and made an unintended mistake that could have fatal consequences,” the New York Times newspaper wrote in a commentary on recent incidents involving firearms in the United States.
One incident is particularly tragic: Ralph Jarl, a 16-year-old black youth from Missouri, was shot by the owner of a house he had mistakenly called on his way to pick up his younger brother.
“Everyone is in danger, and everyone feels more insecure – a deep sense of fear grips Americans today,” the USA Today newspaper also wrote, adding that in the first half of 2022, homicides in cities by the Association of Major Cities in the United States were up 50% compared to the same period in 2019, and serious assaults were up 36%. In these cases, racism is an important factor. Statistics show that among victims of shooting incidents, African-Americans aged 15 to 34 account for the highest proportion, and blacks are 10 times more likely to be killed by a gun than white Americans.
At the annual meeting of the National Firearm Owners Association held a few days ago, many politicians stood up for the right to own guns. And Donald Trump has proudly stated that he is the president who most supports gun ownership. Driven by lobbyists and money, the issue of gun control in the US has long been reduced to a tool in the political game between the two major parties, and American society is spinning in a vicious cycle of violence. It is hard to imagine that in the world’s only superpower that prides itself on being a “beacon of human rights”, “shooting” comes before “talking”. And that begs the question, who will protect the human rights of those Americans who were shot before they could speak?
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