美国总统唐纳德·特朗普于周五（10月16日）赞扬了在俄勒冈州一所小学中开枪击毙一名青少年枪手的武装旁观者，称其为“伟大的英雄”，并表示情况本来可能“更糟”。这名16岁的袭击者周四在俄勒冈本德市的银轨小学杀害了三名儿童和一名教师。另有一名儿童和教师受重伤。
US President Donald Trump on Friday (Oct 16) praised the armed bystander who shot dead a teenage gunman at an Oregon elementary school as a "great hero," saying the situation could have been "much worse." The 16-year-old attacker killed three children and a teacher Thursday at Silver Rail Elementary School in the city of Bend. Another child and teacher were critically wounded.
“虽然情况很糟糕，但我们有一位伟大的英雄冲进去并完成了任务，”特朗普对记者说，并补充道：“这是件可怕的事，但幸好有个拿着枪且知道如何使用它的人。”警方表示，该旁观者追击枪手进入校园，并在警员到达前将袭击者击毙。
"As bad as it was, we had a great hero that went in and did the business," Trump told journalists, adding: "It's a terrible thing, but thank goodness for a man that had a gun and knew how to use it." Police said the bystander pursued the gunman into the school and shot the assailant dead before officers arrived.
特朗普的言论呼应了全国步枪协会（NRA）这一强大游说团体的早前声明。
Trump's comments echoed an earlier statement from the National Rifle Association (NRA), a powerful lobbying group.
“俄勒冈州昨天发生的可怕暴力行为再次提醒我们，守法持枪公民的重要性，”NRA在一篇帖子中表示，该帖子称该旁观者的行为“体现了日常公民的英雄主义——他们做好准备，随时准备在无辜生命受到威胁时作出反应”。
"Yesterday's terrible act of violence in Oregon serves as another reminder of the importance of a law-abiding armed citizenry," the NRA said in a post on The bystander's actions "exemplify the heroism of everyday citizens who are prepared and ready to respond when innocent lives are on the line," it added.
人们于2026年10月15日在美国俄勒冈州本德市德雷克公园参加烛光守夜活动，以纪念银轨小学枪击事件的遇难者。
People take part in a candlelight vigil at Drake Park for victims of the Silver Rail Elementary School shooting, in Bend, Oregon, US, Oct 15, 2026.
此次枪击事件重新点燃了美国关于枪支暴力的辩论，在美国，枪支广泛可得，枪支相关死亡率在发达国家中名列前茅。
The shooting has renewed debate over gun violence in the United States, where firearms are widely available and gun-related death rates are among the highest in the developed world.
“美国的枪支暴力危机正在夺走我们的婴儿生命。够了，必须停止，”枪支管控组织GIFFORDS在一则声明中表示，该组织由曾幸免于一次近乎致命枪击的前众议员加比·吉福兹共同创立。根据枪支暴力档案（Gun Violence Archive）的数据，截至今年，美国已记录超过360起大规模枪击事件，该机构将大规模枪击定义为至少有四人中枪的事件，不包括枪手本人。
"America's gun violence crisis is killing our babies. Enough is enough," gun-control group GIFFORDS -- co-founded by former congresswoman Gabby Giffords, who survived a near-fatal shooting -- said on More than 360 mass shootings have been recorded across the United States this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive, which defines them as incidents in which at least four people are shot, excluding the gunman.
民意调查显示，公众普遍支持对枪支购买实施更严格的控制，但全国步枪协会反对额外限制，立法者也多次未能采取行动。
Polls show broad public support for stricter controls on the purchase of firearms, but the NRA is opposed to additional restrictions and lawmakers have repeatedly failed to act.
美国历史上最致命的校园枪击事件发生在2007年4月16日的弗吉尼亚理工大学，当时韩国学生赵承熙在自杀前杀死了32人，造成17人受伤。
The deadliest school shooting in US history took place at Virginia Tech on April 16, 2007, when South Korean student Seung-Hui Cho killed 32 people and wounded 17 others before taking his own life.