"For the Bunun people, firearms symbolized honor and life," says Nelson Yang. Confiscation of their weapons, basically hunting rifles, came like a bolt out of the blue for the Bunun, and they reacted violently.
「對布農人而言，槍支象徵榮譽、生命，」楊南郡表示，沒收槍械的舉措對布農人彷彿晴天霹靂，反彈強烈。