Foreign media: In most states in the United States, it is easier to buy a gun than to buy cold medicine

Foreign media: In most states in the United States, it is easier to buy a gun than to buy cold medicine. China News Service, February 24 According to foreign media reports, during the school shooting in Florida,...

China News Service, February 24 (Xinhua) According to foreign media reports, Nikolas Cruz, the 19-year-old suspect who fired an AR-15 rifle in the Florida school shooting, purchased seven rifles last year. In fact, anyone in Florida over the age of 18 can easily buy any style and any number of guns, but not everyone can buy cold medicine at any time.

Florida does not require gun owners to register their guns, nor does it impose restrictions on the performance and firepower of guns. People can own shotguns, rifles or pistols without a license.

For Florida gun buyers, the process of purchasing a gun at a gun store will not take more than 15 minutes. The process of purchasing guns in Florida is almost always completed at a barrier-free counter, which is easier than buying cold medicine.

In comparison, Florida law prohibits consumers from purchasing more than 9 grams of common cold medicine, such as Sudafed, within a 30-day period, and it is also illegal to purchase three packages of cold medicine at a time. Because cold medicine contains an ingredient called pseudoephedrine, which is used to make the illegal drug methamphetamine.

In 2016, only 327 people died from methamphetamine in Florida, but 2,559 people died from gunfire in the same year.

CNN reported that the U.S. Combat Methamphetamine Act enacted in 2005 limits the number of common cold medicines that pharmacies can sell to individuals. Purchasers must present a photo ID, and purchase records must be kept in a database for at least two years. However, most states have no restrictions on the purchase of firearms.

>In Nevada, where the Las Vegas shooting killed 59 people and injured 527 people on October 1 last year, people can buy any model and any number of light and heavy weapons, including heavy-duty machine guns. In Texas, people can not only buy guns at will, but also wear them on the streets.