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expensive
dépendre de
depend on
droit du port d’armes USA
Remember that the 2nd Amendment of USA Bill of Rights 1791 legalizes The carrying of weapons
sondage sur le stress que peut engendrer le port d’armes
According to an American Poll for the American Psychological Association more than 7 in 10 adults cited gun violence as a significant source of stress
faire face à
to cope
la menace
the threat
d’une certaine ampleur
sizeable
le bilan
toll
hurricanes on september 2024
Mexico -> Helene
USA -> Milton
inondation
flooding
insensible, indifférent
numb
rassemblement, réunion
a gathering
d’une certaine ampleur
sizable/sizeable
un lieu public
a public venu
un fil conducteur
a unifying thread
se heurter à
to be grapple with
une sensation d’insécurité parmi les américain du fait du port d’arme
a striking sense of insecurity among Americans given that the carrying of weapon is legal
les minorités sont de manière disproprotionnelles touchées par la violence des armes
Minorities seem to be disproportionately affected by gun violence : African-American, LGBT, Asian communities, women, Latinos gun violence fuels racism and homophobia
la violence des armes engendre du racisme et de l’homophobie et de la discrimination
gun violence fuels racism, homophobia, and discrimination
comment défendre le port d’arme
A traumatic experience can strongly shaped the perspective on guns, indeed a gun can be useful for self-defense, it can be a way to empower women
le principal lobbying sur le port d’armes aux USA
National Rifle Association is the main gun lobby in the country
si les armes n’ont pas de numéro de séries ils ne sont pas traçables
if firearms don’t have serial numbers, can’t be traced
it is the case of firearms sold online in kits-> no background checks on the buyers
opinion de la Court Supreme Court
hostile/ reluctant to gun regulation because it has a consersative majority
2022: Biden administration about weapons
The Biden administration to issue a new rule: strengthen the regulation on ghost guns. Those guns aren’t classified as firearms under the 1968 Gun Control Act: prohibited the mail order of Guns
