六级阅读Speed Reading的实战练习（二）
<p> <span word="Passage">Passage</span> <span word="Three">Three</span></p><p> <span word="Handguns">Handguns</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="firearms">firearms</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="civilization">civilization</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bear">bear</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="featured">featured</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="Amendment">Amendment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Constitution">Constitution</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> 18<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="constitution">constitution</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="written">written</span>, <span word="times">times</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="different">different</span>; <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="armed">armed</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="insure">insure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span>. <span word="Contemporarily">Contemporarily</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="preserves">preserves</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="armed">armed</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="date">date</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="founding">founding</span> <span word="fathers">fathers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Constitution">Constitution</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="presumably">presumably</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="imagine">imagine</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="horrendous">horrendous</span> <span word="outcome">outcome</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="actions">actions</span>. <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="inability">inability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="issue">issue</span>. <span word="Compared">Compared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="considerably">considerably</span> <span word="stricter">stricter</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="viewed">viewed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Wild">Wild</span>-<span word="Wild">Wild</span> <span word="West">West</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="toll">toll</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="point">point</span>. <span word="Stripping">Stripping</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="constitutional">constitutional</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bear">bear</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="criminals">criminals</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="guns">guns</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="criminals">criminals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="abiding">abiding</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="guns">guns</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="likeliness">likeliness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="innocent">innocent</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="shot">shot</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="waving">waving</span> <span word="guns">guns</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="criminals">criminals</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="guns">guns</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="firearms">firearms</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="appealing">appealing</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="solution">solution</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="limit">limit</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="grandchildren">grandchildren</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="creating">creating</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span>.</p>
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