(CNN)根據(jù)我們的立法,在這片自由的土地上,買槍比買狗容易。
Buying from a gun store? Background checks and waiting periods might slow you down -- but only a little。
到一家槍支商店買?背景檢查和等待的時(shí)間可能會(huì)耽誤一點(diǎn)時(shí)間——但只有一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)。
Buying from a private seller? In all but a handful of states, there’s really no hoops to jump through at all。
到一家個(gè)體戶去買?除了少數(shù)幾個(gè)州,簡直沒有什么困難就能買到。
In fact, it’s easier to get a gun than …
事實(shí)上,買槍比以下幾項(xiàng)都容易的多。
A driver’s license
比考駕照容易
License: Submit proof of your identity。 Pass vision and written tests。 Drive around a couple of weeks on your learner’s permit。 Then pass the driving test。 Depending on the state, it takes completing all that to get your first ever driver’s license。 Also, some states, like Maryland, put you under a probationary status for a few months when you get your driver’s license。
駕照:提交你的身份證,通過視力和書寫測試。根據(jù)學(xué)習(xí)許可駕駛幾周后,通過駕考。不同的州情況有所不同,你得完成所有的流程取得第一個(gè)駕駛執(zhí)照。同樣,在一些州,比如馬里蘭,你得通過幾個(gè)月的試用期后才能拿到駕照。
Gun: You don’t need a knowledge or proficiency test。 You usually don’t need a license or permit to buy a gun, unless you live in one of 13 states (and D.C。) that force you to get one。 And there’s no probationary period after you get a gun。
槍支:無需任何相關(guān)知識(shí)或資格考試。一般來說,買槍不需要任何證明或者許可,除非在其中13個(gè)州(以及華盛頓特區(qū))。并且,買槍后沒有任何的試用期。
A passport
比申領(lǐng)護(hù)照容易
Passport: You have to prove you’re a citizen, submit paperwork and a photo and usually wait about six weeks to get your hands on your first U.S。 passport。
護(hù)照:你得證明你是美國公民,提交文書和照片,通常等待六周后才能領(lǐng)到你的第一個(gè)美國護(hù)照。
Gun: A gun store runs your name through the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System; you put your money on the counter and the gun is yours。 Takes just a few minutes。 If you’re buying from a private seller, you don’t even have to go through a background check in most states。
槍支:槍支商店通過聯(lián)邦調(diào)查局的國家實(shí)時(shí)犯罪背景檢查系統(tǒng)確認(rèn)你的名字,你把錢放在柜臺(tái)上,槍就是你的了。只需幾分鐘而已。如果你是從一個(gè)私人賣家購買,在大多州,甚至不必進(jìn)行背景調(diào)查。
Cold medicine
比買感冒藥容易
Medicine: There’s a limit on how much of some cold medicine you can buy every month。 That’s because the active ingredient in those cold medicines is pseudoephedrine。 It’s also a key ingredient in making meth。 So, the feds want to make sure the medicine isn’t used for something else。
藥物:每月最多可以買多少感冒藥是有限制的。這是因?yàn)?,這些感冒藥中的所含的活性成分是偽麻黃堿。它也是制造冰毒的主要成分。因此,政府要確保藥物不是用來做其他的事。
Gun: There’s no federal law that limits how many you buy。
槍支:立法并未限制購買槍支的數(shù)量。
A divorce
比辦離婚容易
Divorce: In some states, waiting for your divorce to be final will have you cooling your heels for up to six months。
離婚:在某些州,離個(gè)婚有時(shí)得等上六個(gè)月才行。
Gun: Whether you buy online or in person, there are no waiting periods for gun purchases -- unless you live in the nine states (and D.C。) that require it。 But even then, it’ll keep you from your gun for no more than a handful of days。
槍支:不管你是在網(wǎng)上購買還是私人購買,除了在特定的9個(gè)州外(以及華盛頓特區(qū)),都沒有等待期。但即便如此,也不過是幾天的功夫。
A pet
比狗好買
Pet: In most cases, you must be 21, show ID and you may be asked to provide personal references。 In some cases, the adoption agency may do a home check before handing over the pet。
寵物:在很多情況下,必須得年滿21歲,出示身份證,并可能會(huì)被要求提供個(gè)人資料。有時(shí),領(lǐng)養(yǎng)機(jī)構(gòu)還會(huì)做家庭背景調(diào)查,之后才能領(lǐng)到寵物。
Gun: No personal references。 No home visits。
槍支:無需個(gè)人資料,無需家庭調(diào)查。
U.S。 home to a third of the world’s mass shootings
全球有三分之一的槍擊案都發(fā)生在美國。