![]() ![]() If we want to stop hate crimes, we need to work on prevention too. The COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act and the proposed Disarm Hate Act, should it become law, establish an initial framework for holding those who commit hate crimes accountable, but only after the fact. While waiting periods are an example of one policy that could combat the gun violence epidemic, it is far from the only solution needed. Currently, 10 states and the District of Columbia require waiting periods for firearm purchases. Gun violence prevention advocates have posited that mandated waiting periods between the time when a gun is sold and when the purchaser can actually obtain it could help to cut down on crimes like that one. ![]() A white man murdered eight people - six of whom were Asian women - with a 9-millimeter handgun. Keeping guns away from those who have committed hate crimes - those who have shown themselves to be violent actors - is an easy step toward averting what happened, for example, in Atlanta last March. Additionally, a 2020 analysis that had not been peer-reviewed by independent researchers found that firearm purchases and gun violence both spiked in the spring of 2020. Second runner-up was the Falklands, with 62.1 firearms per 100,000 people. It’s 2021 analysis lists the United States as the world leader in gun-ownership, counting 120.5 firearms per 100,000 people. Alongside Guatemala and Mexico, the United States is among three nations whose constitutions protect the right to own firearms, according to the World Population Review. 2, the FalklandsĮasy availability of guns is part of what drives violence. It prohibits the sale of firearms to or possession of firearms by anyone previously convicted of a hate crime. The proposed Disarm Hate Act, introduced in the Senate in May and currently awaiting a vote, goes even further in tackling the issue. Department of Justice to expedite the review of COVID-19-related hate crimes provides financial support for state and local law enforcement agencies to respond to these hate crimes and coordinates with local and federal partners to fight back against racially discriminatory language being used to describe the pandemic. Among other provisions, it assigns a point-person at the U.S. The COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act President Biden signed into law in May does help. The number of hate crimes targeting Asian people rose from 158 to 274, a more than 70% increase. My fears are not unfounded: The FBI reported that, in 2020, the number of recorded hate crimes was at its highest in 12 years, propelled, in part, by increased attacks on Asian and Black people. I’m Asian American, which can make being in public dangerous. It’s also been scary - and not for reasons related to COVID-19. Meeting friends at restaurants and bars … Resuming those and other parts of my pre-pandemic life has been fun. ![]()
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