My name is Eliana. In 2018, I went to the United States, where I studied for a year and had an unforgettable experience. Many people visit America and make unforgettable memories, but my American experience is rather different. I was living in an apartment with my family at the time. One evening, I heard a few gunshots coming from the window at home. Later, I learned through the news that there was a shooting near our house. I was very scared. When I went to bed at night, I hid in the quilt. Helicopter and gunshots. My dad needed to go out for work in the middle of the night, and I barely slept all night. I was afraid that something would happen to my dad when he went out. Fortunately, the murderer was caught, and my father returned safely. The murderer was a high school student who killed his dad because he wouldn't give him money. In America, many people legally keep guns in their homes for the reason of collection, self-defense, or offensive purposes; however, many innocent lives were lost as a result and pose a serious security problem in American society today.