New Shooting and the Tradition of Westerns Somehow I became a big buff of Netflix. I mostly watch westerns, although I completely understand the limit of this genre. It's just my desire to learn something about the American past and history, and, as a man of art, I prefer to choose a sensual way for it. I'm bored reading historical books or documents, I prefer to see images. It's really horrifying how often shooting arises on the screen in these American movies. With regard to the last incident in the University of North Carolina - the place I taught in half a year ago - it looks quite cynical, especially when it's done with irony and sarcasm. Nevertheless, the tradition to defend yourself with a weapon is typical for the American society. At first I was shocked when seeing the sign with a crossed (out) gun on every entrances of stores, post offices or pharmacies. It simply reminded me that people around me can carry guns in their pockets or under their coats.Then I just got used to it. However, every time we hear that a certain number of people were killed somewhere in the U.S., the question of prohibition of weapons starts to be discussed again. I personally don't think that it's possible for this society to make weapons illegal, but I do think that its purchase and the medical examination for this should rely on strictest rules. I also think that the special tax regulation would help to at least reduce the number of killings and victims of shooting. It's terrible to hear that a couple of young lives were took without any reason, just because someone had the access to firearms.