Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. ![]() ![]() The National Rifle Association (NRA) is the most influential gun lobby in the country and spends large amount of money promoting the right of Americans to own guns. However 32% want the laws to remain the same, and 10% want the laws to be less strict.ĩ1% of Democrats are in favour of stricter gun laws, contrary to 24% of Republicans. The latest survey shows that last year, 57% wanted stricter gun control laws. The country with the second highest average number of guns is Yemen with 52.8 guns for every 100 residents.Īnother study shows that in the US by April 2021 around 7.5 million Americans owned guns.Īround 11 million Americans, including 5 million children, live in homes were there is a gun. This represents an average of 120 guns for every 100 residents. The Small Arms Survey, a research project based in Switzerland shows that in 2018, in the US there were 390 million firearms. The latest figures for 2021 show that in the US, 48,830 people were killed by guns which represents an increase of 8% on 2020. The worst attack was in Las Vegas in 2017 when 50 were killed and 500 were wounded. The statistics show that in 2014, there were 273 mass shootings and in 2022 these went up to 647. The latest one occurred this week in Nashville in which 6 people were killed, between students and staff. Over the last 3 years, around 600 mass shootings have taken place, an average of two per day. It identifies mass shootings as those in which 4 or more people were killed. ![]() This emerges from statistics collected by the Gun Violence Archive which collects data on the number of shootings in the country. From the beginning of this year, there have been 130 mass shootings in the United States.
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