[앵커]
The recent shootings in Atlanta and Colorado have left the United States in shock. By the way, in Colorado, where 10 people were killed, the gun ban was abolished just 10 days before the shootings took place.
This is Hong Hee-jung’s correspondent.
[기자]
The Colorado firearms incident that killed a total of 10 people, including one policeman.
This terrible crime took place only 10 days after the local courts accepted the guns advocate’s claim and removed the gun ban.
The semi-automatic pistol purchased by suspect Ahmad Alyssa six days before the crime was also a weapon that could not be bought if the gun ban was alive.
About 20,000 people died in shootings in the United States last year.
It is the largest in 20 years.
Gun purchases also surged.
Last year, 23 million guns were sold, an increase of 64% from the previous year.
I entered a gun store.
[총기 판매상 : (실제로 작년에 총기 구매하는 사람이 많았나요?) 네, 굉장히 많이 샀어요. 시위도 많이 하고 경찰들 없애자 하고. 사람들이 불안한 거예요.]
Some people collect firearms as a hobby.
[조니 포스터/총기 소유자 : 15개 정도…(15개요?) 네, 수년에 걸쳐 구입했어요. 그냥 모으는 거예요.]
The Biden government and the Democratic Party are in a hurry to take administrative measures along with legislation to regulate guns.
[조 바이든/미국 대통령 : 1시간은커녕 1분도 더 기다릴 필요가 없습니다. 우리는 공격용 무기와 대용량 탄창을 금지할 수 있습니다.]
Public opinion about gun control varies.
[조니 포스터/총기 소유자 : 문제는 총이 아니라 총기 소유자가 총을 어떻게 사용하느냐입니다.]
[케이시 새뮤얼/총기 소유자 : 정신적으로 불안정하다고 판단된 사람의 경우엔 (총기 구입) 규제가 필요하다고 생각해요.]
(Video Design: Park Seonghyun)