Chapter 865

Yang Qing's explanation barely convinced Ding Pangzi, but he still had one last question.

Old Yang, what do you think about the United States' universal gun ownership?

In the hearts of us Daxia people, this is very hard to understand.

Ding Pangzi's question is actually not a question at all.

Young man over there, you're still young, so you don't have a deep enough understanding of the past Daxia.

Actually, a few decades ago, we were almost universally armed as well.

Villages had militias, and factories had security departments.

Everyone was armed with live ammunition; pistols, rifles, and machine guns were common weapons, and some militia units even had artillery.

Guns are actually not far from us.

In the 1980s and 1990s, we began to vigorously develop the economy, and only then did we start to reduce weapons.

Because we wanted to develop the economy, we loosened population controls, which brought about chaos.

Violent and terrorist incidents began to increase, causing great destruction.

That's why gun bans were introduced.

Nowadays, some people might still have pistols, rifles, ammunition, detonators, and so on at home.

This is a historical legacy.

People born in the 1980s and 1990s now rarely come into contact with guns.

That's why you feel it's foreign and hard to comprehend.

Our history of gun ownership stems from the strategy of universal conscription.

As for the United States' universal gun ownership, its historical roots run even deeper.

Because the United States' history was founded on seizing power through force.

Guns have accompanied this country's growth throughout its history.

Guns have thus become an important belief for them.

It is an important component of their individual rights, and guns are also one of the key means of personal safety in their lives.

For this reason, they established the Castle Law.

Attempting to ban guns in the United States is extremely difficult, and most people would not agree.

Of course, this is just one of the reasons.

Another reason is that the superstructure determines the outcome of gun ownership in the United States.

The United States' ruling structure is based on military power and economy.

This structure is very solid and perfectly supports the stability of the United States.

Military power, as everyone knows, refers to the military-industrial complex.

It is the foundation of the United States' rule.

Those in charge are the arms dealers; do you think they would willingly disarm themselves?

Everyone should be clearer that the economy consists of manufacturing and finance.

If you want to manage the greatest wealth with the fewest people, nothing beats the financial industry.

The financial industry is essentially financial management.

These people are, as everyone knows, the various conglomerates and families.

And these people are also deeply entangled with the military-industry sector.

Why? Because they need to maintain military deterrence to protect their wealth.

Under the combined effect of these reasons, it is destined that the United States' universal gun ownership will remain an unsolvable problem.

Even if many more shootings occur, nobody will care.

Because this does not affect their interests at all.

Their children also won't associate with those people.

Moreover, a moderate level of shootings can even create a sense of crisis that boosts weapons sales.

Yang Qing explained the reasons thoroughly.

One could say that the only country where you can buy guns as easily as cabbage is the United States.

In other places, obtaining a gun permit is difficult, but in the United States almost anyone can own a gun.

The hundreds of millions of viewers in the live stream, listening to Yang Qing and Ding Pangzi's conversation, now have a much clearer image of the United States in their minds.

It's not particularly good, nor is it particularly bad.

It is what it is.

Although the halo surrounding the United States has faded.

But Yang Qing's words have also stripped away the mystery surrounding the United States.

Ding Pangzi plans to go to the United States through proper channels to see it and experience the real United States.

If there truly is no way out, there is still a fallback option.

The people in the live stream, seeing Ding Pangzi hesitate to speak, spontaneously began to type subtitles.

They also harbor great doubts in their hearts.

Yang Lao, the Yingjiang have so many weapons; aren't the Yingjiang officials afraid their nation will fall into chaos?

Yes, I'm also very puzzled.

Is it true that Yingjiang really isn't afraid of internal strife?

……

Ding Pangzi, seeing this, also asked the question for a friend in the Live Broadcast Room.

Yang Qing naturally also saw the subtitles in the Live Broadcast Room; he picked up his water and took a sip.

Then he explained.

"You only saw the guns, but you didn't think about who holds the production end of weapons and ammunition."

"Moreover, by now, the mode of war has long changed."

"A group of people with guns, in front of a fully armed regular army, are actually not much different from being bare-handed."

"Airplanes, cannons, rockets, tanks — which of these can you withstand?"

"Moreover, according to Yingjiang's current manufacturing capacity, it fundamentally cannot meet their ammunition consumption."

"In other words, you see them all armed with guns, but in reality it's no different from boiled dumplings."

"In today's warfare, eliminating an enemy on average requires tens of thousands of bullets."

"How many bullets can an ordinary household have, and of those, how many are live rounds capable of causing harm?"

"So, don't look at Yingjiang where everyone has a gun, but when something actually happens, having a gun is useless."

"Also, don't look at us having no guns, but once something happens, with our manufacturing capacity, overnight we could produce large quantities of firearms and ammunition, counterfeit armor, airplanes and cannons across the whole country."

"We may have no guns in hand, but we can have guns at any time."

"Don't be deceived by surface appearances; at the same time, some people should wake up—don't really think you're so impressive, just castles in the air, all paper tigers."

"Alright, this topic should be about done, right?"

"Do you have anything else you want to ask?"

Damn, Yang Lao, who are you trying to oppose?

But hearing that feels uplifting.

It turns out our confidence is so strong; sometimes I really thought things had changed, but actually the world is still on our side.

Yang Qing's words indeed woke up some people; don't push too hard, or one day you might be instantly crushed.

The Cabinet also broke into a sweat; this old man dares to say anything.

"This shows dissatisfaction with us."

"After the virus, we need to further clean up the trash."

"We can't let everyone regard us as enemies."

Ding Pangzi got his answer, knowing he should cut off the voice connection.

"Yang Lao, after hearing your words, I'm much clearer."

"No problem, thank you for your guidance."

"Goodbye, Yang Lao."

Hung up the voice call.

Yang Qing checked the time; there was nothing left, so he also stopped connecting.

"This connection ends here."

"In half an hour, we will resume our Q&A."