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In some countries, the number of shootings increase because many people have guns at home. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Give specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
在一些国家，由于许多人在家里有枪，枪击事件的数量增加。你在多大程度上同意或不同意？给出具体的理由和例子来支持你的回答。
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Across the globe, many individuals own guns for self-defence and recreational purposes. Gun related mortalities in households – in particular – throw the ethics of such forms of private gun ownership into sharp relief. In this essay, I shall appeal to crime statistics to argue that a person is at a far greater risk being shot if there is a gun in a household.
Firstly, it is intuitively obvious that having a gun in a household endangers children and teenagers. This is because minors do not have the requisite knowledge or maturity to handle guns safely. For example, the US Department of Justice recently revealed statistics showing that 150 American children and teenagers die each year because of accidents relating to household guns. Therefore it is incontrovertible that household guns lead to additional shootings.
Secondly, household guns became especially dangerous when spouses have violent arguments. This is because male sexual rage, in particular, often results in deadly aggression. For example, The International Crime Bureau recently produced statistical evidence that – if there is a household gun – a man is twice as likely (if he discovers his wife having an affair) to kill her in a fit of jealous rage. Therefore, once again, household guns correlate positively with additional shootings.
In conclusion, there is undeniable evidence that having a gun in a house leads to further shootings. Given the strength of this evidence, in the future, more legislature needs to be put in place to limit private gun ownership.
重难点词汇：
recreational
释义
adj.消遣的; 娱乐的;
These areas are set aside for public recreational use.
这些地方已经划出来用于公共娱乐。
The town and its environs are inviting, with recreational attractions and art museums.
那座小镇及其周边地区建有休闲胜地和艺术馆，很吸引人。
Society largely turns a blind eye to recreational drug use.
社会基本上对消遣性毒品的吸食现象视而不见。
requisite
释义
n.必需品; 要素，要件;
adj.需要的，必要的;
She lacks the requisite experience for the job.
她缺少做这份工作所必需的经验。
An understanding of accounting techniques is a major requisite for the work of the analysts.
懂得会计知识是从事分析员工作的一个必要条件。
They failed to win the requisite twothirds majority.
他们未能赢得所必须的2/3多数票.
spouses
释义
n.配偶，夫或妻( spouse的名词复数 );
The political opinions of spouses correlate more closely than their heights.
配偶之间政治观点上的相似度要大于他们身高的相似程度。
Most women will survive their spouses.
大多数女性都比配偶长寿。
Jobs are available for spouses on campus and in the community.
校园里和社区里有配偶可做的工作.
