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Assault-style weapons, also known as modern sporting rifles, are civilian versions of firearms used by militaries around the world — including the AK-47, AR-15, and the M4 carbine. Unlike their...
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Gun sales have hit all-time highs in recent years, and the proliferation of firearms in the United States may be contributing to a surge in gun-related fatalities. According to the Centers for...
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With the sole exception of 2020, the year large segments of the U.S. economy were shut down to prevent the spread of COVID-19, American gross domestic product increased every year since 2009. This...
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Double barrel shotguns have been around for hundreds of years. As far back as the 18th century, shotguns with two barrels, arranged side-by-side, were carried by hunters and settlers across Europe...
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The United States is the largest consumer market for firearms in the world, and between handguns, long guns, and all the available brands, configurations, and calibers, Americans have virtually...
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The vast majority of homicides in the United States are carried out with a firearm. Approximately 70% of all known murder cases in the last 5 years involved a gun, according to FBI data. But of all...
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Change in gross domestic product over time is perhaps the most comprehensive and widely cited indicator of overall economic health for any country or region. And by this measure, the U.S. has...
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The revolver, a handgun with a rotating cylinder, was first patented by Samuel Colt of Hartford, Connecticut, nearly 200 years ago. Upon their introduction, revolvers represented a technological leap...
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During the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, reported cases of automobile theft rose sharply in the United States. In 2020, the first year of the pandemic, there were nearly 881,000 reported car...
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Mass shootings are becoming increasingly common in the United States. According to the Gun Violence Archive, there have been nearly 5,000 active shooter incidents in which at least four victims were...
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Bolt-action rifles have largely been supplanted by semi-automatic rifles in professional circles. Bolt-action repeaters have not been standard issue in the U.S. military since the World War I era,...
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Motor vehicle theft — along with homicide, aggravated assault, and robbery — is one of only a handful of crimes incorporated in the FBI’s crime rate indices. While not as serious as some of the...
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Designed in the United States over 170 years ago, the lever-action rifle is, perhaps, the most iconic American firearm. An offshoot of earlier prototypes, the Henry and Spencer lever-actions were the...
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The only country home to more civilian-owned guns than people, the United States is the largest consumer market for firearms in the world. America’s demand for firearms — whether for hunting,...
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Rates of deadly gun violence have climbed substantially in the U.S. in recent years. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were approximately 19,650 homicides carried out...
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