Sam Stebbins - Writer for 24/7 Wall St.
Sam Stebbins is a writer at a673b.bigscoots-temp.com where his primary focus is on government policy, politics, companies, and broad social and economic trends. Sam has been writing in the money and news verticals for over 8 years and holds a bachelor's degree from Hobart College, which he earned in 2010.
Sam resides in upstate New York and enjoys hiking, biking, canoeing, and skiing in the Adirondack Mountains and across the Northeast.
Lastest Stories by Sam Stebbins
The United States is home to over 3,700 active, federally licensed firearm manufacturing facilities, according to the latest available data from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and...
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As has been the case for decades, the United States invests more in its military than any other country in the world. According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, an...
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The results of the 2024 presidential election revealed a starkly divided nation. While Donald Trump won the White House, along with every swing state in the country, the popular vote was close to...
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China spent over $309 billion on defense in 2023, more than any other country with the exception of the United States. China’s record-high defense spending is the product of steady year-over-year...
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Semi-automatic, or autoloading shotguns are the most modern and technologically advanced shotguns on the market. Like other types of shotguns, autoloaders are highly versatile firearms. Capable of...
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Handguns — particularly semi-automatic pistols — have long been the best-selling firearms in the United States. Of the 198.5 million guns to hit the U.S. consumer market since 2010, 55% were...
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Gun sales hit an all time high in the U.S. in 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to some estimates, licensed firearm dealers sold as many as 20 million guns that year, up from...
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From the Middle East to Europe, large-scale violent conflicts have broken out on multiple fronts in recent years. Against the backdrop of ongoing geopolitical instability, countries around the world...
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Rifles have long been among the best-selling firearms in the United States. Data from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives shows that nearly one in every three of the 263.5...
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The United States is the only country in the world home to more civilian-owned firearms than people — and the number of guns in circulation nationwide continues to grow by the millions every year....
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Firearm theft is a growing problem in the United States. According to Giffords Law Center, a gun control advocacy group, the number of guns stolen from individuals spiked by 60% between 2006 and...
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Less than one month after being sworn into office, President Donald Trump has wasted little time in reshaping the federal government. In his first 18 days alone, Trump signed over 50 executive...
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In 1994, the federal government passed a law that effectively banned the manufacture or sale of assault-style weapons for civilian use. This ban expired in 2004, however, and in the years since,...
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The United States has long been the only country in the world with more guns than people. Data from the Small Arms Survey shows that there were about 120 civilian-owned firearms in the U.S. for every...
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